rb23lb

HOW MANY CHIPS DO YOU HAVE ON YOUR FRONT WINDSHIELD? I have LOTS

I used the search function and found that this was a common issue with German cars using softer glass...

What is the deal with this?

I thought I had tree sap at first, until after closer inspection, I realized that they were a ton of very small chips in the glas....

No risk of spiderwebbing (wayyy to small for that), but they just look VERY annoying in direct sunlight...

looks like I didnt bother to clean the sap off my window...

jstaneff

I haven't noticed those small chips, but I do have one rather sizeable rock chip. It's covered by a "Novus" circle (stick on to keep air/moisture out). Eventually I'll get it fixed.

I dunno. On my old Honda, all the front glass areas looked pitted after a while. It may just be a function of how much crud is on our roads these days. I had changed the light bulbs thinking I'd get a better view of the road at night, but that didn't do much good ... I finally realized I'd need to replace the headlight glass too.

I did replace that car's windshield, with American glass, and it was much better after that, if a wee bit distorted in places.

Does anyone make American glass for MB? I thought all the MB windscreens were MB made, even the replacement ones.

nyca

All auto glass is cheaply made these days.

When it gets really bad, make sure you have full glass coverage on your auto insurance, and just get a new windshield.

aprince2die4

only a couple chips on windshield....the front hood is a different story theres quite a few chips on there already after 8000miles...hood pretection wopuld have been a good idea

chilledbenz

No chips on my windshield...but my front fog light is busted out from a stone ha ha. What's even funnier is over on one of the Honda boards they talk about how crappy their american made glass is and that the best stuff is Pilkington glass...the glass thats in our Benz's.

RickP330

Guys, Mine is sandblasted pretty bad at 14K already. I'm tempted to get it swapped out, but the darn commercial roads I drive on are just littered with sand and stones. I don't know what else to do about it. I got a ton of hood chips too. I'm really bummed out about it. I have one dime size chip on my glass I keep telling myself I'm going to call safelite about (60 bucks and the business card has been on my desk for a few months now). Back when I was restoring cars, I found a product that you could use to "polish" your windshield. Like a compound. But that was a while ago and I can't find anything close to it anymore. Plus, if you get american glass the signature is no longer in the corner, it simply says "Mercedes". Kind of bogus....
RickP

angeloxnet

i have a rather large chip that got filled looks grey and is in the line of sight so it s annoying,

i also have 4 or 5 more small ones

Ron Jr

One small one right where I can see it clearly and of course the expected micro sized chips.

rb23lb

dang looks like a lot of us have micro/macro chips in the glass...

wonder if it has to do with the cars aerodynamics or glass quality... cus my old volvo with 200K miles didn't seem to chip this fast...

Devastator187

2 dime-size!

Uga Uga

Same here, a couple of chips on my windscreen.

Shake

I had a bunch on my w203 and many rock chips on the front. I couldn't stand it so I got the whole front repainted and glass replaced for $4300. Thank god for insurance.

4matic

ahhhhh glad my s isnt the only 1! i have a TON of chips...im calling up AAA this week so they can come out to my house and swap it out!

AkaSigFreak

I have 2 small chips. I can't remember ever getting chips on a windshield.

RLE

MB doesn't make any glass. My Bremen-built C300's glass is all Pilkington. I think my '01 C320s glass was PPG made in France. PPG has plants all over the world.

About 5 years back I had my Porsche's windshield changed for about the fourth time and it's also Pilkington.

chilledbenz

Is the signature in the corner that you are referring to the sticker? Cause you can pick that up in the parts department for a dollar and some change. Had to do that with a replacement wind shield on one of my older cars, its just a pain to get it lined up before you stick it on, you need a person on the outside helping you line it up.

Chaz00Blue

I have a small chip and also a small crack from it, in the lower left corner. I got hit by a rock thrown from a semi on the highway.

Glyn M Ruck

Correct - Pilkington have a plant in South Africa