Windscreen Chip - are DIY / Halfords Kits Any Good

[Juliand]

As title really. Had a chip for a while, but it's low down at wiper level on passenger side, so out of vision and not been bothering me - just need to address it before MOT time. Have invisible tape over chip, so no dirt in there.

Probably better to get done professionally do you think? Thoughts please

Ta

[RetroRaz]

i used the rain x one but made the crack a little more longer!

If this happens again, ill probably just call up autoglass

[flashp]

I'm not sure that anything Halfords will sell will produce the same standard of repair than that of the experts. Spend the money on a modest excess on your policy and let somebody else use some very expensive kit to get a result you most likely couldn't I reckon. 

[stuart-88]

I've used the rainX one a few times. Excellent on chips, not so much on chips with cracks tailing off from it!

[99hagued]

It will only fail a mot if the chip is over 40mm on the passenger side

[lukemk5gti]

Why don't you just call your insurance company and get a new one fitted? Most insurers give 2 windscreens FOC a year with no affect on NCB.

I had mine replaced after one chip and I'm glad I did because the last screen was 10 years old and the wiper marks would annoy me!

[golfmck1980]

I have a bad chip on my windscreen though it was on the car when i bought checked with the insurance last night and i have a £75 excess on a new windscreen though thats still 1/2 price to buying a new 1 from autoglass