Cracked Windshield

'92 Accord, LX 2 door, 5 speed, 225,000 miles, original owner.
Windshield cracked at upper left corner. I was told by glass company
that it is because of rust. They said I should have the rust repaired by
a body shop before a new glass is installed.
Anyone know how long after repair will the rust return? Is the body
work something I can do?
Thanks! bob

 

Dont know when the rust will come but if you live in FL, the insurance
company has to replace the window without any deductable.

I guess its our legislatures way of assuring that people should have
no motive not to have there windshields fixed and thereby are safe on
the road.

 

can you see any rust? windshields crack most commonly because of stone
chips.

 

There is just a very small rust spot visible. Glass guy said the crack
has a distinctive color that indicates it was caused by rust. If it were
a stone chip, my insurance would cover it no charge. bob

 

Windshields crack for three reasons:
1) Deep stone chips
2) Chip in edge of glass prior to, or during, installation that develops
into a crack
3) Rust in pinchweld.

If the cause of your crack is rust, that fact will be very obvious once the
windshield is cut out if its frame. The location of your crack is a
giveaway. Hondas are notorious for rust in the upper corners of the
windshield frame, especially if the windshield has already been replaced.

Rust in the pinchweld is a very common windshield failure cause up here in
my part of Canada.

Rust is puffy. Since the windshield is bonded in place, the rust's pressure
is localized in a small area, which eventually pushes the glass to the
point that it cracks.

There is only one cure. It's both simple and time-consuming:
1) Remove windshield
2) Sand all rust off the entire windshield frame and the pinchweld
3) Paint and prime roof, pillars and pinchweld
4) Reinstall windshield.

You're probably looking at roughly $300 for the bodywork (assuming no holes
in the metal) and maybe $500 for the windshield. Only a bodyshop can give
you real numbers, though.

 

Thanks for the information. I found a glass company that will instal a
windshield for $200.00 cash. I'll think about having the glass removed,
and doing the sandblasting and primer and paint myself. (retired with
lots of time and little money) bob

 

200 cash???? That is insane, there are numerous shops here in Utah that
will do it for 125 bux cash. I was going to get the windshield on my 2000
GMC Sierra done and they told me it was 125 cash. I would do some more
checking around.

Shane

 

I think all the glass shops around here are owned by the same
conglomerate, and are in cahoots with the insurance companies.
We have the same thing going on with the ice companies. You want ice,
you buy from us. bob