Windshield replacement
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 1,767
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From: San Diego CA
I have had two already. My first replacement was due to a large rock. That one then had to be replaced due to a stress crack caused by poor installation. My second one was done by an installer who does all of the Corvettes for my dealer. If you have HUD make sure you get a HUD compliant windshield.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 20,352
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From: Ventura County, Calif
Most insurance and many dealers use Safelight.
A couple prior discussions of good and bad of Safelight, be diligent:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...indshield.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ror-story.html
A couple prior discussions of good and bad of Safelight, be diligent:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...indshield.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ror-story.html
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,232
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From: SF Bay Area CA
I would insist on OEM glass. I've heard of others with issues with non OEM if they have a HUD. Something about the material needs a certain type of reflective surface or it's blurry.
Tech Contributor
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 41,037
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From: Charlotte, NC (formerly Endicott, NY)
If you order through a GM dealer you may not get OEM glass either. The service parts organization orders glass through whatever supplier gives them the best price/piece for glass that meets the specifications. That means it may not be the same supplier that sells to the assembly plant. I had two windshields replaced on my C5Z and neither of them were so called OEM glass even though they were both ordered through the dealer.
Bill
Bill
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2017
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Yep, make sure if you have the HUD you get the HUD windshield. I had mine replaced due to the stress crack problem 3 weeks before the 3 yr warranty expired. Now have the additional coverage on my auto policy. Dealer ordered OEM and had a "windshield guy" do the install.
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 259
Likes: 77
From: Sierra Nevada foothills
My windshield took a rock hit driving home from a dealership for service. Safelite in Fresno did the replacement. It is amazing how much has to be removed in terms of trim and other parts to accomplish this job. However they did an excellent job and the safelite technician had serious attention to the slightest detail and exercised caution at every step. It helped he was a c6 owner. I opted for "non-oem" glass, but it appears to be exactly the same and was made by agc automotive, same manufacturer that supplies the oem glass for gm in the corvette. HUD works perfectly.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 918
Likes: 266
From: Ft. Worth Tx.
Most insurance and many dealers use Safelight.
A couple prior discussions of good and bad of Safelight, be diligent:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...indshield.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ror-story.html
A couple prior discussions of good and bad of Safelight, be diligent:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...indshield.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ror-story.html
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2015
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From: Lake Havasu City Arizona
Racer
Joined: Sep 2024
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If you order through a GM dealer you may not get OEM glass either. The service parts organization orders glass through whatever supplier gives them the best price/piece for glass that meets the specifications of Kubota RTV Accessories. That means it may not be the same supplier that sells to the assembly plant. I had two windshields replaced on my C5Z and neither of them were so called OEM glass even though they were both ordered through the dealer.
Bill
Bill
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 2,255
Likes: 781
From: Nashville TN
They misrouted the windshield washer tubing (I fixed it myself because the tech said it was correct), lost one of the wiper arm bolt covers (the tech claimed there never was one, so I got a new one from Mercedes), and left screws in the floorboard (tech said he couldn't "find them" and used his own). Just an overall bad experience especially when the tech claimed his "attention to detail" was his main goal. He claimed that they video every repair, but when asked, refused to show me the video. Left a message at their shop afterwards and a note through their website and got no response to either.
I was there for almost 3 hours, and over half of the other customers that came in were there for a fix of a previous repair. Not good.
I'd never use them again here, and have two longtime local shops that do great work.
YMMV