Windshield Crack/Chip Repair - Safelite?

"Voice of C. Montgomery Burns" (voiceofcmb) 07/10/2015 at 11:54 • Filed to: None

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I got a small (dime) sized chip/crack in my windshield and I went to Safelite for a quote and they’re giving me $99 which seems like a fair price.

Any experiences with Safelite for small cracks, does their repair method last, did the price they quoted end up to be the price you paid?

Is this type of repair fairly common and would other shops do it for less?

Any experiences/advice appreciated.

CalzoneGolem > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 07/10/2015 at 11:58

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That’s a pretty standard price. I had a shop replace mine for twice as much.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 07/10/2015 at 12:03

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Get the kit at the auto parts store. Its under like $6 I think .

McMike > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 07/10/2015 at 12:04

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Wait and see if a crack starts. If it does, run right in and get it fixed.

I actually went to safelite for a chip 7-8 years ago, and they told me to leave it. It’s still the same size.

davedave1111 > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 07/10/2015 at 12:06

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Over here, if you have fully comp cover it almost always comes with windscreen cover, and they’ll therefore fix chips/cracks for free - without it counting as a claim. Don’t they do that in the US?

jguttes > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 07/10/2015 at 12:09

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My dad had a chip filled in his old Colorado. Every time I got in it I had to ask him, “are you sure that’s fixed?” Apparently it was filled... but it was still very, very visible. I forget who did the work, though.

I’d just wait until it cracks and get a new windshield from insurance :)

SlickMcRick > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 07/10/2015 at 12:12

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That was my suggestion. Did it on my car and my Aunt’s as well. Takes about 30-45 minutes and most of that is simply dry time.

finn's arm > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 07/10/2015 at 12:49

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This doesn’t seem fair to me. I’ve had OEM PPG glass put in for not much more than that and an entire windshield replaced for $68 inclusive of tax. I’ve also had chips/cracks filled for $25 through a local contact that had a glass guy that would come twice a week. Safelite is overpriced, but cost is in convenience.

See if you can find a listing for a local glass shop. They should be able to beat that depending on severity.

MPA > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 07/10/2015 at 13:20

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Your auto insurance may even cover the deductible. They were going to fix mine for $60, with Geico picking it all up.

But since the ding was in my line of vision, I decided to replace the windshield instead. It’ll cost me $250, which isn’t bad considering it’s a $1500 windshield.

orcim > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 07/11/2015 at 07:45

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There isn’t a single thing you can buy or do that isn’t cheaper *somewhere*. Simple fact, simple consequence. What’s important is whether getting it handled right *now* has value that matches the $99. I can *walways* find something cheaper... but then I remember that my time on the planet isn’t infinite - so might make a choice that isn’t economically optimal.

I’ve got a panoramic Previa windshield with a quarter sized star just below the predominate vision field (half the inspection places here say I have to replace, the other half, not so much) and that one repair as you’re talking about kept it exactly as it was for 16 years+. He had some interesting tools that took an hour to compress the expoxy into the glass, but whatever.

boxrocket > Voice of C. Montgomery Burns 07/12/2015 at 14:11

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Like others have said, call your insurance and see if they take care of it. Most do, IME. Satellite’s good, and there are other companies (like Dent Wizard) that also do it. Shop around.