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YOUR RESEARCH$400 too cheap for windshield replacement?
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ok had the window installed by Safelite here in New Jersey on Saturday.
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I installed the foam rope from the TSB no more squeeks.
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Guy doiing the repair noticed yet another chip that was too close to the bottom of the windshield to be repaired so...
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Insurance companies want to make certain this safety restraint system is up to the task and provides the insured an incentive to get it replaced accordingly.
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just kidding, but you should check it out every time you clean the car.
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Insurance companies want to make certain this safety restraint system is up to the task and provides the insured an incentive to get it replaced accordingly.
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Have a chip in my windshield and went in to Safelite today to have it repaired. Guy doiing the repair noticed yet another chip that was too close to the bottom of the windshield to be repaired so... new windshield time.
They quoted me a little less than $400 all in. Does that seem really cheap to anyone else? I grilled the guy for awhile and asked what kind of glass they were using. His response was "they only make premium glass for that car". I told him others have had isueds with squeaks, etc. He said I would not and he would do my car personally.
Guy's a real gearhead and seems to really know his cars. I spoke with him at length about his race cars. But $400? Seems fishy to me. Thoughts?
I always thought that safetlite manufactured there own glass. I believe all Porsche glass for 996s is manufactured by sekurit(sp?). I did a windshield for about 500 so 400 is not that far off. As far as squeeks mine started about 2 weeks after new glass installed. I installed the foam rope from the TSB no more squeeks.
what's the TSB rope? I have a crack straight down the center of my windshield. I'ts almost a vertical line.
I'm hesistant to fix it unless I figure out what caused it because I don't want it to happen again. Anyone recommend a service?
There is a technical service bulletin for windshield creeking/squeeking that calls for the installation of a foam like rope between the windshield molding and car body. It is an easy DIY.
I think that sounds about right...unless Porsche windshields are specially different somehow.
This may be apples to oranges but when I worked at a shop, the cost for a OEM Nissan windshield was $75...
Safelite put one in my wife's Boxster which is the same as the 996. They installed it at home in a little over an hour. I asked the guy to be especially careful as my wife is real picky when it comes to letting someone work on her car. This was a made in USA glass whis is far superior to German as it is harder and less prone to scratches and small rock chips. The price was under $400 installed and other quotes from several local glass companys ranged from $225 to just under $600. I found out thru a friend that there are a couple of local glass distributers that all installers buy from and pay the same price. The guy that charges the least amount has the lowest margin.
I'm wondering...is it just here in Florida that it's illegal to have a cracked windshield,
and that's why my windshield is automatically covered by my auto insurance.
Also, replacing a windshield will not affect my premium.
Your windshield is covered by your auto insurance because it is part of the safety restraint system. Meaning in the event of an accident whereby you fly into the front glass it absorbs much of the energy rather than cracking and throwing you out of the car. The front windshiled also has some plastic coatings on/in it to absorb the impact as well. Insurance companies want to make certain this safety restraint system is up to the task and provides the insured an incentive to get it replaced accordingly.
Adam
BTW, State Farm in Illinois has now changed their policy so that anytime they pay out anything, regardless of cause (like if a stone hits your windshield while driving or vandalism) it goes against your record. The premium may not go up instantly but there is like a point system they evaluate periodiclly to look at your claims, etc.
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definitely worth the trip if I can save two hundo.WHere'd you get it done?
it'll Make up for those $200 in tickets I just got
for not having a front plate and missing inspection. The funny part was that it was a DWI check point and no one was doing DWI tests, just handing out equipment tickets like it was an assembly line.
It's the Safelite on Summer Street in Stamford (try to say that 5 time real fast).
1447 SUMMER STREET
STAMFORD, CT 06902
[phone removed]
I just did had them do a windshield in my FX45 this morning and if it's not raining. I'm going to have them do the Porsche tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes.
If you make the ride up, shoot me a PM. I'll buy you lunch and we can talk P-cars...
Thanks!
I called the number you listed and got a $505 (OEM Glass) at a place 5 miles away.
I guess the price of the gas to make a drive from just outside NYC to Stamford roundtrip and the time probably makes it not worth saving $100. I asked about the TSB on the rope caulking and they had no 'notes' on it. THey guranteed stress fractures (as my orginal sucumed to) and distortion. I went for the $20 wipers too.
I can't believe they are doing it for $505 when the dealer asks $485 for the glass alone. I was sure I'd be spending $1000 to replace Porsche-anything.
ok had the window installed by Safelite here in New Jersey on Saturday. Job started at 9:30 and the car was was done by 11:30 while I waited. Glass was imported OEM Sekurit. THe job looked first rate. I thought it would be done in only an hour so I was running late for another appointment in NYC. As I am about to cross the tunnel to go into NYC I notice a two inch cut on the dash board, another scratch and the moulding was not properly seated near the a pillar.
Have to make an immediate U turn which then leads to an hour plus of traffic to make my way back to the safelite shop (two hours late to my appointment now). I arrive just as they are about to close.
Point out the damage and also notice that a screwdriver or something was used to pry off the windshield wiper trim from the old glass. Except they didn't bother to open the hood and the screwdriver nicks the paint at the top of the right front fender (small but its gone through the base layer).
I don't know about you but I don't like the look of touch up paint on my car!
Ok these guys by being sloppy have done more $$$ damage than they made doing the job. You would think they would take some precautions like putting a drop cloth down on the dash or something.
The shop manager says he has filed a casualty claim and that someone from Safelite will be in touch with about the dash. I asked if I would receive a copy of this report and he said no "you'll just get a call".
I'll follow up by calling the 1-800 number today. Needless to say inspect your dash and and paint before they do the job and point out to them that there is no damage.
perfectlap, sorry to hear your story. so they weren't doing this in front of you?
i thought they will come to your place (home/office) and do it on the spot?
the shop was only 10 minutes away from where I live so I decided to go to them. They'll come to you for another $100 or so.
if I had to sit there and hover over them for two hours I would have told them to pay me my hourly fee!
p.s.
I thought this was a stress fracture but the supervisor pointed out the tiny chip on the outside that started the crack that went straight down in an almost vertical line. Had I caught this sooner it could have been repaired and avoided this expensive ordeal.
Moral of the story: INSPECT YOUR GLASS RIGHT NOW!
just kidding, but you should check it out every time you clean the car. My chip was barely 6 mml's. (I think a poker playing card is one 1 mml)
