Auto Glass Repair

Discover Expert Glass Repair in Fargo

While chips in your windshield can seem like a cosmetic inconvenience, they can become a serious issue and affect your safety. At Corwin Collsion Center, we serve Fargo and beyond by providing on-site glass repair and replacements to ensure visibility and structural integrity. We have the specialized equipment and training to repair or replace your windshield while offering a convenient experience. 

Auto Glass Calibration

Auto Glass Calibration is often needed after windshield replacement. This ensures that your car's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) such as lane keep assist and forward collision warning function correctly by adjusting the cameras view through the windshield. This calibration process, which can take an hour or more, involves static or dynamic methods and it's critical for safety.

Can Your Glass be Repaired?

If the damage is a small, shallow chip away from the edges of the windshield, then yes. However, we need to consider each chip of crack case by case since there are three main factors: size, depth, and location. Our expert technicians will inspect the condition of your glass damage and recommend the best path forward to keep your car safe while keeping your costs low. 

Size

The rule of thumb is that we can repair chips smaller than a quarter and a crack less than three inches long. However, windshield repair technology is improving, and we may be able to repair larger cracks and chips in the future. We follow the Repair of Laminated Automotive Glass Standard (ROLAGS) guide, administered by the National Windshield Repair Association (NWRA), which limits the repair sizes depending on the type of windshield damage.

By carefully following trusted guides and organizations, we can ensure the safety and durability of your windshield while driving around West Fargo. It's possible to repair a chip three inches long or a crack up to 14 inches, but our ability to repair chips and cracks depends on the damage.

Depth

Determining the depth of the windshield damage can be challenging for drivers to determine on their own, but our team can carefully assess the depth of the damage to recommend a path forward. Your windshield is made up of an outer layer of glass, a plastic interlayer, and an inside layer of glass. We can provide repairs if the damage just affects the out layer, but if it affects the inner layer as well, you will need a windshield replacement.

Location

Where the windshield damage is one of the most important in determining if we can repair it. If the damage is near the edges of the windshield, it's more likely we can repair it. However, if the damage is within the driver's line of sight, then we will need to replace the windshield. The distortion of the repair in the windshield would create unsafe driving with impaired visibility. 

Another consideration is ensuring front-facing driver assistance cameras have the needed visibility. Repairs can minorly affect the visibility enough that it could impact the effectiveness of forward collision warnings, lane-keep assistance, and other driver assistance features.

When to Replace Your Auto Glass

If your windshield is beyond repair, we provide expert windshield replacements to ensure the safety and structural integrity of your car. The Auto Glass Safety Council says that the windshield provides between 45 percent to 60 percent of the structural integrity of your cabin during a rollover, making it a vital aspect of your car.

With our team providing on-site glass replacements and repairs, you can keep your wait time to a minimum and avoid dealing with another business since we don't have to outsource our windshield repairs. You can avoid the extra time it takes to transport your vehicle from our collision center to another facility and then back again by choosing us.

Schedule an Appointment

If you notice damage to your windshield, you can count on us to provide quick, professional service. Contact us today to schedule an appointment to repair or replace your windshield.