As was stated, most insurance companies cover the cost of chip repair.

I'd check in the yellow pages or online for a smaller company to do it if you have to pay out of pocket. It's not a huge expense, but I've found the smaller guys try to undercut the larger companies a bit on price.

I bet it was an assassination attempt and you were saved by your bulletproof windshield.


I got a little crack fixed at a local car wash a while back. I gave them my insurance number and I don't want to know what they did with it, but it didn't cost me anything.

Many insurance companys will waive the deductible....and pay the $50-75 bucks to get the "chip" repaired by one of the specialty shops. If it cracks....replacing the windshield is more expensive for them, depending on your deductible.

EDIT: I should have read the thread....

I had mine repaired about 9 mos ago. It cost 40 bucks and I was out of the body shop in 25 mins. Hardly tell it was ever cracked.

I hope it isn't in the driver's vision field. They aren't supposed to fix those.

I just had mine done 2 days ago. All-Brite Glass in Bellevue, NE. $28.50 including tax.

While talking, he said "as long as it's smaller than a quarter, we can fix them".

They don't totally visably disappear, but they're filled under heat and pressure, and then it won't run into a crack across the windshield.

They fixed my truck's and it was just a few inches above and just about in the middle of the steering wheel .

I thought it was like 500 dollar bills.

I paid around 200 with my insurance when this happened. I had had the car only three weeks. The first two weeks I had flat tires. **** my life :)

Got it taken care of today for $45 - insurance didn't cover it. I probably could have found it cheaper, but they were able to fix it 2 hours after I called, and it only took 15 minutes, so that's good enough for me. Thanks to all for the advice.

My auto policy has a no deductible windshield replacement, with a maximum of one/year/car.

I'm sure they screw me somewhere else to pay for it, though.