Windshield replacement

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Author Message   Kyle Beckman (Kbeckman) New Member Username: Kbeckman Post Number: 43 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 08:35 am:    Does anyone have any idea how much a replacement heat windshield for a D2 costs? I went out to the truck this morning and found a nice five inch crack that started at the top of the windshield. If you had it replaced, where did you have it done? Dealer? Thanks, Kyle   Michael Huggins (Mike_h) New Member Username: Mike_h Post Number: 4 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 11:11 am:    In SF CA I paid $320.00 for a new one installed on a D1   Kyle Beckman (Kbeckman) Member Username: Kbeckman Post Number: 44 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 04:41 pm:    Mike, Was that at an auto glass shop or the dealer? Kyle   Michael Huggins (Mike_h) New Member Username: Mike_h Post Number: 5 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 05:23 pm:    It was a autoglass shop called Glass Pro at 863 Bryant St. 415-431-1212 I beleive they are a nationwide chain as they also have a store in LV, NV and I'm not sure where you live.   mark allen (Markallen1) New Member Username: Markallen1 Post Number: 5 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 10:05 am:    i went to the dealer and they quoted $520. they told me that my insurance would pay for it. the crack is along the very bottom under the wipers.   John Davies (John_davies2) New Member Username: John_davies2 Post Number: 17 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 10:38 am:    Just to keep things in perspective.... I had the windshield on my 2001 Saab 9-5 Aero Wagon replaced last year for the low bid of US$1100. So, LRs are cheap to fix?   gp (Garrett) Senior Member Username: Garrett Post Number: 1928 Registered: 10-2001 Posted on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 11:05 am:    if you have a heated windshield you are looking at over $1500. that's painful.   Ron Brown (Ron) Member Username: Ron Post Number: 200 Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 04:02 pm:    no way! RETAIL is $490 on the windscreen, the finisher is another $90 and normal install is $165-200 Ron   gp (Garrett) Senior Member Username: Garrett Post Number: 1930 Registered: 10-2001 Posted on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 04:24 pm:    mr. ron are you saying no way to me? how dare you. haha. well that is what jen told me hers cost on her D2 when it broke one cold PA morning. was under warranty though. ps: you going to the ROVERS event this weekend?   Ron Brown (Ron) Member Username: Ron Post Number: 202 Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 06:48 pm:    yes I will be late, and with puppy Ron   Kyle Beckman (Kbeckman) Member Username: Kbeckman Post Number: 45 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Friday, March 28, 2003 - 09:30 pm:    I got the quote from the dealer today. $1000 before insurance. I ended up going with 89Glass. They are a nationwide company with local auto glass shops. They'll come to your place of work and do the replacement which I thought was great. After paying my deductible, it will be $450 out of my pocket.   Ron Brown (Ron) Member Username: Ron Post Number: 204 Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 07:18 pm:    Your dealer is ripping you off. Ron   Jason Gustavson (Prescottj) Senior Member Username: Prescottj Post Number: 530 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 10:25 pm:    The problem is they are probably charging you like 2-3 labor hours for the setting time after they spent 15 minutes pulling the old one off and putting the new one in. Somehow it comes to like 3-4 hours of labor for a 15-30 minute job.