windshield rock chips...
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I have also replaced the windsheild once and have had crack repairs on the second. Cost was around a grand. Worst part is the trim that runs up to the roofline from the side keeps coming un snapped. I constantly have to pop it back in place on both sides.
Me too! It bugs me that it happens.
I've replaced two after 25000 miles. One was cracked on the Dalton highway and the other on the Dempster. And you are right, they are not cheap. I would be interested to know where the one for $700 came from because I didn't think there was any after market glass available yet?
Had 2 chips come in during the 1st 10,000 miles of driving. Really small debris that hit the WS, so I was very surprised they chipped so easily. Have not replaced WS yet.
Most insurance policies cover windshield replacements with no deductible. Why are you guys paying for windshields???
Also, that really sucks because whenever a windshield is replaced the safety and integrity of the vehicle is severely compromised. You'd be surprised at how differently a vehicle with a replaced windshield reacts in a rollover.
Also, stay away from aftermarket glass. It's not the same -- it's a mold from the "real" glass. The insurance companies now have a policy that your replacement glass does not have to have identical markings on it -- but this does not exclude them from using OEM glass.
Also, that really sucks because whenever a windshield is replaced the safety and integrity of the vehicle is severely compromised. You'd be surprised at how differently a vehicle with a replaced windshield reacts in a rollover.
Also, stay away from aftermarket glass. It's not the same -- it's a mold from the "real" glass. The insurance companies now have a policy that your replacement glass does not have to have identical markings on it -- but this does not exclude them from using OEM glass.
When I had the glass replaced I did it because I was moving from one plating area to another, and they needed it for inspection and to certify the vehicle. The old area, insurance didn't cover window replacement because cracks happened all the time...I had one vehicle with the windsheild replaced once a year for three years.
I an not going to roll this vehicle.
My insurance doesn't care, as long as I have glass in the window, and it's not cracked with the vehicle is safetied at the initial plating.
Buy a 100. 130K and no cracks or chips. Windshield is tough!
It helps that you live in Georgia...what do put on the ground when it snows?...oh yeah, it doesn't snow.
When I lived in Alberta, they put crushed gravel on all the roads to keep some sort of surface above the ice and snow. In the spring it was not unusual to take a 1/2inch pc of gravel to the windsheild. I had one 3 hr road trip in my 80 where I took hundreds of rocks and ended up with close to 30 chips and cracks.
I'll keep my 200...don't need a 100.
All of atlanta is under construction (growth being the cause). So if your not going through a construction zone, your driving on a road with potholes, metal plates over holes they haven't filled yet, Driving through a road thats been tore up and rocks everywhere. Or a freshly paved road that has pebbles and all sorts of surprises.i drive 50 miles a day on I-75... 43 of those miles is usually behind a gravel truck, dump truck, tractor, or behind a car going 80 mph on a interstate with rocks from the construction zone. They hit every few seconds. My windshield is pitted but no cracks, I've been lucky. We don't get snow where I live (about 50 miles north of the city) but when it does, like last week. We got 3" of snow. Yes, nothing compared to what you guys get up north I know. But it will warm up to about 34 mid day, everything will start to melt. then drop to 15*F with a windchill of 5*F. So on top of the 2" of snow left on the ground, we now have ice. We don't have "real" salt trucks but instead of salt they dump gravel, dirt, crushed wood,and a tiny bit of salt from what they can find... Anything to make the ice a little less slick. In GA the weather sucks, snow means ice, and rain means hail. Never stops.
I didn't post that to get into a "proved you wrong" debate. Just a joke. Maybe somebody could fab up a thick plexi-glass plate and have a bolt in bracket with the hood mount near the windshield and a bracket that bolts to the roof rack and extends down so you could fasten the plexi-glass plate. Make sense? A windshield in front of a windshield. Be cheaper than a grand every year when you catch that one single rock that smashes your windshield and have to deal with seals, gaskets, and everything else that sucks about replacing a windshield. Im sure my time will come
You have been lucky... Now that you mentioned it, you will get a chip - Murphy's Law.
I did once see a thick 3m type of plastic wrap specifically for the windsheild. I have my front end wrapped, but it would be nice to do the windsheild too.
I did once see a thick 3m type of plastic wrap specifically for the windsheild. I have my front end wrapped, but it would be nice to do the windsheild too.
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i have the same wrap on my front end. it would probably work if it was clear enough and didn't discolor. it still looks very good on the paint and headlights, but definately has some distortion. i haven't decided how i am going to take care of mine, but this is rediculous.
You guys stink for starting this thread! Off to replace my windshield as I was pegged by a pebble in town, no less.
I broke two windshields within 2 months of each other. The insurance company paid for the first less a $500 deductible but they only allow one per year which makes sense. Perhaps other insurance companies are more generous but I can't imagine them keeping your premium less than the cost of a windshield for very long if you make multiple claims.
Detail shops (good ones) and glass guys can repair chips with great success and way less cost. Plus you keep the original windshield.
The trick is to fix it before it gets worse.
The trick is to fix it before it gets worse.
That there is the trick. First crack happened while driving 35mph down a side street. Saw it right away and headed to the repair shop. Next one happened on the way out of town, doing 50mph. Didn't see a mark and thought everyting was chipper. Washed the truck 2 days later and saw the big "L" taking shape. "L" = looser = new windshield.
Edit Note: I removed gas pedal comment. Seems to be getting too serious to make lite of.
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Jim_Chow
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Buy a 100
IMHO, all toyota windshields are brittle. I went through 3 windshields on my LX in 3 years. Luckily I have 100% (0 deductible) on OEM glass...saved me $3700. LX windshield (out the door prices at Scottsdale Lexus) was just under $1K in Oct 2006, $1.2K in Oct 2007, and $1.5K in Oct 2008. First windshield was hit by a rock about 1" from the top passenger side edge and cracked 1.5ft across the entire passenger's center after sitting in the garage. The second rock hit about 1" above the center low edge between and below the wipers from a pickup pulling a trailer on the windy road up Taos. Windshield cracked up about 6" and over another 6". Third windshield was from a large rock on the freeway, smack in the center of the driver's view, leaving a quarter-sized gash.
Anyways, I think I figured out the culprit to my broken windshields. Sure, late summer/early fall tends to have more debris on the road here in the Southwest after the heavy summer rains, but in all three cases, my mother-in-law was visiting and sitting in the front passenger seat. All three cases occurred in the same month (one in So AZ, two in N. NM). Last Oct, mother-in-law didn't visit, and guess what? No broken windshield!
