Cracked
Winds
hields
in Ariz
ona:
What
Should
Know
Arizona drivers d
eal with
a mix of
desert hea
t, road d
ebris, and
sudden
temperature
swings, all of which can d
amage wi
ndshield
s quickly
.
If you l
ive in Sn
owflake or
Taylor, knowing when to
repair or
re
place you
r
glass can
save y
ou time
and mo
ney.
For exa
mple, schedu
ling an
au
to glas
s replacemen
t in Sno
wflake before
a crack
spreads can hel
p avoid
higher
cos
ts later.
01
Arizona
Roads Are Toug
h on
Winds
hields
Gr a v el r oads , c ons truction z ones , and dus t s t orms al l c ontribut e to chips and cr ack s . Staying alert and k eeping a dis tanc e fr om lar g e v ehicles helps r educ e y our risk.02
Heat
and Tem
perature Swi
ngs Cau
se
Stress Crack
s
Hot da y s and c ool nights cause y our windshield to e xpand and c ontr act. Ov er time , this pr es sur e leads to cr ack s that can ’t be ignor ed.03
Repairs Work for Small Chips
,
No
t
Long
Cracks
It ma y be fixable if the damag e is smal ler than a coin and not in the driver’ s view . For e xample , windshield r epair in T a ylor is a fas t solution f or minor r ock chips .04
Edge Damage or
Lo
ng Cracks Req
uire
Replacemen
t
Cr
ack
s that r
each the edg
e of the glas
s or ar
e
long
er than six inches w
eak
en the entir
e
panel. In cases lik
e that, auto glass
r
eplac
ement is the saf
er op
tion.
05
Always
Use Certified Techn
icians
Improper ins
tal
lation or lo
w-quality mat
erials
can cr
eat
e mor
e pr
oblems
. L
ook f
or
profes
sionals who o
ff
er w
arr
anties and
unders
tand Ariz
ona’
s e
xtr
eme driving
c
onditions
.
