Installer told me ok to drive car. I asked about having this work done at home so car could sit for x number of hours or at work, and was told car ok to drive afterwards.

I was cautioned though to avoid putting excessive stress on the car, no hard cornering, jumping hills, that sort of thing. Also, I was cautioned against washing car for a while. Not long maybe a day or two. Can't recall now.

Took it easy on way home.

Installer did place a strip of tape across the whole top of the glass where the rubbber seal came down to prevent wind blast from lifting seal off of glass.

Said I could remove it after I got car home and parked for the night.

New glass installed maybe two years ago and so far everything ok. Water/wind tight and no creaks or other problems.

However, new glass now getting pitted and has collected a few small chips out the way so in another couple of years will have glass replaced again.

Sincerely,

Macster.

 

Getting cracked windshield replaced by Safelite. OEM replacement glass. $50 out of pocket with Geico.

 

My windshield got 'sandblasted' driving through the desert and the optics became a bit dangerous when driving at low sun angles. Told my State Farm agent and he authorized replacement with the $500 windshield deductible. Hard for the agent to deny a safety-related windshield claim. Called my local Porsche dealer, and he recommended an independent who did the work at my office, using only OEM parts. Perfect, quick, totally happy.

 

Call Porsche and ask for local or nearby reccos. Call Ferrari and see where they send people. If it's the same place go there.
Why? Because a high end job will be done right AND your plastic trim and power-coated/painted hardware won't get all fked up and mangled andlost by the lower standards of workmanship characteristically involved in repairs on normal cars..

 

Here are my two questions regarding our windshields:

1) What about those windshields w/the light/rain sensors?

2) Aren't our antennas embedded in the glass? I was under the impression this is the case.

Thanks for all the info here...

 

The light/rain sensors are actually in the rear-view mirror assembly, not in the glass itself. The glass does have some black paint around the spot where the sensor resides.

There are wires for the radio within the glass, though. A plug wired on each side of the glass connects to the car under the interior trim around the a-pillars. The installer will pop these pieces off and disconnect the wires before removing the old glass.

 

Pilkington is actually one of the world's largest specialty glass companies and they are an OEM automotive supplier with a large market share. They are an OEM supplier to BMW and others. Generally speaking, there's nothing "trash" about their product.