For Your Auto Glass Repairs in Lakeland, Florida Dial 1-800-Windshield!

When you sustain damaged auto glass anywhere in Lakeland, call 1-800-Windshield. Our experienced technicians will assess your vehicle’s auto glass damage and determine whether it can be repaired, or if it needs full replacement. From windshields to mirrors, our Lakeland facility will meet all of your auto glass needs.

Vehicles in Lakeland can be subjected to auto glass damage in many different ways. Projectiles, falling limbs, and bouncing stones on the roadways are just a few of those ways. These items can cause simple scratches or chips, or they can cause an entire windshield to be shattered.  Whatever the damage, it is important that you have the it examined. Even small damages to your vehicle’s windows can greatly affect the safety of your car.

How does auto glass damage affect the safety of my automobile?

• Accident Safety – When designing a car, engineers take into account the strength of the glass that is placed in the vehicle. The strength of the glass is critical to the structural support system in the event of a rollover collision. In this type of accident, the windshield, rear window, and side windows all offer support to the roof, helping to prevent the roof from being crushed, and the occupants being put at greater risk. Collisions that occur involving direct impacts to the front of the vehicle also need an uncompromised windshield. In these cases, the windshield helps to divert the energy from the impact to the structural support system. Any damage, whether it is a chip or a crack, can diminish the strength of any of the glass units considerably, causing greater risk for all involved.
• Visual Safety – For the driver to have unencumbered views in all directions is very important to automobile safety. Whenever cracks, chips and other auto glass damage obstruct those views, it creates a dangerous situation. Those damages need to be addressed.
• Equipment Safety – Side impact airbags have proven to be instrumental in preventing injury during side impact collisions. If the front windshield of your vehicle has been damaged to the point where it cannot withstand the impact of the side airbag deploying, and it consequently collapses from that impact, the airbag cannot function as designed.  It is critical that all of our safety equipment functions as it is designed.

How can 1-800-Windshield help?

• Auto Glass Repair – After our auto glass specialists have assessed the damage to your vehicle, if we can repair the damage, we will. By using current technology, and modern materials, our technicians can often repair chips and smaller cracks so that the glass unit will be as strong as it was when it left the factory. These repairs can be made as long as they do not fall within the critical viewing area of the driver.
• Auto Glass Replacement – There are times that auto glass just cannot be repaired. The huge spider web of cracks that cover a quarter of the window, or the crack that runs the full length or width of the windshield are both examples of damage that cannot be repaired. In those situations, our technicians will replace the glass unit using OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) glass and supplies.
• Insurance Claims – Often times, after your initial contact with your insurance company, 1-800-Windshield will be able to process your entire insurance claim, saving you time and aggravation.

Florida auto glass laws

In Florida, the law does not allow insurance companies to collect a deductible for auto windshield repairs and replacement, if a policyholder has full comprehensive coverage as part of their insurance policy. In Florida, auto glass needs to be replaced when the damage impairs the view of the driver. Law enforcement officers are given the discretion to make this decision. If an officer makes that decision then the officer has the authority to issue you a citation to have the auto glass repaired.

Contacting the Lakeland auto glass repair facility is easy

• By Phone – Call 1-800-Windshield and speak to a service representative. The representative will gather the needed information, and schedule a convenient time for you to bring your vehicle to us.
• By Email – Complete the form on this webpage and forward it on to us. A service representative will contact you in a timely manner and guide you through the process.

Our Lakeland facility serves all of Polk County, including:

Winter Haven

Bartow

Haines City

Auburndale

Lake Wales

Davenport

Dundee

Eagle Lake

Fort Meade

Frostproof

Highland Park

Lake Alfred

Mulberry

Polk City