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This particular type of windshield rock chip is very prone to spreading across the windshield. The crack radiating out from the rock chip has already started to spread and over time, will spread even further. With the cold weather here, if this customer had turned on their window defroster there would have been a very high chance of the crack spreading right then and there.

The repair on this windshield came out nicely. Unfortunately, this chip had a rather large impact point which is why the repair spot is bigger than usual. The reason the pit is more noticeable after a repair is because we use a harder resin to seal up the pit to prevent anything from getting in there and to smooth out the repair.

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Traditionally, automobile headlights worked without much issue. In the past, automotive headlights were glass and either worked or didn’t. Today, automotive headlights are made of polycarbonate and can turn yellow or foggy without you noticing it.

When automotive headlights turn yellow or fog up, they pose a threat to other cars, pedestrians, as well as to your family and yourself. In many states, severely yellowed or impaired headlights may lead to a ticket and even license suspension. Car headlights are a serious business and involve real safety issues in the maintenance of your car. Yellowed or foggy lenses reduce visibility for many of the cars on the road today.

WHAT CAUSES AUTOMOTIVE HEADLIGHTS TO FOG UP OR TURN YELLOW?

There are multiple reasons why this can happen.

• Dirt and Chemicals: Over time, a car’s headlight develop an opaque layer of dirt and chemicals over the lenses causing them to look cloudy. This affects the visibility of automotive headlights on the road, which can dim the lights.
• Oxidation: With modern automotive headlights, the polycarbonate lenses become cloudy as a result of exposure to air & the elements. The lens develops microscopic cracks when exposed to UV radiation, which can cause “cloudiness”.
• Water Vapor: Due to high moisture content in the air vapor is created inside the automotive headlight “box”. As the outside air becomes drier, the high moisture air gets trapped inside the headlight. The light coming through the headlight is scattered due to the water vapor and creates patterns. Also, it diffuses the light coming through the polycarbonate lens making it harder to see.
• Road Damage: As you drive down dirt roads or damage roads, small rocks and debris hit the headlight lens. This can also happen driving on any road, but more so on damaged roads. When the debris hit the polycarbonate lens it cause dents and pits.

The physical appearance and safety of your vehicle can be significantly improved by restoring your headlights. The professional headlight restoration we offer can be completed today, so you can start driving your car with new looking headlights again. The service we offer is not just a simple headlight cleaning; it’s a complete and long-lasting restoration of your headlights.

It is not just the way your headlights look but also the way they function that will be degraded by the sun’s harmful UV rays, halogen bulb heating, road debris, and weather over time. The effects of these factors can lead to headlights that are not attractive and lose their main feature; illumination. We have the system to repair your headlights so that they are as good as new, but at a fraction of the price of a replacement. By using our restoration service, you can save up to 85% off the cost of replacement headlights that can range from $400 to $1,500.

HEADLIGHT APPEARANCE

In modern vehicles, the polycarbonate headlights have a tendency of aging or yellowing rapidly. Yellowed or cloudy headlights is one of the most noticeable things on a vehicle that makes it appear older or not well maintained. GlassVet headlight restoration can drastically improve the resale value of your vehicle. A proper restoration can take years off the look of your vehicle and make it appear more clean.

Our headlight restoration service resurfaces the polycarbonate lenses. This is done by wet-sanding the lenses to remove all of the oxidation, polishing the lens and then finishing the lenses off with a fresh protective coating that is long lasting. The end product is a lens restored close to its original factory condition for years.

HEADLIGHT SAFTEY

Headlight restoration will most certainly improve your car’s overall appearance but more importantly, it improves you and your passengers safety. A restored headlight’s ability to project light is greatly improved. Its performance can be improved up to 3.4 times more light on the road and up to 140% further down the road visibility. When you go with Fix A Chip to restore your yellowed headlights, they will again allow the light to properly go through the lenses as they should.

