broken windshield

Post by **ESPER** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:34 pm

well my windshield has a crack and i am going to get a new one. problem is i have no clue as to waht to expect. could u guys give me some pointers so i dont get screwed please besideds, how do they replace it anyway?? thanks!!

Post by **Eklectrick** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:34 pm

you wanna know what it'll cost? I am assuming your insurance doesn't cover it otherwise you wouldn't be asking. the last time I had to have a windshield replaced it costed me around 200 bucks. you can sometimes get it done cheaper if you find a windshield from a junkyard (usually they will have them removed already if they are gonna sell it to you) I have no idea how it is actually replaced.

Post by **ESPER** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:34 pm

well yeah insurance asks for a 500 dollar deductable, BULL****!! hehe but i want to know how professionally done it should be, like are they just gonna break it off and pull out galls, what do they have to remove to put the new on ein, etc.

Post by **wpg240** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:34 pm

I hope you don't have the HUD. The winshield for it is 3 times as expensive. Fortunately my glass deductable is only $100 Canadian.

Post by **Just another 240** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:34 pm

i might have a 91 240 windshield for sale if u want it.

Post by **ESPER** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:34 pm

what is the HUD? i have a 95 S14 SE, could u guys clue me in some more please?

Post by **Eklectrick** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:34 pm

Heads Up Display. it reflects the speed off the windshield. you'd know if you had it. It should be professionally done cuz they have to use prolly some kind of solvent to dissolve the glue from the broken windshield and then glue the new one on. if it aint done right you'll have lots of problems in the future i.e. leaks, more cracks, and the actual structrural integrity of the car will be comprimised.

Post by **JBJ858** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:34 pm

yeah...damn i have a 93 coupe...it has the hud...and **** does it cost alot..im from southern cali...and the cheapest oem winshield i found is atleast $1,000 thats for the windshield alone.....when i bought the car it was already cracked....my deductable is $250...theres a huge crack on it...can you guys give me any ideas on what i should tell my insurance company what happened so i can get it replaced?

Post by **Holisticbeatz** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:34 pm

JBJ858 wrote:yeah...damn i have a 93 coupe...it has the hud...and **** does it cost alot..im from southern cali...and the cheapest oem winshield i found is atleast $1,000 thats for the windshield alone.....when i bought the car it was already cracked....my deductable is $250...theres a huge crack on it...can you guys give me any ideas on what i should tell my insurance company what happened so i can get it replaced?

OMG, $1,000 for a windshield? And you say that's the cheapest too? Damn, that small crack on my windshield doesn't bother me as much as it use to now.

Post by **Eklectrick** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:34 pm

JBJ858 wrote:yeah...damn i have a 93 coupe...it has the hud...and **** does it cost alot..im from southern cali...and the cheapest oem winshield i found is atleast $1,000 thats for the windshield alone.....when i bought the car it was already cracked....my deductable is $250...theres a huge crack on it...can you guys give me any ideas on what i should tell my insurance company what happened so i can get it replaced?

I'd just call them and tell them you have a crack in your windshield and need to get it replaced. don't say anything about when it happened, they prolly won't ask too many questions about it. also just so you know, in my state, MN, it is illegal to drive with a cracked windshield if it passes thru the driver's line of sight. don't know about other states, but something to think about.

Post by **JBJ858** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:34 pm

im kinda scared what to say to my insurance company though...when i bought the car...the car was sold to me with that huge crack...hmm probably say from where the tint part is on top of the windshield all the wait down to the middle on windshield..its pretty big..thats why when i tell my insurance company about it im gonna need a better excuse then umm i just need to replace my windshield..so any ideas?..hey holisticbeats...what year is your car?...eklectrick...yeah i think the same rules apply in the state of ca...thats why im trying to get the windshield replace but scared of what to say to my insurance company....but i was told that the windshield will never crack in half or shatter..hmmm...any input on what i should say to my insurance company

Post by **Eklectrick** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:34 pm

seriously, they get claims like this all the time. I don't think they are going to care. If you realy need to have a backup excuse just tell them you were driving behind a big semi with construction equipment on it when all of the sudden a huge bolt or rock or something fell off the back of it and hit your windshield. that actually happened to me once, it scared the crap outta me. The funny thing was I could see it happen in slow motion; the bolt fell off, bounced once off the pavement and BAM! the only thing was it didn't crack my windshield, but it could have.

Post by **MainEvent212** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:34 pm

yeah that happened to me this saturday goin out to tysons...a lil rock came off one truck...got flung back by the next truck and WHAM...i got a lil crack on my windshield...

literally

<---this big

lol anyways it was on my volvo so i dont care...

i'm driving a pathfinder starting this morning

Post by **JBJ858** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:34 pm

thanks for the post..yeah ill probably just use that as a backup excuse...i just have to wait two more weeks until i get paid so i can pay my 250 deductable...err

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