Windscreen chip

Most come out for free to do a repair. check insurance document to see what your covered for.

hi am a windscreen fitter in Manchester your better getting it done soon as now its getting cold the warmth of your heater will crack it if you don't have it fixed your insurance will fix it for free and will not affect your NCB you might still see the crack once it have been repaired but they should guarantee the repair ask them so if it does crack from the chip they should replace the screen for free then if you want push the chip from the inside of the car and it should crack NEW SCREEN!

hi you say a chip?? do you mean a chip or a crack ?

If it looks like a bulls eye type break then it’s pretty stable but will need fixing sooner rather than later as it effects the laminate, but if it’s a star burst then it needs doing straight way as they are very unstable and can go from a free repair via insurance to a new screen as quick as you can clear you screen in the morning.
That said if it’s a chip like a stone chip you would get in the paint work of your car then they are fairly ok and a friendly fitter / repair company would fill it for you and polish it.

Bulls eye break




Star burst



Combination (treat as a star break and fix immediately)




Some before and afters

Mine is like the pic on the right. Tbh I want mine to crack so I can have a new one has lots on tiny pings in it think from motorway.

xanderxxx said:

Star burst

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I got two like that.

One's been fixed and not changed. the other is about 3 months old and starting to go white.
I will get it replaced soon but worried about the glass or insurance people not giving me a Audi screen.
How easy is it to get one?
My dad asked for one for his touareg and they offered him £100 towards a gen screen or he can pay the excess and get what ever he's given.