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[Steve]

First "Ding" In The Windshield



On November 28, 2007, I was driving north on I-435 (north of I-70) in the Kansas City area when my windshield received its first ding from a flying pebble! Waaaaaaaah! I was a little sad about it at the time.

Soon after, I pulled out the camera and did my best to zoom-in on the small crack in the windshield as seen in the photo above. Now I realize a "ding" in the windshield is hardly the end of the world in any way, shape or form, but I guess it bothered me. I'll blame my "new car syndrome" on that.

Soon I will be making phone calls around town to figure out if I can have that small crack repaired, or whether I will need to buy a brand new windshield.



Today I captured a photo of the entire windshield on my Honda Civic. I am really impressed with just how slanted the windshield is for aerodynamic purposes. My friend Kelly, who drives a Jeep Wrangler with a windshield that is practically vertical, said she has received several "dings" in her windshield and she attributes part of it to the harsh angle pebbles likely hit the glass. When I heard this, I felt much more grateful for the design of my Civic's windshield.

What was I doing in Kansas City, you ask? Well, I spent two weeks and five days driving round trip from Colorado to New Jersey, with stops in Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, Minnesota, New Jersey and Kansas. I had a really great trip and am so grateful to God to have this brand new car!

(Notice that you can not see the small crack in the second photo.)

-Steve
Written December 1, 2007

P.S. Read article on original page with links: http://2008-honda-civic.com/windshield.htm

[Julie]

Hey, Steve! So sorry about that first ding and radial cracks. I sure hope you have found someone to fix that before the weather makes the cracks extend. I have had several glass dings fixed by a guy that works under a canopy at an auto shop. He puts some sort of epoxy in there to fill in the damage, then cures it with a blue light. He says that when you get a new ding, to place a clear sticker over it, so that water and dirt does not settle in the ding. Then, have it fixed as soon as you can.

Invariably, I get windshield dings when I travel the busy, debris-strewn, big truck-filled freeways of my big city.
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~Julie