Way OT: Windshield Replacement?

[Ren]

My two cents from experience – as flu said, there is a difference in quality between windshields. I’ve had a Toyota and Mazda windshield replaced with cheaper aftermarket windshields (one by Allstar, one by a dealer subcontractor). Both fog up much easier than OEM and the wipers are no longer as effective in rain. I’ve tried various coatings, but it doesn’t help. Next time I’ll pay the extra money.

[Coronita]

[quote=JC]*Update time* The better glass did not cost much more than cheap stuff. Weirdly, I got a lower quote on PPG than the cheapo stuf from one of the big chains. The smaller outfit I went with got my pilkington for not much more than the original quote. Thanks again for the sage advice. I really appreciate it.[/quote]

Good for you. Pilkington is the defacto one used on most German cars. PPG or Pilkington, you can’t go wrong. Labor is what costs more…You’re lucky you broke your windshield and not a side window, rear window, or quarter glass. That small quarter glass in the rear of a 4 door usually costs more to replace than a windshield, even though it looks like a tiny glass.

[Coronita]

[quote=JC]*Update time* The better glass did not cost much more than cheap stuff. Weirdly, I got a lower quote on PPG than the cheapo stuf from one of the big chains. The smaller outfit I went with got my pilkington for not much more than the original quote. Thanks again for the sage advice. I really appreciate it.[/quote]

Good for you. Pilkington is the defacto one used on most German cars. PPG or Pilkington, you can’t go wrong. Labor is what costs more…You’re lucky you broke your windshield and not a side window, rear window, or quarter glass. That small quarter glass in the rear of a 4 door usually costs more to replace than a windshield, even though it looks like a tiny glass.

[Coronita]

[quote=JC]*Update time* The better glass did not cost much more than cheap stuff. Weirdly, I got a lower quote on PPG than the cheapo stuf from one of the big chains. The smaller outfit I went with got my pilkington for not much more than the original quote. Thanks again for the sage advice. I really appreciate it.[/quote]

Good for you. Pilkington is the defacto one used on most German cars. PPG or Pilkington, you can’t go wrong. Labor is what costs more…You’re lucky you broke your windshield and not a side window, rear window, or quarter glass. That small quarter glass in the rear of a 4 door usually costs more to replace than a windshield, even though it looks like a tiny glass.

[Coronita]

[quote=JC]*Update time* The better glass did not cost much more than cheap stuff. Weirdly, I got a lower quote on PPG than the cheapo stuf from one of the big chains. The smaller outfit I went with got my pilkington for not much more than the original quote. Thanks again for the sage advice. I really appreciate it.[/quote]

Good for you. Pilkington is the defacto one used on most German cars. PPG or Pilkington, you can’t go wrong. Labor is what costs more…You’re lucky you broke your windshield and not a side window, rear window, or quarter glass. That small quarter glass in the rear of a 4 door usually costs more to replace than a windshield, even though it looks like a tiny glass.

[Coronita]

[quote=JC]*Update time* The better glass did not cost much more than cheap stuff. Weirdly, I got a lower quote on PPG than the cheapo stuf from one of the big chains. The smaller outfit I went with got my pilkington for not much more than the original quote. Thanks again for the sage advice. I really appreciate it.[/quote]

Good for you. Pilkington is the defacto one used on most German cars. PPG or Pilkington, you can’t go wrong. Labor is what costs more…You’re lucky you broke your windshield and not a side window, rear window, or quarter glass. That small quarter glass in the rear of a 4 door usually costs more to replace than a windshield, even though it looks like a tiny glass.

[Coronita]

[quote=ucodegen]

Anyone know the cost of replacing a windshield with a GPS receiver ? My wife’s car has a windshield chip.

Windshields don’t have GPS chips last time I checked. They may have the wire for the receiver.. but not the chip itself. What is the make and model of the vehicle? What option is the one that triggered the ‘GPS’..??

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My guess would be that he/she is referring to a glass that has a embedded antenna in it. My car for instance runs a FM antenna on the rear/side quarter glass.