Your headlights wont tell you they need help but now you will know when they do and what you should do. Don’t take your headlights for granted, call us today!

Call us today Alabama to have your headlights restored! 334-478-0407

It’s not a question of if you will have to deal with a chipped windshield, but when will you have to deal with one. Unfortunately, for car owners, windshield chips and dings are just a fact a life, especially if you drive periodically on unimproved roads.

Windshield chip repair is a cost effective, fast & easy repair that many drivers put off until that little chip turns into a large crack stretching across the entire glass requiring replacement. Windshield replacement takes more time, effort and costs a whole lot more. Especially, if you have a new vehicle with ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System), which could cost you over a thousand dollars to replace the windshield.

Windshield Vulnerability To Cracks

When it comes to having a chip fixed, there is no good reason to delay. Unrepaired chips are not going to get any better, it’s almost guaranteed that they will get worse. The windshield on your vehicle, undamaged, is very strong for a reason and that is your safety. However, when you get a chip in your car windshield it weakens the structural integrity of the windshield. Once the chip cracks and that cracks begins to grow, it lowers the integrity even further.  Driving your vehicle with a cracked windshield is not just annoying, it is also dangerous.

• The more your windshield cracks the higher the possibility of the glass failing if it was to be hit by another rock or debris. This failure could result in further cracks that obstruct your vision or worse case, you get a face full of glass.
• Your chances of being in an accident or causing injury increase when you have a windshield with cracks and chips obstructing your vision.

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Replacing your vehicles windshield can be very costly, especially with newer vehicles. Insurance companies prefer to pay to have the windshield repaired instead of replacing it. So much so, that most insurance companies will not charge you a deductible to have it repaired and it will also not affect your monthly bill. Even if you don’t have insurance, repair is a much cheaper option.

Newer vehicles are equipped with ADAS, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, and when you need to replace the windshield the entire system has to be recalibrated. Because of this, the cost to replace a windshield on a new vehicle can be over a thousand dollars.

To sum it up, if your windshield is able to be repaired, we recommend going that route because it could save you hundreds of dollars. Also it is worth noting that our windshield repair puts the structural integrity back into the glass without compromising it’s safety.

What Windshield Chips Or Cracks Can Be Repaired?

For you and your passengers safety we will only repair chips or cracks according to the characteristics listed below.

The Critical Sight Area On A Windshield

There is an exception to the above list, and that is if the damage is directly in the line of sight of the driver. A break in this area of the windshield, Based on the drivers line of sight over the steering wheel, even if the damage is properly repaired can be very distracting for the driver.

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When we go out to repair a windshield chip, we always strive for a result of 100% structural integrity and a 70% – 90% clarity. Understandably, some customers might expect an unblemished, perfect windshield as a result of getting their glass repaired. Unfortunately, no repair can bring back your windshield glass to a factory installed condition. Going over the process of repairing a rock chip damage might help you better understand why and what you can realistically expect.

Windshield Repair Process

To repair the rock chip damage, we fill the damaged area with a resin that is made to harden and bond with the glass. Once the risen hardens, it will be close to the same durability as the glass. The resin does not blend invisibly with the glass, it comes pretty close depending on the type and severity of the damage though. Our resin comes in different tints for varying breaks and situations that help with concealing the damage.

After the repair, what you have left is the impact point or pit as we refer to it which is quite small and dull in color. Also, at certain angles you will still be able to see the cracks but they too will be dull. The damage will be more noticeable from inside the car looking out because you’re looking through a light source.  The light source illuminates the fine fractures in the windshield glass causing it to be more visible.

The larger the chip damage, the more visible it will be.

Repair Tip!

Call us as soon as possible after a rock chip occurs to help ensure that we achieve the best looking outcome for your repair.  Also, as soon as you get a chip in your windshield, cover the damage with a piece of tape and call us. The tape will help keep foreign debris & water out of the break which can cause it to be more noticeable.