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Shit that was fast. Thought it would spread slower with it being warm out
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:( blue cars on this forum are having a tough time this week
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Dammit.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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max225 wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:12 pm :( blue cars on this forum are having a tough time this week
I'm locking mine in the garage
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:( :rage:
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So I'm gonna take it to my VW dillership for the glass replacement. With all the driver assist stuff I want it done by them and this will also require ANOTHER driver assist recalibration with VCDS.

Geico is turning this into a massive pain in the ass though because they insist that I go and pay for the repair up front and then submit the bill for reimbursement. The body shop is saying that's not how it normally goes down.

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Finally got it sorted for the most part. OEM glass has been ordered by the VW dillership and they will be submitting an estimate to Geico sometime today.

It seems like I won't have to pay up front at least for right now.
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max225 wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:12 pm :( blue cars on this forum are having a tough time this week
#bluelivesmatter
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Wow, that cracked fast.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Tarspin wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2017 11:13 pm
Detroit wrote:Holy shit. The kit to repair it yourself is like $20 from any auto parts store. Follow the instructions perfectly, and it'll turn out fine. JUST DO NOT WAIT because it WILL spread.

I've probably fixed 10 chips just like that in my life with fantastic results every time.
My neighbor worked for one of those glass repair tents at gas stations etc and they used to do a two step fix... 1.) Use a tiny application specific drill bit to stop the crack by drilling at its end points and he would do every crack line (no pun intended), 2.) Some clear polymer filler for the existing damage. I'm sure that I've seen these guise around recently so the option is still there.

Funny thing, I heard a loud smack on my windshield yesterday and saw what looked like white patches where the glass took a rock. Luckily I was going pretty slowly because of traffic conditions or this would be me too!
It's simpler than that. You just dig out the chip so it's clean of loose glass or whatever, then you stick this sticker with a nipple at the end around the chip. A syringe full of polymer or something is inserted into the nipple and you push the polymer down. Then, pull up on the syringe, and it sucks the air bubbles out while the polymer fills the cracks. Once you don't get any more bubbles, you park the car in the sun to let the sun set it. 30-60 min later, you pull it off the windshield and wipe off excess. Works insanely well. I've filled chips like this that I couldn't even find later. They key is to do it instantly to avoid the spreading.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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dtraill27 wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:16 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:12 pm :( blue cars on this forum are having a tough time this week
I'm locking mine in the garage
Good idea. Tarspin better drive the :poorvette: instead of the R the next few days.
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Keeps getting bigger and bigger. The only place that has oem glass is in California so this won't be fixed till the middle of next week at the earliest. UghImage

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Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 5:33 pm Keeps getting bigger and bigger. The only place that has oem glass is in California so this won't be fixed till the middle of next week at the earliest. UghImage

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Yea dude... :( I am driving around with a fucked up bumper until NEXT MONDAY. As it is the earliest day they have appointments and the Nigerian is missing...
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Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 5:33 pm Keeps getting bigger and bigger. The only place that has oem glass is in California so this won't be fixed till the middle of next week at the earliest. UghImage

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Yea dude... :( I am driving around with a fucked up bumper until NEXT MONDAY. As it is the earliest day they have appointments and the Nigerian is missing...
:(. Hard park everywhere. Then you won't have to look at it as much.

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dtraill27 wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 1:16 pm I'm locking mine in the garage
Good idea. Tarspin better drive the :poorvette: instead of the R the next few days.
:dat: , I brubbed today and had zero incidents to report.
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Tarspin wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 6:25 pm
Gberg2119 wrote:
Good idea. Tarspin better drive the :poorvette: instead of the R the next few days.
:dat: , I brubbed today and had zero incidents to report.
Brublyfe
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Detroit wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 7:31 pm
Tarspin wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 6:25 pm :dat: , I brubbed today and had zero incidents to report.
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You should get that in the Salt Life font for the back of Gandalf.
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Apex wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 7:32 pm
Detroit wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 7:31 pm

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You should get that in the Salt Life font for the back of Gandalf.
:lolol: :notbad:

Fucking slutlife. I still don't get it.
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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Gberg2119 wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2017 8:08 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2017 8:01 pm

Right. I have USAA they have zero deductible repair......which makes sense for them....two of my winshields are HUD so I assume $1500ish.
Just got off the phone with them. It is zero deductible repair and they do use Safelite. I could have picked someone else but I don't know any glass repair places as I've never had one cracked. Safelite should be fine for a repair though. I'll be getting it fixed Thursday.
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I've had windshields repaired with the epoxy stuff before, usually comes out alright. Not perfect but alright.
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Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 5:33 pm Keeps getting bigger and bigger. The only place that has oem glass is in California so this won't be fixed till the middle of next week at the earliest. UghImage

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Ohhhhhh yeah nevermind you need a new windshield.
Hey doe, clear view ahead! New windshields are great.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:17 pm
Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 5:33 pm Keeps getting bigger and bigger. The only place that has oem glass is in California so this won't be fixed till the middle of next week at the earliest. UghImage

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Ohhhhhh yeah nevermind you need a new windshield.
Hey doe, clear view ahead! New windshields are great.
His windshield is already new. Like the rest of his car. That the entire world is trying to destroy.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:33 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:17 pm

Ohhhhhh yeah nevermind you need a new windshield.
Hey doe, clear view ahead! New windshields are great.
His windshield is already new. Like the rest of his car. That the entire world is trying to destroy.
It is pretty :impressive: really.
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I only have 3600 miles on it. 1 accident and now a windshield replacement. :(

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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:33 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:17 pm

Ohhhhhh yeah nevermind you need a new windshield.
Hey doe, clear view ahead! New windshields are great.
His windshield is already new. Like the rest of his car. That the entire world is trying to destroy.
:dat: is pretty :impressive: doe. Such world hate for the new blue egg.
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[user not found] wrote:Blue cars are cursed.

Tarspin better get a bubble around his.
I've literally been creating pockets of space around my car lately including proactive lane changes to avoid semis.

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I did add stone guard to the entire front end of the car so that should help with the some of the flying rocks.

As for out of control Nigerians (Indians in my hood)... well that's another story. After the Camry incident I've been looking closely at the cars behind me and setting the range on my adaptive cruise to longer then normal follow range. Fkn technology doesn't like when cars change lanes into my bubble doe Image
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