tom cooper

Hey Folks,

I need to have a small windshield crack repaired. (At least I think it can be repaired). Anybody have this done by Safelite? Did they do a decent job?

Thanks in advance ,
Tom

GlenL

Yes and sorta. Fits and looks good but the seal behind the windshield isn't perfect along the side and I can feel a buff of air coming in. They busted the mirror and came up with a new one without a problem so bonus points there.

Epic2112

I had a similar experience. They aren't very good at putting the windsheild in, but they will keep trying until they get it right,free of charge. Last time I had a windsheild put in, it took two tries. It's a bit sloppy (the sealer inside is not done very nicely), but it fits and it doesn't leak.

Techno Duck

The rule of thumb that Safelite uses for fixing a windshield is if the crack can be covered with a $1 bill and is out of the direct line of sight of the driver, it can be fixed.

I have no experience having it fixed, just having it replaced. The guy did a very nice job...however he took my old cracked windshield out and layed the new one on. It was the wrong one, meant for an early model car. There was some confusion because i had asked them to bring a non-antenna version. It took another day with my car having no windshield in it sitting in the driveway...the guy came first thing the next morning with the right one. Otherwise he did a very nice job. I think it really depends on the experience of who they send out to do it for you.

josephsc

I've had a Safelite guy do a patch job once -- absolutely worthless. But when I had a different guy do a replacement (for an antenna windshield) the guy did a very nice and efficient job. YMMV.

Izzy

If its bigger and closer to the bottom of the glass, up to a 12" or so crack can be repaired. While this violates the 'rules' and supposedly the structural integrity, I did a slightly larger crack and its held up since October.

tom cooper

Thanks for the input. It is really a pit with a crack that is about 3/4" long and near the bottom of the windshield. I thought that it was within specs for safety inspection, but the mechanic will not pass it. I am going to try the repair process first. (Hopefully the tech will break the windshield in the process and give me a new one ;-)

OriginalSterm

i had a very small crack along the lower left hand corner of my windshield fixed by safelite. covered by geico as well, so that was a bonus. did it in the parking lot at work and it looks much better. you can still see it if you know where to look though.

Mike C.

I had them replace my windshield without drama.

blgdaddy

I had safelite replace my windshield. The only problem i had was the tech came out to my house and pissed and moaned "they shouldnt have set up an field appointment for a porsche" WAAAHHHHH. I ended up haveing to take it to the shop, and the guy there was like " i dont know what his problem was. we do these out in the field all the time.

Other than that it seems just fine.


Dale