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New Windshield?

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1. tinapbeana Says:
   January 12th, 2007 at 04:10 pm
   check your insurance policy/paperwork, or call your agent and ask for a copy of your policy (but don't necessarily ask about the windshield yet). around here, at least, windshields can and are repaired at no out-of-pocket cost to the owner. i say check your policy without actually asking your agent b/c i've heard some companies will mark you as having claimed when you call in to ask a question, even if you don't file a claim...

2. samerwriter Says:
   January 12th, 2007 at 04:17 pm
   Why bother replacing it? It's quite possible that, right as you're driving out of the windshield store with a brand new windshield, some pickup truck will kick a rock your way and break it again. Unless it's in your field of vision (and thus a safety issue), I'd just let it be. Maybe replace it when it comes time to sell the car?

3. ldyfaile Says:
   January 12th, 2007 at 05:32 pm
   Tina: fortunately I have a really good agent, she's independant and she wouldn't do that to me. I do have a copy of my policy, the insurance company sends me one every six months when it auto renews. I'll dig it out and look through it.
   
   Samewriter: True, and now that i think about it, I think it did this last year too when it was really cold. I will probably hold off on it for now and just keep an eye on it.

4. scfr Says:
   January 12th, 2007 at 06:36 pm
   If you have a local auto repair shop you know and trust who is willing to be reasonable, they may give you a much cheaper price if you go to a wrecking yard and get a windshield yourself and have them install it.
   
   We did that once and saved a couple hundred bucks over having a new one installed by an auto glass place. Be prepared to spend a lot of time calling around looking for the correct windshield.

5. fern Says:
   January 12th, 2007 at 09:22 pm
   I've heard that you should always replace a windshield with the tiniest crack in it becus it becomes weakened going over bumps in the road and can collapse at a later point, creating a greater hazard.

6. samerwriter Says:
   January 12th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
   The weakened windshield theory sounds like a scare tactic from the windshield replacement mafia to me. Anecdotal evidence is worth about what you pay for it, but anecdotally I've driven hundreds of thousands of miles with cracked windshields with no ill effects. That's in all manner of driving conditions, from -50 temperatures to jeep trails.
   
   In fact, I've never, ever heard of a windshield spontaneously collapsing. Generally insurance companies won't replace windshields unless the crack is in your field of view, because otherwise they don't view it as a safety hazard. If the insurance company doesn't think it's a safety hazard, it's probably not.

7. myfairlady Says:
   January 13th, 2007 at 02:10 am
   I would just leave it, you never know when you might need that ef for a real emergency - like a root canal job, where you have to come up with 50% of the cost depending on your dental coverage. That could wipe out your ef, but that's a real emergency...

8. colorado auto glass Says:
   December 11th, 2009 at 07:33 am
   When your windshield is in need of repair your insurance company usually picks the replacement offer from a preexisting list of providers which may or more likely may not offer the best deal on windshield replacement.

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