OEM windshield durability?
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I work for a company that i chose to leave NAME LESS and i 4 years installing AUTO Glass if you take it to your dealer here is what will happen they will call a glass company that will install glass but they will charge you for the service and if you are not careful will give you Aftermarket Glass for a Chunk of your BANK soo that guy that says they are about 120 is right and 220 with install is a OK Deal soo call Around and OEM IS BEST PPG pilkington is second best safelite Brand and china Brand glass are 3 or just make sure tooo LLOOOOOK it over and look for distortions and scratches and soo on
The REar View MIRRRor isue with the Shaking and the Julting haha all manufacture use the same mirro Brackets soo it must be something else like the mirror isnot snugly INSTALLED on to the Bracket or you NEAD to replace your shooks ahahahah
The REar View MIRRRor isue with the Shaking and the Julting haha all manufacture use the same mirro Brackets soo it must be something else like the mirror isnot snugly INSTALLED on to the Bracket or you NEAD to replace your shooks ahahahah
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Originally Posted by comi_cozi
I work for a company that i chose to leave NAME LESS and i 4 years installing AUTO Glass if you take it to your dealer here is what will happen they will call a glass company that will install glass but they will charge you for the service and if you are not careful will give you Aftermarket Glass for a Chunk of your BANK soo that guy that says they are about 120 is right and 220 with install is a OK Deal soo call Around and OEM IS BEST PPG pilkington is second best safelite Brand and china Brand glass are 3 or just make sure tooo LLOOOOOK it over and look for distortions and scratches and soo on
The REar View MIRRRor isue with the Shaking and the Julting haha all manufacture use the same mirro Brackets soo it must be something else like the mirror isnot snugly INSTALLED on to the Bracket or you NEAD to replace your shooks ahahahah
The REar View MIRRRor isue with the Shaking and the Julting haha all manufacture use the same mirro Brackets soo it must be something else like the mirror isnot snugly INSTALLED on to the Bracket or you NEAD to replace your shooks ahahahah
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In defense of the OEM windshield:
It also has a lot to do with where you drive and the hazards your windshield is exposed to. I think luck also plays a role, meaning, you are lucky to get hit in certain places of the windshield than others. I drive the freeways a lot and have taken countless hits with rocks from trucks (note: mudflaps are optional for large trucks in Japan) at speed and got nothing more than a scare . Some of the rocks were big enough for me to clearly see them coming.
The hit that finally did my windshield in was from a friend's car (another STi) that I was trailing behind while coming out of a hairpin turn during a track day. We were accelerating out of the corner and I heard a loud 'POP'. I watched a line in the glass rainbow it's way across with every turn I took after that. I took it easy after that and by the time I got in the pits, the break was almost 2 ft long. It was caused by a piece of 2mm dia pea gravel that made its way onto the track when somebody overran the corner and reentered. The mark at the impact point was less than 1mm in diameter and was located in the bottom right corner of the windshield, about an inch from the edge trim. When it happened, we were going about 40mph.
The aftermath: Japanese insurance does not cover glass, unless you pay out the @$$ for the premium coverage. The replacement is going to cost me close to $800 for the glass and labor, and that is going with a USED windshield. A new one would add $300 to the overall cost.
I would take a $300 replacement job anyday.
It also has a lot to do with where you drive and the hazards your windshield is exposed to. I think luck also plays a role, meaning, you are lucky to get hit in certain places of the windshield than others. I drive the freeways a lot and have taken countless hits with rocks from trucks (note: mudflaps are optional for large trucks in Japan) at speed and got nothing more than a scare . Some of the rocks were big enough for me to clearly see them coming.
The hit that finally did my windshield in was from a friend's car (another STi) that I was trailing behind while coming out of a hairpin turn during a track day. We were accelerating out of the corner and I heard a loud 'POP'. I watched a line in the glass rainbow it's way across with every turn I took after that. I took it easy after that and by the time I got in the pits, the break was almost 2 ft long. It was caused by a piece of 2mm dia pea gravel that made its way onto the track when somebody overran the corner and reentered. The mark at the impact point was less than 1mm in diameter and was located in the bottom right corner of the windshield, about an inch from the edge trim. When it happened, we were going about 40mph.
The aftermath: Japanese insurance does not cover glass, unless you pay out the @$$ for the premium coverage. The replacement is going to cost me close to $800 for the glass and labor, and that is going with a USED windshield. A new one would add $300 to the overall cost.
I would take a $300 replacement job anyday.
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