This morning as I was scraping off frost I noticed a crack in my windshield. *sigh* I can't feel it on either side, at least I think I was looking at the right spot. There's definately frost on the inside of the windshield in the middle of the passenger side.
I just did a quick quote at Safelite and found that if it's repairable (depending on the size) it might only cost about $90 but if it has to be completely replaced it'll run about $400 give or take.
I don't know if I want to have insurance cover it, or even if that's an option. That always seems to screw with rates later on if you actually use those types of features. Very annoying.
I guess I know what I'll be doing tomorrow, visiting nearby auto glass places for quotes.
The nice thing about this is...either way I have plenty in my EF to cover the expense. That actually makes me feel good about it. On the other hand it's depressing because it means potentially starting over. But that's what it's there for right?
New Windshield?
January 12th, 2007 at 04:06 pm
January 12th, 2007 at 04:10 pm 1168618233
January 12th, 2007 at 04:17 pm 1168618646
January 12th, 2007 at 05:32 pm 1168623168
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.
January 12th, 2007 at 06:36 pm 1168626969
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.
January 12th, 2007 at 09:22 pm 1168636974
January 12th, 2007 at 11:16 pm 1168643772
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.
January 13th, 2007 at 02:10 am 1168654201
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