Joining the WS Replacement Crowd
09-12-2021 | 05:11 PM
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Had a small windshield chip in my 997… but right in my line of sight… went to Auto Zone and bought a repair kit for $15… read the instructions, saw a video and gave it a try… in 10 minutes the chip was almost invisible! Have a 2021 Lambo Huracan with dealer installed Clearplex… vision is perfect and you cannot tell there is a protective film on the windshield… dealer installed other PPF and forgot to charge for the Clearplex… told me it was a gift… life could not be better…
09-12-2021 | 08:13 PM
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Ha. So I got a quote for factory glass - $1,300, right about where I expected it. Turns out that at least where I live, insurance companies will only pay for factory glass for the current and current-1 model years, so 2021 and 2020 MY. For all others, they spec non-OEM glass, and if you want the OEM glass you get to pay the difference between OEM and non-OEM prices. Add in the $500 deductible - because here in the live-free-or-die state you don't get to replace a WS without a deductible - and I'm looking at maybe $400 in savings if I go the insurance route.
The “Porsche glass” is just the same as the OEM glass with Porsche stamped on it. On the Cayenne I put in a Pilkington replacement which was the exact same part minus the Porsche etching and the $$$ uplift. That is not the same as some no-name Chinese glass.
Worth investigating with a glass specialist (not the big-box guys as they have no clue in general).
09-12-2021 | 09:09 PM
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So, have been getting WS quotes. My stealership wants $1466.62 for the WS, coming directly from Germany. It would take about a month, but if I want it in 5 days or so, add on another $94. Labor to "install" and recalibrate is $1225. So I asked if they do the install or a third party vendor. They said third party vendor, so do not know why the $1225 in labor costs. I am guessing they are charging $1225 just to recalibrate? Anyway, they also asked if I had a front facing camera, I guess for lane changings. So, about $2785 plus tax.
You cannot get through to any Safelite dealers, so I sent on-line. Cost they quoted is anywhere from $530 to $570.
Have not been able to get in contact with my insurance company, but pretty sure they will laugh at me with the quote from stealership. Crazy difference. I am sure the OEM glass in not that special and anything above what they are will to pay me will have to come out of my pocket.
You cannot get through to any Safelite dealers, so I sent on-line. Cost they quoted is anywhere from $530 to $570.
Have not been able to get in contact with my insurance company, but pretty sure they will laugh at me with the quote from stealership. Crazy difference. I am sure the OEM glass in not that special and anything above what they are will to pay me will have to come out of my pocket.
09-12-2021 | 10:21 PM
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So, have been getting WS quotes. My stealership wants $1466.62 for the WS, coming directly from Germany. It would take about a month, but if I want it in 5 days or so, add on another $94. Labor to "install" and recalibrate is $1225. So I asked if they do the install or a third party vendor. They said third party vendor, so do not know why the $1225 in labor costs. I am guessing they are charging $1225 just to recalibrate? Anyway, they also asked if I had a front facing camera, I guess for lane changings. So, about $2785 plus tax.
You cannot get through to any Safelite dealers, so I sent on-line. Cost they quoted is anywhere from $530 to $570.
Have not been able to get in contact with my insurance company, but pretty sure they will laugh at me with the quote from stealership. Crazy difference. I am sure the OEM glass in not that special and anything above what they are will to pay me will have to come out of my pocket.
You cannot get through to any Safelite dealers, so I sent on-line. Cost they quoted is anywhere from $530 to $570.
Have not been able to get in contact with my insurance company, but pretty sure they will laugh at me with the quote from stealership. Crazy difference. I am sure the OEM glass in not that special and anything above what they are will to pay me will have to come out of my pocket.
If you want to spend the time to save the $$$ and get quality glass - I think the local guy is the only way.
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10-04-2021 | 11:57 AM
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So to close the loop on this, I went to stealership and played dumb and asked about WS replacement. I got the same money grabbing rigmarole. So asked if they do the work themselves, to which they said "No" they get a third party glass place to do it. I asked who they use, and they told me. Contracted the glass place directly and they handled everything with the insurance and getting the OEM glass from Germany (took about a week to get). Went there this past weekend and they did a fantastic job. Nice people too. Apparently, the must have disconnected the battery because I had to do a window reset.
PS - went to visit Safelite as I was contemplating who to use. They had a bunch of teenagers working there replacing WS on Toyotas. I said no thanks!
PS - went to visit Safelite as I was contemplating who to use. They had a bunch of teenagers working there replacing WS on Toyotas. I said no thanks!
10-04-2021 | 12:01 PM
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So to close the loop on this, I went to stealership and played dumb and asked about WS replacement. I got the same money grabbing rigmarole. So asked if they do the work themselves, to which they said "No" they get a third party glass place to do it. I asked who they use, and they told me. Contracted the glass place directly and they handled everything with the insurance and getting the OEM glass from Germany (took about a week to get). Went there this past weekend and they did a fantastic job. Nice people too. Apparently, the must have disconnected the battery because I had to do a window reset.
PS - went to visit Safelite as I was contemplating who to use. They had a bunch of teenagers working there replacing WS on Toyotas. I said no thanks!
PS - went to visit Safelite as I was contemplating who to use. They had a bunch of teenagers working there replacing WS on Toyotas. I said no thanks!
