Windshield repair kits

theDreamer · 10-31-2009, 02:22 PM

Got a rather large rock chip a week ago and it looks like it might start to spread soon. I know you can use those "free" places and your insurance will cover it, I believe my policy is once per car. I would rather just buy a windshield repair kit if I can just in case it happens again.

So what is the best kit, and where can I buy it?

Zsteve · 10-31-2009, 02:27 PM

On a new car I would want a new windshield. Had that happen to me right after I bought my Audi TT and it bugged the hell out of me so I had a new one installed. Have you googled that stuff to see if it really works good or not?

Zsteve · 10-31-2009, 02:29 PM

try this link

Windshield Repair Kit Review - Do Those Windshield Repair Kits Work - Can You Repair Your Own Windshield

theDreamer · 10-31-2009, 02:32 PM

Well I would gladly buy a new windshield but currently there is only one supplier, and that is Nissan. I know someone contacted them and they quoted them around 1,200 USD for a new one? I figured if I can repair it for now and it works, I can always buy another new one in a year or so if the problem returns.

Thanks for the link, will read over that.

Modshack · 10-31-2009, 02:35 PM

The kits work pretty well depending on the damage.....For $10 it's certainly worth a try..

theDreamer · 10-31-2009, 02:40 PM

I can describe it but it might not make sense, but here we go:
~The glass seems pretty deep on the Z windshield so the upper half has the impact of the rock chip, and the lower half has the spread of the impact it looks like. From the inside of the car it looks black from one angle as if there was a bug on the windshield.

vipor · 10-31-2009, 04:14 PM

Safelite Auto Glass - Windshield Repair Guide

Their process looks pretty good, especially compared to the syringe do-it-yourself kits.

polarity · 10-31-2009, 10:01 PM

I can vouch for the $1200 new from Nissan. Also I called a local shop to fill it since the new one was so expensive (my wife just had hers fixed a few months ago) and my insurance covered it. The guy did a great job though, I can barely tell it's there.

-William

j.arnaldo · 11-01-2009, 12:56 PM

Whoa...My wife's P'finder just got a new windshield thanks to some douchebag that threw a rock at it! $135.00, including tax. I guess the price ain't that bad, but we sure didn't have it on our budget! My Z has a quarter-of-an-inch sized chip on the lower right-hand side of the windshield, and it hasn't "grown" at all, so I'll wait and see what happens. I hope I don't have to get yet another new windshield for her!

10-31-2009, 02:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4211	Windshield repair kits Got a rather large rock chip a week ago and it looks like it might start to spread soon. I know you can use those "free" places and your insurance will cover it, I believe my policy is once per car. I would rather just buy a windshield repair kit if I can just in case it happens again. So what is the best kit, and where can I buy it? __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

10-31-2009, 02:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TX Posts: 3,298 Drives: the 2 balled club Rep Power: 22	On a new car I would want a new windshield. Had that happen to me right after I bought my Audi TT and it bugged the hell out of me so I had a new one installed. Have you googled that stuff to see if it really works good or not? __________________ 2010 LS3 C6 Silver coupe corvette

10-31-2009, 02:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TX Posts: 3,298 Drives: the 2 balled club Rep Power: 22	try this link Windshield Repair Kit Review - Do Those Windshield Repair Kits Work - Can You Repair Your Own Windshield __________________ 2010 LS3 C6 Silver coupe corvette

10-31-2009, 02:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4211	Well I would gladly buy a new windshield but currently there is only one supplier, and that is Nissan. I know someone contacted them and they quoted them around 1,200 USD for a new one? I figured if I can repair it for now and it works, I can always buy another new one in a year or so if the problem returns. Thanks for the link, will read over that. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

10-31-2009, 02:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Modshack A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greenville NC Posts: 2,883 Drives: 370Z Sport Rep Power: 976	The kits work pretty well depending on the damage.....For $10 it's certainly worth a try.. __________________ Steal my car! (SOLD)...Now Porsche Cayman S Oil Cooler DIY: Here!

10-31-2009, 02:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4211	I can describe it but it might not make sense, but here we go: ~The glass seems pretty deep on the Z windshield so the upper half has the impact of the rock chip, and the lower half has the spread of the impact it looks like. From the inside of the car it looks black from one angle as if there was a bug on the windshield. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

10-31-2009, 04:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
vipor A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Euless, TX [ DFW ] Age: 42 Posts: 13,531 Drives: Nismo 09-0183 QAB Rep Power: 49	Safelite Auto Glass - Windshield Repair Guide Their process looks pretty good, especially compared to the syringe do-it-yourself kits. __________________ 2009 NISMO # 0193 \| QAB \| Albums! \| 05.04.10 (Dynojet) 291.94hp/248.28tq Oil Cooler (DIY) \| Custom Headlights \| GTSPEC Braces \| F.I. Long Tube Headers

10-31-2009, 10:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
polarity Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mississippi Posts: 166 Drives: [2009 370Z] Rep Power: 17	I can vouch for the $1200 new from Nissan. Also I called a local shop to fill it since the new one was so expensive (my wife just had hers fixed a few months ago) and my insurance covered it. The guy did a great job though, I can barely tell it's there. -William

11-01-2009, 12:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
j.arnaldo Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 937 Drives: Nissan 350Z, 2004 Rep Power: 0	Whoa...My wife's P'finder just got a new windshield thanks to some douchebag that threw a rock at it! $135.00, including tax. I guess the price ain't that bad, but we sure didn't have it on our budget! My Z has a quarter-of-an-inch sized chip on the lower right-hand side of the windshield, and it hasn't "grown" at all, so I'll wait and see what happens. I hope I don't have to get yet another new windshield for her!

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