Sorry for the whole story...

This might seem negligible but I was driving to work this morning and drove past some road works where they were using a pneumatic drill to dig the road... due to the the drilling I had a stone hit my windscreen, I didn't think much of it, but after getting into work and checking it, it has chipped the windscreen!! Its not that big a chip or obvious, but to me it is...

Anyway, I spoke to a windscreen repair company and they said it was too small to repair. But there must be something on the market for this sort of things??

Anybody have any suggesstions??


Thanks

I suppose it depends on where the chip is - If on the driver's side obscuring your view - then yes, it should be repaired.

I phoned my insurance company, most of which offer free winscreen chip repair (by means of injecting a resin into the chip) before it propagates into a more expensive crack. They would ultimately task the repairing agency to carry out the work on the screen.

Still noticeable, but restores structural integrity of the screen around the damaged area apparently.

they should drill it to the correct size

bosh it with a big hammer, have done with it and get a new windscreen only problem is a mate did this - the new screen didn't fit properly, his wipers wouldn't park properly anymore and it whistled like poo on the motorway. Mind you, he is a bit of an obsessive tosser when it comes to tiny things that wouldn't normally bother mentally balanced people - his girlfried calls it being anal

Yours sounds like a tiny chip and not a crack - I'd just live with it. The cure is often worse than the symptom in situations like this...

ive got about 2 of them which ive done nothing about so far, if it cracks the screen i'll get a new one and pay the excess. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Thanks everyone!

You are probably right..... just live with it and if it cracks replace it. I however did like the analogy "The cure is often worse than the symptom in situations like this...

Thanks!!

Contrary to the other opinions I would have it fixed. Small nicks can "blossom" into larger ones. A small nick does effect the integrity of the windscreen. Better to spend the 60 bucks (US) and protect yourself and your occupants in case of a crash. Also, the cost of the heated screen isn't cheap. 08 FFRR
Java Black/Sand

Heated windscreen costs £70 to replace on my insurance policy...

But, better to try and repair first (free) - avoiding a potential can of worms. You never know!

when i got a severe crack in my screen on my original RR Classic, (heated 1989 model) i took a hammer to it to ensure it was replaced not fixed!  Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

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