If windshield replacement or windshield repair in Maine, Vermont, or New Hampshire is what you need, you might just want a little good advice. This isn’t hard to find from auto glass specialists, but neither is faulty advice from non-specialists.

One example: an online forum member asks other members what they recommend she do to prevent her cracked windshield from getting worse. She got many answers, some unhelpful: self-repair methods, including using clear plastic and a carcinogenic glue, and using clear nail polish, Super and Crazy Glue, liquid porcelain, adhesives, or windshield-repair kits; tinting the windshield; etching around the crack with a glass cutter or diamond; covering the crack with duct, cello, or packaging tape; drilling a hole at the end of the crack; keeping away from bumps and potholes; keeping away from summer heat and sunlight and winter defrosting; putting in a junkyard windshield; refraining from using the car; and smashing the windshield out of the car with a baseball bat. The functional responses were about professionally repairing or replacing the windshield for minimal or zero cost.

It’s crucial to stop windshield cracks from spreading because if they aren’t dealt with in time, they will eventually necessitate windshield replacements. Some jurisdictions in the U.S. prohibit driving with windshield cracks that are in excess of six inches from any one edge of the windshield. Even if a person doesn’t have insurance to cover the cost of a fix, it’s so much smarter to pay $10 or $20 out-of-pocket than to pay hundreds for a new windshield. When a crack is smaller than the size of a dollar bill, it’s usually fixable. It doesn’t make sense for a person to spend even a dollar on a potentially destructive or ineffective self-fix when insurance-paid fixes and $10 professional repairs are available.

Do-it-yourself replacing of windshields is not a good practice because it’s often done improperly and the windshields then pop out in accidents instead of functioning as they are meant to. As well as keeping wind, weather, bugs, and rocks out of the car, windshields function as safety devices during accidents, keeping people and airbags inside the car, and keeping the roof from buckling during a rollover. It’s really only possible to trust windshield installations that are done by properly trained certified technicians and that use only OEM-specified windshields and adhesives. This is why it’s a bad idea to use junkyard windshields for replacements-you just can’t be sure of what you’re getting.

Many Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire vehicle glass dealers offer superior G-12 warrantee coverage on their installation of windshields. They cover your windshield for breakage or damage from normal road hazards for a whole year from the replacement date, fixing or replacing it for free. They also warrantee their installations of windshields and rear windows for as long as the vehicle doesn’t change hands. Check out your very best local New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont auto glass dealers.

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