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Hello All!

I have a new 04 Acura TL that I picked up about a month ago. I do
alot of freeway driving and must have had a small stone or rock hit my
windshield.

This created a small "pit" or "crater" in the windshield. There is
no spider webbing or large area of impact, just this small pit. It
is right at eye level, drivers side, so I can't help but see it
(probably just because I know it's there!).

Does anyone know of any products (or services) that they have used to
repair such a blemish?

Thanks for your help!

Tim

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 18:31:00 GMT, the.gambler@sbcglobal.net wrote:

>Hello All!
>
>I have a new 04 Acura TL that I picked up about a month ago. I do
>alot of freeway driving and must have had a small stone or rock hit my
>windshield.
>
>This created a small "pit" or "crater" in the windshield. There is
>no spider webbing or large area of impact, just this small pit. It
>is right at eye level, drivers side, so I can't help but see it
>(probably just because I know it's there!).
>
>Does anyone know of any products (or services) that they have used to
>repair such a blemish?

Auto parts stores carry little kits for filling in such craters. They
have a syringe with a suction cup on the end and cost about $5

They're generally intended for pits that are out of your line of
vision however. I don't know how well they work if you have to see the
road through them.

On 4/27/04 1:31 PM, in article 569t8093nlo1sg7utlblc49ajhi272r0kg@4ax.com,
"the.gambler@sbcglobal.net" <the.gambler@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Hello All!
>
> I have a new 04 Acura TL that I picked up about a month ago. I do
> alot of freeway driving and must have had a small stone or rock hit my
> windshield.
>
> This created a small "pit" or "crater" in the windshield. There is
> no spider webbing or large area of impact, just this small pit. It
> is right at eye level, drivers side, so I can't help but see it
> (probably just because I know it's there!).
>
> Does anyone know of any products (or services) that they have used to
> repair such a blemish?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Tim
>

Generally, the pros won't repair a pit under the swept area of the wiper.
The repair kits do not make it disappear, they just fill it in to keep it
from spreading.

I have a pit like that on my '00 TL. It's going on 1 year old now and
hasn't spread. Unless it does, I plan to continue to ignore it.

If you have glass coverage on your comprehensive policy, the insurance
company will give you a new windshield.