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First time I got aftermarket with calibration. Second time I skipped calibration, think it was like $500 and they did the install at my house. Eyesight works fine 2yrs later.
Pros: Eyesight works fine
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
I recently had my windshield replaced in my '18 OBW with third-party glass. Used a small local glass shop in a medium size town. They calibrated it in their garage and it has been flawless.
Pros: flawless calibration
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
First road trip the window developed a stress crack with no sign of impact on/near the crack. Dealership took pics and submitted to Subaru. They decided to cover a new windshield under warranty (as they should).
Pros: windshield covered under warranty
Cons: poor windshield quality
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Mileage: 2000 km
The windshield cracked on its own on mine. No impact just cracked...
Cons: windshield cracked on its own
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mileage: 4000 km
Owned my 2025 Outback for 6 months. 9K miles. 3 chips already repaired by safelite
Cons: chips easily, frequent repairs
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Mileage: 9000 km
We have had to replace our 2017 legacy 2 times and the first time they used a 3rd party windshield and it would not calibrate. They had me call SoA and I was told that they have to use OEM windshields.
Pros: OEM windshield calibrated
Cons: 3rd party not calibrate
Vehicle:
Subaru Legacy
My 2025 Carnival EX just got a crack and I’ve had it about three weeks. Don’t even remember seeing a rock hit it.
Cons: cracked quickly, fragile
Vehicle:
Kia Carnival
Wife has a crack in her 2025 Forester before her first payment. It has continued to grow and she is on the waiting list for a windshield. Several hundred ahead of her. Something is amiss with the glass
Cons: crack grew, long wait
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
23 Forester driving in Alaska/yukon, 22,000 km in, 5 chips so far. I’ve bought several of the chip repair kits in preparation for more.
Cons: 5 chips in 22,000 km
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
Mileage: 22000 km
Our 2019 Forester is the only car I’ve driven since 1967 that’s had a chip in the windscreen develop into an 18”
Long crack over a couple of hours of driving at 65mph. Had 5 different pre-eyesight models the have done similar country running over many years and no issues like that ever occurred. Seems like an eyesight issue to me.
Cons: chip became long crack, poor durability
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
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