My 2006 windshield needs to be replaced

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(elmofongo @ Sep 30 2006, 04:23 PM) [snapback]326218[/snapback]</div>

The dealer is going to sublet the work to a glass shop. Go with the lowest price that provides you with an OEM windshield. Do not settle for an aftermarket part, your car is too new for that.

 

I'd go with whoever uses a genuine Toyota windshield.

Sometimes penny wise is pound foolish.

 

I'm surprised your insurance doesn't cover it. All my policies had free windshield repair

 

I've now had FIVE windshields in my 2006. I really wanted a shaded windshield - and the OEM glass is still not shaded, so I put in aftermarket... and another... and another.... I finally got one that is "good enough" but not great. I'd definitely stick with whatever company will give you the OEM glass, and avoid the hassles I've had.

That said, my deductible has always been waved, just like Mr. Green. Of course I also have just a $100 deductible.

 

I was quoted $240 Can for a 2006 Prius windshield. That's about $216 US. Shop around. DON'T let the dealer do it! Unless you -want- to burn money.

 

Im curious! (darelldd) Why 5 windshields?? So far ive never had to replace a winshield in any car i owned.Can you see a sample before its installed to see if u like it??

 

On my insurance I have for an extra $4/year glass coverage that replaces broken glass with no deductible. Still have regular deductible for other stuff. It's the best $4/year I ever spend!

Liberty Mutual is my insurance carrier

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(stanlwyjohn @ Oct 1 2006, 03:39 AM) [snapback]326407[/snapback]</div>

I first got a chip in the stock glass. Glass guy tried to repair it, and the crack spread when he put pressure on the thing during curing. So I needed new glass, and really wanted a shaded one, so after a while, the aftermarket guys caught up with us, and offered a shaded unit. Put it in, and the it was like looking through somebody else's prescription glasses. We replaced it with another, and it was worse! Finally after four, there's one in now that is acceptable, though still not as good as OEM... but with a GREAT shade, at least!

You can look at these things all day long before they're installed - and they all look the same. Put them in and suddenly one will suck and one will be fine. Once the glass is out of the car, they have to put *something* in there, so there's no use in just setting it in place first to determine if it is OK. If it is NOT OK, it still has to be glued in while the next one is ordered.

One thing that makes the problem worse is the extreme rake of the Prius windshield. Not quite as bad as that rear window, but still plenty bad (from a glass clarity standpoint).

 

Thanks darelldd I learned something new today PS! Im jealous!! I would love to have a ev auto.Someday!!!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(elmofongo @ Oct 3 2006, 09:32 AM) [snapback]327335[/snapback]</div>

They always *look* thes same. It is the clarity you've got to watch out for. Safety and fit aren't anything to worry about... but the optical clarity sure is!

Interesting my my insurance (AAA) would ONLY pay for OEM glass, and I had to fight to get the aftermarket with the shade. Sigh. Such is my life.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Soylent @ Sep 30 2006, 07:27 PM) [snapback]326249[/snapback]</div>

As i recently learned, that can vary state to state. Back in Ohio, none of my policies or my families had free windshield repair. Up here in Minnesota, however, every policy does (it's mandated statewide).

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(elmofongo @ Oct 3 2006, 09:32 AM) [snapback]327335[/snapback]</div>

Sometimes aftermarket glass is repackaged OEM.

Back in 2000, someone smashed the rear window of my wife’s Dodge Grand Caravan. The van was fairly new, so I insisted on OEM replacement as opposed to an aftermarket or a used part which is what the insurance adjuster wanted me to have. After I fought and won my battle with the insurance company, the body shop told me that they could not get an OEM glass from their suppliers. I started calling around looking for one. One Dodge dealer finally told me that they get their OEM from one of the aftermarket suppliers. I called that glass shop and they confirmed that what they sold was factory glass in an aftermarket box; however, they could get me the exact same glass in a Mopar packaging for twice the money. I gave the OK for the aftermarket part to be installed. It was a genuine Chrysler rear window.

It does not hurt to do some sleuthing.

 

All the aftermarket glass I've ever gotten was PPG and I've never noticed a difference between OEM and PPG.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(eagle33199 @ Oct 3 2006, 03:47 PM) [snapback]327468[/snapback]</div>

Repair is not the same as replacement, as the OP said he needed (and has now gotten, I see). My insurance company also will pay for repairs, if repairable, with no deductible. And for my last rock chip (pre-Prius), they gave me the choice of repair or replacement. I pay a deductible if I have to have it replaced.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(s3nfo @ Oct 10 2006, 05:52 PM) [snapback]330852[/snapback]</div>

Likewise for me.

 

GREAT I was trying to fix this crack, and i made it worse. Now it actually cracked a few inches across.

Time to start searching for a windshield...

Note to self: Pay someone to fix my crack next time.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(elmofongo @ Sep 30 2006, 07:23 PM) [snapback]326218[/snapback]</div>

I believe that my homeowners policy covered damage to a windshield.