darren m Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 cracked window screen advice can a crack in a window screen be stopped from spreading??? got a small crack ( not a chip ) in lower part of screen , went over a very bumpy private road the other day and noticed from then that its started to grow a little every day. is there anyway to stop if from spreading thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 nope its new screen time, probably ok to leave it till MOT time if you really want just depends how big it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Marty Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 :no: To be honest I dont think so,I know a crack isnt a problem but think if its started to spread you may be out of luck mate.. :no: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) You can stop drill and resin fill them if your feeling brave, this is not a permanent fix but if succesfull it should stop it going a little further and give you a few weeks grace (used to do this as a job) problem being it is risky and i would only ever do it if the customer was fully aware of the situation and potential further splitting depends on the crack size and direction to. i remember a woman who a colleage did the same and a year or so later it was still going strong. Edited March 16, 2012 by mpk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Slighty OT I had a Merc CLK convertable a few years ago. Company car which I had from new and never crashed. Whenever I went around sharp right handers at pace the windscreen used to crack. I must have gone through 10 in about three years. Mercedes said there was nothing wrong with the car. I wasn't convinced as it only used to wear out thee tyres. Both rears and nearside front. The offside front never wore at all. I became convinced that the car was twisted and was only running on three wheels and when I went around a right hander the combination of the twisted car plus the flex of turning was too much for the windscreen to take. Very strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 years ago, I've seen PSV and HGV operators drill a tiny hole at the end of a crack and then fill with some form of resin, Was probably legal and common place thing to do back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 years ago, I've seen PSV and HGV operators drill a tiny hole at the end of a crack and then fill with some form of resin, Was probably legal and common place thing to do back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 years ago, I've seen PSV and HGV operators drill a tiny hole at the end of a crack and then fill with some form of resin, Was probably legal and common place thing to do back then. Thats it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 If you're fully comp insured then it's free to glue small cracks or about £90 for a new windscreen which does affect your policy. Even if you are not I think the glueing is fairly cheap to do, call Gavin at Autoglass or sometimes have them in supermarket car parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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