Help with windshield chip

[dbsb3233]

Just call your insurance, get an appt at a local place and get it repaired. Takes an hour out of your life, it’s inevitable and won’t be your last. The dump truck company will laugh you off the phone.

Yeah, trying to go after the truck company seems like a waste of time. Be surprised if that accomplishes anything. Hard to say for sure if it's really their rock anyway vs just a random one on the road that a tire picked up. We get that a lot around here. Many trucks have a sign on the back saying "Stay 50 (or 100/200) feet back - not responsible for windshield damage". Doesn't mean anything legally, but good advice to follow regardless. I've learned to back off big trucks because of all the rocks around here.

I've got two repaired starbursts on my windshield right now. Local windshield places (not Safelite, who quoted $100+) charged $45 to do the repair. I also had one crack the windshield in 2021 before I could get it repaired, and had to replace the windshield ($1000+).

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[New2EV]

Yeah, trying to go after the truck company seems like a waste of time. Be surprised if that accomplishes anything. Hard to say for sure if it's really their rock anyway vs just a random one on the road that a tire picked up. We get that a lot around here. Many trucks have a sign on the back saying "Stay 50 (or 100/200) feet back - not responsible for windshield damage". Doesn't mean anything legally, but good advice to follow regardless. I've learned to back off big trucks because of all the rocks around here.

I've got two repaired starbursts on my windshield right now. Local windshield places (not Safelite, who quoted $100+) charged $45 to do the repair. I also had one crack the windshield in 2021 before I could get it repaired, and had to replace the windshield ($1000+).

My dashcam recorded the rock way better than I thought it could. Must have been perfect conditions. It's very clear that it came from the dump truck. And it's hard to stay back 200ft when he pulled over in front of me. Literally within 2 seconds of him changing into my lane, the rock flew off.

The question is if it's worth my time and if it will eventually crack out. Guess a few phone calls tomorrow will answer that.

Here's a zoomed in screenshot of the video showing the rock.

 

[dbsb3233]

My dashcam recorded the rock way better than I thought it could. Must have been perfect conditions. It's very clear that it came from the dump truck. And it's hard to stay back 200ft when he pulled over in front of me. Literally within 2 seconds of him changing into my lane, the rock flew off.

The question is if it's worth my time and if it will eventually crack out. Guess a few phone calls tomorrow will answer that.

Here's a zoomed in screenshot of the video showing the rock.

Wow, if that's it, that's a big-ass rock! Surprised it didn't take the whole windshield out. Usually they're more like a pebble or marble. That looks like softball size!

Yeah, sometimes it's unavoidable. Even trying to stay back to minimize it, I still get hit every few months.

 

[New2EV]

Wow, if that's it, that's a big-ass rock! Surprised it didn't take the whole windshield out. Usually they're more like a pebble or marble. That looks like softball size!

Yeah, sometimes it's unavoidable. Even trying to stay back to minimize it, I still get hit every few months.

Lol...I think there's a perspective issue with the screenshot. The rock is pretty close to hitting my windshield at that point. When it hit, it was pretty loud inside. I was surprised it didn't do more damage. And I'm not positive it was solid rock...could have been asphalt or rock/dirt clump.

 

[dbsb3233]

Lol...I think there's a perspective issue with the screenshot. The rock is pretty close to hitting my windshield at that point. When it hit, it was pretty loud inside. I was surprised it didn't do more damage. And I'm not positive it was solid rock...could have been asphalt or rock/dirt clump.

Must be. If it was a really big rock, it surely wouldn't jump out of the truck anyway.

Yeah, when those things hit (even just pea size), it's amazing how loud they are when hitting that glass. Loud THWACK! Followed immediately by a loud "G-- DAMMIT!" from the driver seat. ?

 

[rhfritz]

I agree with all the rock-chip advice above: Most insurance companies would rather pay for a chip fix early than new glass later. And the problem with new glass is that, as I understand it, you have to get the instrument cluster behind the rearview mirror recalibrated if you change the glass. Similarly, I've also read (but can't find now) that some unlucky chips can interfere with the instruments behind them.

 

[macchiaz-o]

Must be. If it was a really big rock, it surely wouldn't jump out of the truck anyway.

Yeah, when those things hit (even just pea size), it's amazing how loud they are when hitting that glass. Loud THWACK! Followed immediately by a loud "G-- DAMMIT!" from the driver seat. ?

Yeah the hits trigger a minor fight or flight response from me, too. Especially when I can see the rock in flight. Except for me, the loud expletive I respond with always rhymes with duck.

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