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Unfortunately I had two cracked windshields replaced. Fortunately the auto glass company I use has a guy who has replaced many C7 windshields.
So whoever you go to with make sure they are not a newbie on replacing the windshield given the fact it’s like minor surgery. They have to remove and disconnect a whole lots of stuff.
Unfortunately I had two cracked windshields replaced. Fortunately the auto glass company I use has a guy who has replaced many C7 windshields.
So whoever you go to with make sure they are not a newbie on replacing the windshield given the fact it’s like minor surgery. They have to remove and disconnect a whole lots of stuff.
If you have pdr, make sure the aftermarket windshield is camera compatible. It should also have the correct black out around the mirror/camera. May want to check with dealer if the camera would have to be calibrated; can't tell if the mirror is attached directly to the windshield or not.
Safelite is very good, their techs are almost always well-trained, and have mounting equipment which makes it a precise process. They will order OEM glass if that's what you want, and insurance companies will generally pay for it. I recommend sticking with OEM, especially if HUD-equipped.
Of all the vehicle repairs one may face in the course of ownership, this is the one I worry least about. I even watched this windshield being replaced. That took 4 guys, but went off without a hitch.
Did the windshield crack on its own or did something hit? If it cracked on its own you can get it replaced under GM warranty? There is a flaw in the frame that causes the windshield to break. My dealer has done 5 of them under warranty?
Did the windshield crack on its own or did something hit? If it cracked on its own you can get it replaced under GM warranty? There is a flaw in the frame that causes the windshield to break. My dealer has done 5 of them under warranty?
i think it cracked from a rock. Something hit it 4 or 5 days ago the yesterday a 3 inch crack appeared.
Depending on your ins. co. you may or may not qualify for OEM glass, w/o paying the difference.
There is nothing (necessarily) wrong with non GM HUD glass. I had mine replaced with non GM glass (because it was a five hundred $ difference), and it is optically perfectly good glass, and I can't tell the difference. The markings on the glass were the same except for "GM."
It has hud, how is that different? HUD is in the dash. Glass is different kind?
HUD image is reflected off the windshield (if you look carefully and at the right angle, you can see a rectangle in the windshield that is different from the rest)
HUD reflects the image off the windshield. There are 2 reflective surfaces - the inside (facing the driver) and the inside face of the outer lite where the 2 sheets of glass are laminated together.
In some cases, the two images can reflect and be slightly out of phase creating 2 images that are not the same and the reflection can look fuzzy.
(i.e. Parallax)
HUD windshields add a non reflective clear coating to the #3 surface (inside surface of the outside lite) creating a situation where you only see one image, without distortion.
The added cost is to coat one surface of one lite.
10-05-2018, 10:56 PM
Windshield cracked. Replacement advice
