I hate flying pebbles

[elmofongo]

My Prius is not even 3-week old and I got hit by a flying pebble from a truck that's 3 lanes away from me. AARGH!!! Now I have a small pit on the driver side.
Should I do something about it? Will it spread?

-AdrianO

[the fish]

My one week old got dinged by a pebble. You can see a small amount of greyish metal in the chip.

[Godiva]

Yes. You don't want it to travel. Hire a professional. They have glass repair stuff they can put in it where you'll hardly know it's there. If you leave it it may develop into a crack, travel and then you'll need a whole new windshield.

I sympathize. I had a clear bra installed on my hood first thing I got the car. Then I got into an accident and the hood was replaced. The guy said not to install another clear bra for 30 days. In a week I had a chip in the hood. All the way down to the metal. Black car. :-(

[jeromep]

I'm lucky to not have any glass rock chips, however I have 2 chips in the hood. Annoying. I have touchup paint, but have yet to apply it. the key is to not use the brush, but use a toothpick to dab paint in place, just enugh to fill the chip.

I'm not sure where to get a clear bra in my area? Any ideas, it has to be east of the Cascades.

[tochatihu]

Let an auto glass shop look at the damage and see if they think the repair would be suitable. I had repair on 2001 Prius windshield 4 years ago, the crack-lines have not spread further since. In more recent conversation with a glass guy, he was surprised that this type of repair had lasted 4 years. As I intend to drive this car very far, I am counting on a new windshield at some point. Quote was $150 for aftermarket glass; don't know Toyota's price.

[jayman]

Hehehehe try following a Manitoba Highways sanding truck down the Trans Canada.

I'm laughing *with* you, not *at* you.

Seriously, the "joy and wonder" of owning a car. You have to expect these sort of things. I've got two knicks in my windshield, which Autopac repaired for me. Also have a couple of knicks in the headlights.

[gilahiker]

Originally posted by elmofongo@Mar 6 2006, 01:30 PM
My Prius is not even 3-week old and I got hit by a flying pebble from a truck that's 3 lanes away from me. AARGH!!! Now I have a small pit on the driver side.
Should I do something about it? Will it spread?

-AdrianO

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I feel your pain . I had my Prius for about a week when it happened to me. Mine came from a truck that was hauling and uncovered load of dirt and gravel. I was so ticked off that I got the license plate and the company name and phone number. Called up the company, they admitted that the load was uncovered (required to be covered), and they said they were willing to replace the windshield. The company called up the local glass guy. I went to see the glass guy and he told me my window chip wasn't so deep and that it would not spread. He suggested not to replace the windshield right now (didn't need to even be sealed to prevent spreading) because the factory seal.

So, to make a long story short, the company wanted to pay for a new windshield so I have non-expiring gift certificate for a new original equipment windshield including labor whenever mine breaks. By the way, the replacement cost for a 2006 Prius windshield is $1300 since the only glass for 2006 Prii that is available is made by Toyota. No after market glass available yet...to new.

My suggestion for you AdrianO is to get the ding fixed and wait on replacing the windshield because of the cost and because you will lose your factory seal.

[SW03ES]

You want OEM glass anyways.

[paprius4030]

Find a Novus dealer in your area. I've found them to have the best results of the different repair methods

[Trevor]

Originally posted by elmofongo@Mar 6 2006, 02:30 PM
My Prius is not even 3-week old and I got hit by a flying pebble from a truck that's 3 lanes away from me. AARGH!!! Now I have a small pit on the driver side.
Should I do something about it? Will it spread?

-AdrianO

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If you google for auto glass repair quote, you can find many places that will give you a immediate quote for repair or replacement. There are many places that will come right to your home. A few years ago when I had a small crack, I wanted to watch them fix it, but I stepped inside the house and missed the entire thing because it was so fast. The total cost to repair my '88 Stanza was under $100.

www.safelite.com quotes a 2006 prius replacement at $283 and a repair at $69.