Windshield repair business status?

[Manzana]

A question for residents, as I never paid attention on vacation. What's the windshield repair business like in the DR? You know, the business of fixing stone strikes and chips before the cracks spread and the whole windshield has to be replaced. Does comprehensive auto insurance in the DR typically cover it? Have you noticed the service offered outside of auto glass places? Do local shade tree mechanics do this? Any idea what they charge? TIA.

[jorgesarduysousa]

In Santiago theirs 2 companies side by side [about 100 feet apart], its not a money making business, also mechanic shops now offer this.
Insurance companies does cover it, but a 4=8 inch crack is about $28.00 to repair

[Spec Ed Teacher]

Originally Posted by jorgesarduysousa

In Santiago theirs 2 companies side by side [about 100 feet apart], its not a money making business, also mechanic shops now offer this.
Insurance companies does cover it, but a 4=8 inch crack is about $28.00 to repair

Can you tell me where these are? And what I might expect to pay for a new windshield? There are 2 cracks going pretty much from top to bottom on the drivers side.

Any chance either of these have someone who speaks english (I know - pushing it here) or should I take someone with? We've just started lessons - our spanish is REALLY basic still

[cobraboy]

Every "crystal" shop, and many general mechanic shops do windshield crack repair.

We had two stone cracks repaired by one of the shops jorgesarduysousa mentioned (the green one) for like $RD800. Both are a couple blocks towrad Puerto Plata across the street from the big cockfighting stadium on Estrella Sadhala.

One guy does it in the park across the street from the hospital across from the Palace of Justice in Santiago. No doubt more all over.

[Fernandez]

I had a small chip in the windshield repaired last year for about 2000 pesos in Santo Domingo.
Can't remember the shop, however, I have had the pleasure of watching the crack spread accross the window over the same period so that now it reaches half way through the passenger side. Can;t get the windshield at SD Motors, so I have to send it in from the states and have a garage/technical shop install it.

[Manzana]

Originally Posted by Fernandez

I had a small chip in the windshield repaired last year for about 2000 pesos in Santo Domingo.
Can't remember the shop, however, I have had the pleasure of watching the crack spread accross the window over the same period so that now it reaches half way through the passenger side. Can;t get the windshield at SD Motors, so I have to send it in from the states and have a garage/technical shop install it.

Ouch. I take it that there was no warranty or it started up again just after it expired.

[JDJones]

Originally Posted by Fernandez

I had a small chip in the windshield repaired last year for about 2000 pesos in Santo Domingo.
Can't remember the shop, however, I have had the pleasure of watching the crack spread accross the window over the same period so that now it reaches half way through the passenger side. Can;t get the windshield at SD Motors, so I have to send it in from the states and have a garage/technical shop install it.

Have you tried any of the windshield shops in Santo Domingo? I find it hard to believe you can't find yours in one of those.

I'd check with them before I'd bring one in from the states..