If you have a nice car, how do you replace a cracked windshield? Cheap glass or Original manuf?

[Anonymous]

I used Safelite and requested a genuine Land Rover windshield. I didn’t use insurance, so paid the entire cost - I think it was $300-400 more for the genuine part, which was still cheaper than the dealer price and they bring in Safelite to do the work, anyway.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think anyone is understanding my question, but I guess that's ok as it sounds like everyone is using aftermarket glass. I've "heard" that aftermarket isn't as good as it might not work with sensors within the windshield or might not be cut to exact specifications.

I have a good relationship with my dealership rep, and he told me the name of the glass guy they use. No dealership has their own glass guy. They outsource and then mark it up.

I'm assuming if you paid nothing out of pocket then you did not use Original Equipment glass, which would probably not be covered since it's more expensive.

Thank you.

I posted above. I had the choice to use OEM or after market. I paid the difference between the glass company and insurance price.

Thank you. This is exactly what I was wondering. If people actually paid up or just did the cheap stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In some cases with rain sensors and forward cameras, you can only do OEM glass. But because of insurance insanity, Safelite was required to replace with non-OEM, and when that failed (the car wouldn't even drive because sensors in windshield were reporting faults), they got approval to do OEM.

This is what I'm afraid of with aftermarket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Call safelite auto glass and they will replace it with what you have.
I have a Land Rover with a heated windshield.
Nearest dealer is 2 hrs away.
Safelite ordered what was needed, came out, installed it.

Your insurance deductible for glass coverage may or may not be more or less than the replacement cost.
I ended up paying out of pocket for it.

If you go through insurance (or if the quote was reasonable) you are not getting the same product. They are relatively close but insurance almost never pays for manufacturer windshields.

[Anonymous]

Ask for Pilkington or PPG glass. If you don't you might end up with Chinese type.

[Anonymous]

For the minimal amount of material money of money why in the world would you ever run this through your insurance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Our vehicles have never been quite as high-end as what you’re describing, but they do have the features like the rain sensors. The state where we live and you can’t get glass coverage, so DH has called every glass shop in town and we’ve gone with the cheapest one every time. Safelite is more than twice as much as the place we go to. I’m on my third or fourth windshield, so it’s not worth it to spend any more than we have to.

You have been threw th 3 or 4 windshields? What is happening to all of these windshields? In 35 years of driving I have never had to replace a windshield absent a major collision where the windshield was a minor part of the damage. I don’t know anyone who has a go to windshield guy.

[Anonymous]

“Through”