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I didn\u2019t get many clean the camera warnings, but I could see the haze and would save footage from the camera when I thought haze would be a problem and I could see flashes of light completely block the camera. I cleaned the windshield and it seems like FSD is so much more confident overall and I trust it a lot more.
Pros: FSD more confident
Cons: hardest part mirror removal
Just got mine fixed 2 weeks ago. Initially, it was a small crack in the top-right corner, and it extended gradually until a cold morning like -5 degrees, then it cracked across the whole windshield.
Vehicle:
Ford Bronco
saved my wallet so i\u2019ll never get rid of it. got mine in july and signed up for the windshield insurance on the last possible day and chipped my windshield not even a week later, which turned into a long ass crack before i even actually put the claim in
Pros: saved my wallet
Cons: long ass crack
Just had mine replaced under the plan, 2022 model Y performance. I had paid three months of premiums and was quoted right around $1500 for a small Chip that had started to spread.
Pros: windshield replaced under plan
Cons: small chip started spreading
I had this, took it to the guy who tinted it, and then he came and wiped it with window cleaner and a towel.
Took it right off. It’s just dust
Pros: easily cleaned off
Cons: had dust
I just noticed this on my Model Y Juniper last week, and no matter how hard i Try I cannot get it cleaned off!! I hate having perfectly clean glass and seeing these!
Cons: cannot clean off, hates seeing dots
I’ve got a Tesla Model Y built in **November 2024**. Recently it was in a Tesla Approved Body Shop to repair some paint damage. After the repair, I noticed something strange on my **front windshield**: there are tiny **metallic / glitter-like dots**spread across the entire glass.
You only see them when driving **directly into the sun**, when the sunlight shines strongly into the cabin. Under normal conditions or on cloudy days, they’re basically invisible. You **can’t feel them** from inside or outside and you **can’t wipe them off** – they seem to be **inside the glass layer** itself.
At first, the shop and I thought it might be overspray or paint mist from the repair. They even cleaned the windshield with thinner, but nothing changed. During that process someone actually scratched the glass in my field of view, so they replaced the whole windshield with a **brand new Tesla OEM windshield**.
The weird part:
The **new windshield has exactly the same effect** – tiny glitter-like particles across the whole surface, only visible when the sun hits it directly, again not feelable and clearly **inside the glass**.
Because I was pretty annoyed and curious, I started comparing with other cars in my family:
* **Model 3 (2022)**, first factory windshield, never repainted → has the **same dots**.
* **Model Y (Sept 2024)**, first factory windshield, never repainted → also has the **same dots**.
The body shop also checked a few other Teslas they had in for repair (both Model 3 and Model Y, different years). They looked at **five cars** and all five windshields showed these same glitter-like points in the glass.
So at this point I’m convinced it’s **not paint overspray**, because several untouched cars with original glass show the exact same thing.
Cons: glitter-like dots, visible in sun, inside glass layer, annoying
The wife has been trying to coerce me into a truck and we’ve driven the cyber truck. Honestly, coming off my model 3 i was sorely disappointed in it. Admittedly the test drive experience was soured by the filthy truck, shitty parking lot, and unhelpful test drive supervisor. But the thing just wasn’t as easy to see out of as say a silverado ev and the minimalist design that works in a sedan feels less good in a truck. Especially when you have so much dashboard and giant windshield. You also run into the issue that if you need to open the back up, you lose your rearview mirror entirely. Weird they wouldn’t make the thing a screen to the camera like most trucks do now.
Cons: disappointed in it
My Ford Tourneo Connect has developed a fault where the windshield is detaching from the bonding material, a major safety hazard. I've contacted Ford Motor Company in Spain, but they insist there is no recall for my specific vehicle, despite similar issues and a previous recall for the panoramic roof glass using similar bonding.
Cons: detaching windshield, safety hazard, no recall support
Vehicle:
Ford Tourneo Connect I
This has been an issue since the early 2000s the F250s have that same issue my California truck only place it has any body rust is here found it when I changed the windshield and evidence of ingress. No damage thankfully but ford just cannot seal truck windshields properly.
Cons: improper sealing, water ingress, body rust
Vehicle:
Ford
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