Windshield Replacement

[NoPII]

So, after 10 days and 684 miles I got my second windshield chip today. Unsure if these windshields are just particularly fragile, or I'm just very unlucky.

The second chip was a "spider fracture", which got dramatically worse when repaired.

I *then* discovered that a new windshield? **$3200** including labor, and will require vehicle coding when replaced (and there goes my custom coding!).

So.... make sure you've got decent glass coverage!

[UrbanExtant]

Wow, sorry to hear you're going through that so soon into ownership. $3200 is a good bit, certainly more than I'd have expected. What do they need to code for with a windshield replacement? Is it to do with the head-up display?

[AwesomeM3]

Wow, that's unreal! Only 684 miles and the windshield needs to be replaced? Sorry for your troubles.

[NoPII]

Originally Posted by UrbanExtant

Wow, sorry to hear you're going through that so soon into ownership. $3200 is a good bit, certainly more than I'd have expected. What do they need to code for with a windshield replacement? Is it to do with the head-up display?

It's about $1700 for the windshield itself, plus labour. I suspect the windshield is spendy as it's "solar glass" and supports the HUD. I suspect the coding is due to the array of cameras for speed limit / collision detection etc around the mirror cluster. I was told it's necessary to "recalibrate" after the install.

[jpsjr70]

Originally Posted by alistairg

It's about $1700 for the windshield itself, plus labour. I suspect the windshield is spendy as it's "solar glass" and supports the HUD. I suspect the coding is due to the array of cameras for speed limit / collision detection etc around the mirror cluster. I was told it's necessary to "recalibrate" after the install.

Wow! Sorry to hear....

Joe

[UrbanExtant]

Originally Posted by alistairg

It's about $1700 for the windshield itself, plus labour. I suspect the windshield is spendy as it's "solar glass" and supports the HUD. I suspect the coding is due to the array of cameras for speed limit / collision detection etc around the mirror cluster. I was told it's necessary to "recalibrate" after the install.

Hadn't thought about recalibrating the cameras, etc. that would definitely make it expensive. Sorry to hear you're dealing with this with so few miles on the vehicle.

[smh_amg_m4gts]

Just got hit today....arrrrgh. Going to try to get it filled and hopefully it doesn't get worse.

12k miles in and bang!