The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Windshield - fix or replace?

posted by  someone claiming to be PeterPenguin on  Tue Jan 15 16:19 CST 2013 [RELATED]

My 1995 940 has a windshield crack that I had fixed 4 years ago. At first it was about 7" long, but now it's grown to about 11" with a curve at the end. The crack is at the bottom of the center and insurance won't cover it.

I stopped into one of those shopping mall mobile glass repair tents and the guy said he could fix it for $50 with a guarantee.

I can't decide what to do. I know some windshield repair places will come to you, so that'd be great. I've also had a windshield on my previous 240 that took about 6 hours of waiting around to be replaced at the shop and they had to do it twice. When I had it worked on a few years later the guy said it had been done wrong without the correct plastic clips that a Volvo windshield needs.

I called the local Volvo mechanic and he said just any place would be okay. But I wish I had more of a recommendation to go on. I live in Seattle.

Thanks for any tips... Fix it again? (I understand that windshields get more brittle with age, so I don't know)... Replace it? (I know it won't look at classy as the original). I'm confused....





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.