Windshield chip - 2nd in 1k miles!?!?!
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Windshield chip - 2nd in 1k miles!?!?!
Hi all, i have an e500, got it 2 months ago and already have two windshield chips, both from driving from nyc to dc (2 trips). they are pretty small but noticable. Both happened on 95 so not offroad and have never happened before in my old car. what the hell is goign on with this? unlucky or something with the glass?
I have 0 deductible for glass on insurance but i dont' want to be replacing the windshield every 1k miles.
no prob w/ anythign else
I have 0 deductible for glass on insurance but i dont' want to be replacing the windshield every 1k miles.
no prob w/ anythign else
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Originally Posted by veslanje1
Hi all, i have an e500, got it 2 months ago and already have two windshield chips, both from driving from nyc to dc (2 trips). they are pretty small but noticable. Both happened on 95 so not offroad and have never happened before in my old car. what the hell is goign on with this? unlucky or something with the glass?
I have 0 deductible for glass on insurance but i dont' want to be replacing the windshield every 1k miles.
no prob w/ anythign else
I have 0 deductible for glass on insurance but i dont' want to be replacing the windshield every 1k miles.
no prob w/ anythign else
I get a lot of pitting on my windshields since Colorado puts a lot of gravel for traction in snow. This gets lodged in the treads of trucks and cars and then fly off at highway speeds. If the chip is relatively big, you should have it repaired. Otherwise it will be the birth of a crack.
I imagine that since the I95 corridor has gotten a lot of snow recently, it would not be unusual that there is some gravel flying out of the treads of cars.
It is just bad luck that you already got two hits, but it is not unusual that it does happen.
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Got one yesterday...
Unloaded log truck with all kinds of mud and crap on it hit a bump on an Interstate overpass. Tiny little chip near passenger A-pillar, not even in the path of the wipers. I sealed it with clear epoxy, it will be fine.
I never drive behind trucks for this reason, and had just deliberately avoided a truck when this one merged on and gave me no chance to avoid.
What sucks is if your windscreen gets nicked in your line of sight (you have to look at it) or if it is sharp, it will cut a groove in your wiper then you get a streak when using wipers!
The only way you can prevent this type of thing is A) don't get out of bed, or B) drive a P.O.S. car. Nice cars attract this kind of damage, and also attract stray shopping carts, etc. Kinda the same set of physics that attracts tornados to trailer parks.
KB
I never drive behind trucks for this reason, and had just deliberately avoided a truck when this one merged on and gave me no chance to avoid.
What sucks is if your windscreen gets nicked in your line of sight (you have to look at it) or if it is sharp, it will cut a groove in your wiper then you get a streak when using wipers!
The only way you can prevent this type of thing is A) don't get out of bed, or B) drive a P.O.S. car. Nice cars attract this kind of damage, and also attract stray shopping carts, etc. Kinda the same set of physics that attracts tornados to trailer parks.
KB
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Originally Posted by cdiken
Nice cars attract this kind of damage, and also attract stray shopping carts, etc. Kinda the same set of physics that attracts tornados to trailer parks. KB
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When I first got my car (had it 20 min) I got on the highway and slow motion like out of a bad movie, I saw leave the ground from a tire in front of me and spin towards my eyes. Landed right there, a tiny chip and it has been there to this day.. Kinda' funny.
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Was on my way to the airpot several months ago, a small chip occured on the bottom right of the windshield. A crack of 6 inches appeared immediately, nothing I could have done about it. It absolutely sucks!!!! Heard that if the chip occured away from the pillar where there are less pressure, the crack wouldn't had happened.
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Everytime after seeing a nice big rock come flying at my windshield and scaring the **** out of me when it hits....I immediately call the chip repair company. They will always come out within 48 hours and do some serious magic. Believe it or not, almost every insurance company will pay for this for free. I've done 3 now already. They make really big nasty looking chips disappear to a tiny little dot. All the spider legs will be gone. I love this service!!!
FYI, you really should get these fixed immediately for best results. Also, you don't want to get water in the crack before getting it fixed either.
FYI, you really should get these fixed immediately for best results. Also, you don't want to get water in the crack before getting it fixed either.
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I have several chips and got a small crack from a truck throwing gravel in front of me. Had them repaired at zero cost by my insurance company (to save them the cost of a new windshield). The repairman did an excellent job and the dings are hardly noticeable. I was told by the glass man that Mercedes uses VERY soft glass in their windshields for safety purposes..it will shatter easily to avoid danger to the occupants...therefore, he repairs ALOT of Mercedes.
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If you do a lot of freeway driving in winter gravel will eventually find its way to your windshield - its just a matter of time. So far I have been lucky and not incurred any major chips that require repair (20,000 miles on the car). Our family's other vehicle just incurred a nice "L shaped" crack last month which will require a new windshield.
I personally don't think the glass that MB uses is any more prone to cracking than the average vehicle ( I have an 03 E320 with sports package that uses the blue tinted glass made by PPG).
I personally don't think the glass that MB uses is any more prone to cracking than the average vehicle ( I have an 03 E320 with sports package that uses the blue tinted glass made by PPG).