There are three cases to my knowledge in which you can’t go aftermarket with a glass (read, you need to get the OEM windshield from a stealer or OEM supplier)

1) Your glass has factory tint which is smoked glass. Most aftermarket glass do not have factory tint/smoked glass (and even it it did, chances are it wouldn’t match up…Expect to pay $$$ for smoked glass

2) You broke a window running antennas on it. Sometimes aftermarket glass don’t have those either.

[Coronita]

[quote=ucodegen]

Anyone know the cost of replacing a windshield with a GPS receiver ? My wife’s car has a windshield chip.

Windshields don’t have GPS chips last time I checked. They may have the wire for the receiver.. but not the chip itself. What is the make and model of the vehicle? What option is the one that triggered the ‘GPS’..??

[/quote]

My guess would be that he/she is referring to a glass that has a embedded antenna in it. My car for instance runs a FM antenna on the rear/side quarter glass.

There are three cases to my knowledge in which you can’t go aftermarket with a glass (read, you need to get the OEM windshield from a stealer or OEM supplier)

1) Your glass has factory tint which is smoked glass. Most aftermarket glass do not have factory tint/smoked glass (and even it it did, chances are it wouldn’t match up…Expect to pay $$$ for smoked glass

2) You broke a window running antennas on it. Sometimes aftermarket glass don’t have those either.

[Coronita]

[quote=ucodegen]

Anyone know the cost of replacing a windshield with a GPS receiver ? My wife’s car has a windshield chip.

Windshields don’t have GPS chips last time I checked. They may have the wire for the receiver.. but not the chip itself. What is the make and model of the vehicle? What option is the one that triggered the ‘GPS’..??

[/quote]

My guess would be that he/she is referring to a glass that has a embedded antenna in it. My car for instance runs a FM antenna on the rear/side quarter glass.

There are three cases to my knowledge in which you can’t go aftermarket with a glass (read, you need to get the OEM windshield from a stealer or OEM supplier)

1) Your glass has factory tint which is smoked glass. Most aftermarket glass do not have factory tint/smoked glass (and even it it did, chances are it wouldn’t match up…Expect to pay $$$ for smoked glass

2) You broke a window running antennas on it. Sometimes aftermarket glass don’t have those either.

[Coronita]

[quote=ucodegen]

Anyone know the cost of replacing a windshield with a GPS receiver ? My wife’s car has a windshield chip.

Windshields don’t have GPS chips last time I checked. They may have the wire for the receiver.. but not the chip itself. What is the make and model of the vehicle? What option is the one that triggered the ‘GPS’..??

[/quote]

My guess would be that he/she is referring to a glass that has a embedded antenna in it. My car for instance runs a FM antenna on the rear/side quarter glass.

There are three cases to my knowledge in which you can’t go aftermarket with a glass (read, you need to get the OEM windshield from a stealer or OEM supplier)

1) Your glass has factory tint which is smoked glass. Most aftermarket glass do not have factory tint/smoked glass (and even it it did, chances are it wouldn’t match up…Expect to pay $$$ for smoked glass

2) You broke a window running antennas on it. Sometimes aftermarket glass don’t have those either.

[Coronita]

[quote=ucodegen]

Anyone know the cost of replacing a windshield with a GPS receiver ? My wife’s car has a windshield chip.

Windshields don’t have GPS chips last time I checked. They may have the wire for the receiver.. but not the chip itself. What is the make and model of the vehicle? What option is the one that triggered the ‘GPS’..??

[/quote]

My guess would be that he/she is referring to a glass that has a embedded antenna in it. My car for instance runs a FM antenna on the rear/side quarter glass.

There are three cases to my knowledge in which you can’t go aftermarket with a glass (read, you need to get the OEM windshield from a stealer or OEM supplier)

1) Your glass has factory tint which is smoked glass. Most aftermarket glass do not have factory tint/smoked glass (and even it it did, chances are it wouldn’t match up…Expect to pay $$$ for smoked glass

2) You broke a window running antennas on it. Sometimes aftermarket glass don’t have those either.

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