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GrandadRob

Member Since: 01 Jul 2021
Location: North Herefordshire
Posts: 189

Windscreen chip

Picked up this chip the other day. On the Autoglass website it says less than 3cm, do nothing. It is in the middle of the screen, but way down the bottom. What do you think ? 2013 SDV8 4.4 SE Luxor.
1960 Series 2 88 inch diesel.
1955 Series 1 86 inch petrol.

4th Apr 2023 6:33pm

Kot

Member Since: 10 Mar 2021
Location: broadland
Posts: 1089

A chip can cause a crack at any time get it sorted tomorrow, its an invisible repair.
By Autoglass etc
I have used Halfords repair kit with great success but that was on a 2mm chip. 2018 SE SDV8 4.4 Byron Blue

4th Apr 2023 6:39pm

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your heated screen element might be damaged if he chip is a big one.. ... - .- -.

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4th Apr 2023 6:44pm

GrandadRob

Member Since: 01 Jul 2021
Location: North Herefordshire
Posts: 189

2.5 cm 2013 SDV8 4.4 SE Luxor.
1960 Series 2 88 inch diesel.
1955 Series 1 86 inch petrol.

4th Apr 2023 6:47pm

Kot

Member Since: 10 Mar 2021
Location: broadland
Posts: 1089

Quote from a repair company

When determining the size of a windscreen chip, here are the three golden rules:

If a chip is less than 3mm wide, there is no urgency to get it repaired.
Most chips smaller than a £2 coin can be repaired.
Any chips over 25mm are usually unable to be repaired and will result in your windscreen being replaced instead.
To fix a small chip in the windscreen will cost around £40 to £50 in the UK, although if you need the windscreen completely replaced, you’ll be looking at a price of between £200 to £250.
2018 SE SDV8 4.4 Byron Blue

4th Apr 2023 7:14pm

knwatkins

Member Since: 11 Sep 2020
Location: Poole, Dorset
Posts: 735

2014 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 Corris Grey

I had a similar one last year. Rang autoglass, they sorted it with the insurance company. Excellent job, couldnt even see it after the repair. Kev

2014 L405 RR Vogue SE 4.4 SDV8 in Corris Grey
2010 L320 RRS HSE 3.0 TDV6 in Stornoway Grey

5th Apr 2023 10:16pm

RRV8SC

Member Since: 02 Oct 2021
Location: SW London
Posts: 147

2015 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 SC V8 Santorini Black

I had similar and just popped it to Halfords. The repair took about 15 minutes and was invisible.

6th Apr 2023 8:19am

caymanblack

Member Since: 08 Dec 2015
Location: DEVON
Posts: 1055

2017 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Carpathian Grey

I agree with Kot, repair it asap. overfinch modified

6th Apr 2023 9:38am

Gremlin500

Member Since: 11 Mar 2022
Location: Newcastle, UK
Posts: 1222

#3

Get it sorted asap, the crack is included in the size of the “chip” so that’s quite a big one, and could even be borderline unrepairable. Also cracks can “grow” with heating/cooling and vibration.

I’d do it immediately. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” -where’s the fun in that?

6th Apr 2023 2:03pm

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