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Old 03-14-2010, 06:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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I was cleaning my windshield...

and when i was done, i found so many little chips in it from rocks i guess, are you guys getting lots of them too?

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Old 03-14-2010, 06:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Yes... we had to replace our windshield last weekend.

Call your insurance company... in Florida we don't have to pay a cent for a repair or new windshield.
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Old 03-14-2010, 06:52 PM   #3 (permalink)
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None so far in 15,000. Just replaced my vibe windscreen though
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Mine is not that bad yet, very small chips I would have never noticed them but was cleaning it, I also have statefarm BECAUSE they insure all my glass in the car.
How bad was yours?
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took a large rock just under the windshield wiper arm and didn't see it... then it got cold and the crack ran 8 inches up the windshield... they had to replace the whole thing and safelight did it in under 45 minutes ... FL law dictates that they had to cover it at no deductible.
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safelight did it in under 45 minutes ... FL law dictates that they had to cover it at no deductible.
They had a smart windshield in stock? And, what about the hockey puck?
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Old 03-15-2010, 06:36 AM   #7 (permalink)
 
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Same here, a month after getting the new car, a stone cracked the windshield right under the wiper arm on the right side. Got the windshield changed the next day, they had it in stock. But I don't have the hockey puck. And now a month after having the windshield changed, I have several very small chips. I sometimes feel the smart is a "chip magnet"
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I was cleaning my car this weekend and using RainX on the windshield. I wouldn't call them chips, but I did notice several small "pits" in the glass. Just road debris doing it's worst, I guess.

Speaking of road debris, my hood is looking kind of crummy on close inspection...
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They had a smart windshield in stock?
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I have been attacked twice so far being behind a couple of trucks throwing rocks and debris everywhere. Yesterday a large clup hit the middle of the windshield and yes a chip. I now have two noticable chips.
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