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they put OEM in yesterday (9/4) and fixed the issues.
Pros: fixed the issues
Vehicle:
Ford Mustang
I opted for OEM replacement glass to ensure nothing fucky happened to Blue Cruise and related features. The Safelite tech will recalibrate the sensors when done to ensure everything functions as expected. Overall, installation was quick and I'm going on over a year with the new windshield and it's been no trouble.
Pros: functions as expected, no trouble, quick installation
Vehicle:
Ford Mustang
I called a local 3rd party shop and had them order the glass from BMW and then they installed in when it arrived from Germany about 2 weeks later. Saved me about $1500 vs. BMW of Austin asking $3200 installed (HUD, Driver Assist Camera, etc) including recalibration. Was ~$1700 all-in for OE glass and recal of the driver aides and HUD. Could have gotten it about $600 cheaper with 3rd party glass, but have heard horror stories about how cheap glass can mess up visibility of the HUD so stuck with OE BMW glass.
Pros: OE glass quality, good HUD visibility
Cons: cheap glass messes up HUD
Vehicle:
BMW
We had gotten a chip on our 2018 ford explorer and that thing didn’t budge/spread at all! 2 years after it happened, many road trips later and it never got bigger.
Pros: chip didn't spread, durable
Vehicle:
Ford Explorer
My 2025 Ford Escape Hybrid currently has a chip
Cons: has a chip
Vehicle:
Ford Escape
had my bmw x3 for 2 years and have had 4 cracks already wtfffff
Cons: frequent cracks, fragile
Vehicle:
BMW X3
We have had our M440i and drive is seldomly. On a recent road trip, I heard a small stone hit the windshield. This was 4am with hardly any traffic. No damage was seen on it. We parked the car and returned 5 days later to find a huge crack around the rear view mirror. Never seen anything like it. Replacement at the dealer is $2600.
Cons: huge crack appeared, expensive replacement
Vehicle:
BMW
My fourth windshield is going to be replaced. Never had a broken windshield in my entire life and I'm 63 years old. Have had four with two BMWs
Cons: frequent replacements, fragile
Vehicle:
BMW
The timing chain was the first thing to go , which was meant to \u2018last the lifetime\u2019 of the car, which in BMW\u2019s eyes was certainly no more than 95k miles. Expensive to fix! Then the air suspension , oh and the brakes also locked whilst at a friend\u2019s house and parked on the drive , had to be dragged off their drive by the rescue lorry. The rear windshield also just spontaneously exploded while parked on my drive.
Cons: windshield exploded
Vehicle:
BMW X5
Mileage: 95000 km
Yup. Got a 10-12 inch crack from the very bottom in the middle of the windshield just three days after picking up the car (less than 200 miles on the odometer). The dealership said it's not a defect and something must have hit it.
Cons: windshield cracked quickly
Mileage: 321 km
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