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08-05-2007, 08:52 AM | #1 |
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Cracked Windshield
So I was pushing my radar detector suction cups to make them more snug on my windshield and I cracked it!!! I now have a huge spider crack the size of a basketball in my windshield. Does anyone know if this 1.) is normal/possible and 2.) would be covered under some sort of warranty, as some sort of defect in the glass. There is no way I should have been able to do the damage I did by pushing on some suction cups...
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08-05-2007, 09:24 AM | #2 |
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Trace the crack and see if there was a chip. If you find a chip then it will not be covered by warranty, but if no chip can be found then the glass is defective.
If you do find a chip most insurance companies cover windsheilds. |
08-05-2007, 09:33 AM | #3 |
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Hey, yeah, there was no chip at all. I really just think the glass was a piece of crap. I am still wondering how in the hell I busted the thing. You think it's worth a call to Subaru? I don't really feel like dropping $450 bucks to get a new one...
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08-05-2007, 01:49 PM | #4 |
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08-14-2007, 09:31 AM | #5 |
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Good luck with that warranty claim man.
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08-14-2007, 10:33 AM | #6 |
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Insurance will install a new one for free if you've got glass coverage.
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08-14-2007, 07:37 PM | #7 |
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Glass coverage varies from state to state.
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08-15-2007, 12:27 PM | #8 |
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run a ball point pen along the crack, you'll find the chip.
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08-15-2007, 12:55 PM | #9 |
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new windshield shouldnt cost you more then $250 for a ppg windshield. for an oem one your lookin at $600+
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08-15-2007, 05:41 PM | #10 |
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You'll never get it under warranty, they always find some ridiculous minute chip that "caused" the crack.
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08-15-2007, 08:42 PM | #11 |
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08-22-2007, 01:51 AM | #12 |
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A minute chip was still caused by an impact!!!
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08-22-2007, 04:49 AM | #13 |
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windshield + trim kit + professional install = $500+
Trust me I just finished pricing all the glass replacement shops |
08-22-2007, 09:23 AM | #14 |
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I repaired mine for $275. I did not go through subaru though
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08-22-2007, 10:31 AM | #15 |
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^^ sounds about right...
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08-22-2007, 02:57 PM | #16 |
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08-22-2007, 04:49 PM | #17 |
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Its about $280 for a new windshield through speedy auto glass here in anchorage. I have rock chips in mine and one cracked already.
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08-22-2007, 08:53 PM | #18 |
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good luck man I feel your pain. My windshield got scrapes from ice and sand on the blades int he winter during the 1st week i owned the car, nothing covers it so i get to live with it everyday
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08-23-2007, 01:15 AM | #19 |
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so maybe its subaru windshields? I had similar problem where i had crack down windshield from top, no idea how it got there..was getting my haircut one minute, came out and crack was there. no scratch, no mark, no chip, nothing. turns out insurance covered it. i had a glass place look at it though and they said it was very possible to be defective, either a bubble in the glass or improperly sealed from manufacturer.
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08-23-2007, 01:18 AM | #20 |
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by the way, your in jersey so if you wanna know where i got mine done, lemme know cause i would recomend them. just PM me. im about 15 minutes out of NYC
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PM me. I work for an autoglass company.
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Another thing to look for, is thin glass replacement and of course not knowing until measured. Subaru unibodies are still using tower braces on bigger power, like the old ones. Thick glass is literally part of unibody strength. BTW, this thread and question is already here somewhere, I answered yet again the similar answer. |
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