Cracked windshield at 175 miles....

[julijn]

took her on the highway for the first time for a soccer tournament and 30 miles in a rock jumps up and smacks the passenger corner...already grew to 6 inches just getting back home. Such a bummer. Getting quote now. This sucks but I think I’ll get the platinum glass if I can.

 

[Blackscreen67]

took her on the highway for the first time for a soccer tournament and 30 miles in a rock jumps up and smacks the passenger corner...already grew to 6 inches just getting back home. Such a bummer. Getting quote now. This sucks but I think I’ll get the platinum glass if I can.

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Did you have any supplemental Ford protection plans?

 

[1955moose]

Your insurance should cover it, most full coverage do

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[julijn]

not sure...i don't think i got anything that covers new windshields.. my dealer cover small cracks for the first year.. this is bigger...

 

[rumline]

Most insurance doesn't cover OEM glass unless there is some fitment issue with aftermarket.

 

[julijn]

fyi...its coming in at 550 for thew glass.. and 300 for re-calibrating....

 

[julijn]

opinions on safelite....i bet they dont use oem... does anyone know the brand that ford uses..?

 

[JExpedition07]

Ford does their own glass, you can request oem Carlite glass from safe lite.

 

[Rotorhead451]

So would someone please educate me on the reasons why a Ford brandname glass should be used? I've had to replace several windows in other cars and trucks, and used whatever Safelite used, and have had no issues.

 

[Blackscreen67]

The rain sensors

So would someone please educate me on the reasons why a Ford brandname glass should be used? I've had to replace several windows in other cars and trucks, and used whatever Safelite used, and have had no issues.

With the OP trim level rain sensors, heated glass, and fitment as a whole.

 

[Meeker]

Julijn, I go an almost identical crack a few weeks ago (13,000 km though)! The rock hit within an inch of the bottom edge, but I think it took a week before the cracks appeared. I wasn't able to find the impact point originally when I heard the rock hit...

Not looking forward to the replacement cost. I'll have to start looking through my insurance docs to see what's up. $300 for calibration? That's for the lane-keep system I guess? Double ouch.

This after putting 170k kms on my 2006 Expy and never replacing the glass once.

 

[Going_Going_Gone]

You need to investigate "zero deductible" glass coverage under your comprehensive coverage. It covers all windows, (outside) mirrors, and (most importantly) headlights, tail lights and fog lights. Last time I looked at my policy it was something like $70/yr. which is way less than the deductible for a windshield, headlight, dimming side-view mirror, or taillight would be. And, IF I need to make a claim, I get that much back from the windshield company I use to replace my windshield. They use OEM glass, not the wavy, optically-distorted stuff Safelite pushes.

 

[Rotorhead451]

Makes sense, and thank you . . .

 

[1955moose]

If you want to be a rascal bash it with a bat or big breaker bar, and tell insurance your SUV was vandalized. Kids in the neighborhood, you didn't hear it here, but that way insurance pays, and goes under your comprehensive coverage which usually has little to no deduction. That and most don't raise your premium.

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[benyl]

Got these two filled yesterday. In Calgary, it a futile effort to keep front glass nice. Have a bunch of pits already.

My F150 went 7 years without a crack, but plenty of chips.




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[Blackscreen67]

If you want to be a rascal bash it with a bat or big breaker bar, and tell insurance your SUV was vandalized. Kids in the neighborhood, you didn't hear it here, but that way insurance pays, and goes under your comprehensive coverage which usually has little to no deduction. That and most don't raise your premium.

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My insurance company loves me tor using my comprehensive when I had bad diesel from a service station.

$14k check cut to fix a 2007 lol. Good thing I was the one who did all the work so I paid myself the labor at $150 per hr.

 

[Going_Going_Gone]

If you want to be a rascal bash it with a bat or big breaker bar, and tell insurance your SUV was vandalized. Kids in the neighborhood, you didn't hear it here, but that way insurance pays, and goes under your comprehensive coverage which usually has little to no deduction. That and most don't raise your premium.

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Normal "comprehensive" carries a deductible. Vandalism will be covered, but you'll have to pay the deductible which is what you picked for your policy...a zero-deductible glass breakage rider is as it says, zero-deductible, covering by vandals, errant rocks, or road debris 100%. In Phoenix where I live it is a no-brainer--you have high odds of damage from road debris and on occasion even bullet(s).

 

[NyackRob79]

Most insurance does NOT cover glass unless you specifically request glass coverage, and even then it generally has a $250 or $500 deductible. It’s a good thing that Union Labor sticker prevented that crack from growing

You can blame EPA regulations which demand unreasonable MPG for all new trucks. The only way manufacturers can meet these unrealistic MPG numbers is with gimmicky features like Start/Stop, and lightening every single component. In this case, the windshield. Today’s windshields are manufactured thinner than ever before.

I’d say keep an eye on it. Take a photo with your phone and compare it in a few weeks. If the crack grows, replace the windshield, but doing so for strictly aesthetic purposes, it’s going to cost you.

 

[1955moose]

Arizona has occasional bullets? And I thought Oakland across the bay from me was rough!

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[Blackscreen67]

Arizona has occasional bullets? And I thought Oakland across the bay from me was rough!

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Phoenix had the most crime in the country not that long ago(a year or so).