Just had mine fixed about 1 month ago. From what I now know, it can be fixed so that the repair is ALMOST invisible, provided that the chip is small enough, deep enough, did not form a "Star", is relatively uniform at the edges, and is not a crack. It should also not be in your direct line of site.

I had 3 chips, they fixed 2 of them, the 3rd one was too small to be fixed. They said that they can probably just polish the glass, and make it disappear, but I didn't bother.

The repair to the other 2 was so good that by now I can't even tell were they were. The point is, if you don't fix it, it may turn into a crack, and then its windshield replacement time.

My insurance picked up the cost of the repair. It did not affect my insurance rates at all. Just make sure you go to a place that knows what they are doing. It takes about 30 Minutes from start too finish.

Phil

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'95 E300 Diesel, 264,000 Miles. [Sold it]