smkn951

pls anyone help........i was installing new hood struts yesterday and i managed to push the hood way up and it cracked the lower r/s of the windshield. it was about 2-1/2 insches at the time,well after driving to work today that crack doubled and a secondarycrack has developed next to it.
what can i do to stop this. any quick remedies till i get it fixed properly if it can be fix. or at least buy enough time to save up some $$$ till i can buy a new shield
thanks everyone

KuHL 951

It's safety glass and you are doomed. The glass repair guys say they can't repair anything near the edge. I did this changing a windshield wiper when the empty arm snapped back. Started as a sngle chip, drove the car, it got longer, now it's bottom to top with a new windsheid on order. An least it's on the N/A, $218 installed; the 85.5+ goes way up especially if you have airbags!

smkn951

well got quotes today..........OMFG........and then some.........
650,780,967 oh by the way this is all in euro w/o tax w/c is another 16%
pardon me just need to vent.
is there a way i can just stop it temporarily? any one with an idea would be a great help
tia

slim_boy_fat

Does your insurance not cover it? In the UK we have £50 xs on the policy for all glass.
BTW nearly 651million Euros seems alot for a windscreen. Last time i looked you could buy an aircraft carrier for that.

Peckster

You can't fix a chip or crack over 1/2 inch or so.

It's common for people to break their windshields this way. If I ever replace a strut I'm going to protect it with a couple of pieces of plywood.

hosrom_951

You can't find a used one?

hosrom_951

smk951: Hey, yoru in Germany, my step-dad is from there.....anyway check it some salvaged stuff there (you always have that). Can't a 'local' glass shop do it?

smkn951

used one in the jy sells for 350 euro and another 180 to install it
local glass shops is asking 967 for it plut 16% tax

what is i drill a tiny hole at the edge of the crack and fill it with super glue? that way the crack will stop (per se) at the drill point right?
tia

hosrom_951

man, im parting out an 88 NA, i would give you the windscreen for free, but the shipping size/fragile etc......would just cost you the same other there.......


Try ebay Deutchland www.ebay.de that is what my step-father told me you MAY get a good deal..........

RI951

smkn, I feel your pain. I did the same damn thing last year while changing the hood struts, and am only now getting the glass replaced in a few weeks. I console myself in the knowledge that given a choice between cracking the glass, and bending the hood, I sure am glad that the glass broke. It ain't cheap, but it's easy to replace...

If it make you feel any better, I hadn't even put a single mile on my car when I did it, since I trailered it after purchase. It was totally mint, totally original, with only 23,000 mile on it. Flawless! And two days later, I've put a crack across the windshield! Talk about disbelief!

axhoaxho

Just to make everyone feel better, I did the exact same stupid thing that crack my windshield while installing a twenty bucks hood struct...

And whenever any experienced 944 mechanics or owners saw my cracked windshield, they would smirk and say "You tried to change the hood struct yourself, huh?"

Isn't German engineering wonderful? I almost believe that it was intentionally designed that way, so to punish us not to service our cars at dealers.