sjgIS350

On my 06 IS350 I have recently noticed quite a few chips in the windshield..probably 8 in total. They are all real small and haven't spider webbed yet. Not sure how they all got there..the daily drive is freeway and haven't noticed lots of flying gravel etc.

Anybody else notice a large number of chips? Perhaps we have soft material in the glass? I think they can be fixed pretty easily by a glass shop..gonna check out the price when I have some time

Micaiah

The lower your car the more susceptible it is to being on the receiving end of a truck throwing rocks.

khoab88

iTrader: (5)

i have them too, they don't spread so I don't mind. Plx post what u found on fixing them. I wanna do too if it's not too much dough.

Micaiah

I paid $40 for one chip. It came out pretty good.

sktn77a

iTrader: (2)

If they are small chips just leave them alone. The windshield repairs are not very satisfactory - they drill a hole in the outer layer of glass so thay can inject a crazy glue-like substance to stop the spiders developing into crack, but you can still see the hole.

Micaiah

I think that depends upon the chip. Mine was not drilled, it was just cleaned and filled. Cannot see it at all except for a teeeeeeeny little spot the size of maybe two periods on the end of this sentence.

MBTC

Be sure to call your insurance company first, sometimes they will pay someone to come fill them so they don't end up with a more expensive replacement (depends on your policy of course).

My own experience is it is closely related to how fast I drive. In my Maxima, which was quite a bit faster than my IS250, I used to hear rocks hitting the window at least once or twice a week, even though they didn't always chip. I got one huge chip and had it filled. Later I got another one which was actually worse than the first, never had it filled, and it never spread even after many years -- go figure.

However, with my IS250 (which I can't help but drive slower than I did in my Max), I've had it a month and a half and have not yet heard a rock hit the window. I hope that's a sign of things to come, like I said most likely related to my speed but the aerodynamics / shape of the car might play some small part in it. My route to work has not changed in several years.

sjgIS350

I checked with a local glass shop today. Told me there really isn't anything that can be done as the chipas are so small.