Replacement Windshield

[jajeh5]

Well, I now have two rock chips in my windsheild. I am going to wait till It gets bad to replace it. Does anyone have any suggestions on the replacement windsheild? Also I would like to replace it with a factory windsheild. Can my dealer do this or is there a aftermarket company that can do this?

[Bbbutch]

If the rock chips haven't cracked out yet you can have them repaired. IF they have long cracks under 18 inches some windshield repair shops (usually a mobile service) can still repair them. But where the rock chips and cracks are located on the windshield also maters.
It will be very expensive to get the windshield replaced at a car dealer. Find a local vendor who will replace it with factory glass.

[jajeh5]

Thanks, I am going to check around and see what I can find.

[lenny7]

Originally Posted by jajeh5

Thanks, I am going to check around and see what I can find.

Will your insurance cover this? Mine does with no deductible, and no affect on future premiums (I have American Express Insurance).

Be VERY careful with aftermarket windshields. My last experience was a nightmare. They forgot to put in a seal, the scratched up the pillars on both side, argued with me about who should pay to fix it, and did a crappy job when they finally fixed it themselves (the said they were sending an autobody guy to do it, but it was a crappy job).

Also the glass must not have been to OEM standards as it seems to scratch very easily and pitted up pretty quick too. Luckily this was on my Caravan, not my Sequoia.

[Mxlion11]

In my experience NO ONE can fix a crack they can only stop it from spreading. If it is just chips in your windshield, check with your insurance b/c usually it is covered by them no matter what your deductible is!

[Bbbutch]

Originally Posted by Mxlion11

In my experience NO ONE can fix a crack they can only stop it from spreading.

This is correct however my windshield repairman "tries" to back fill the cracks with about a 50% success rate. But even then (and mostly at night) the light will reflect off of the cracked area.
If it was my own vehicle with a crack in it I'd replace the windshield. I try to have the windshields at work repaired. But then I'm still replacing 12 to 20 windshields a year and just trying to keep the numbers down.