YACT: How much does it cost to replace a front windshield?

[Syringer]

So my friend's been having nothing but bad luck with her new Focus. After only a couple of weeks her mirror has been knocked off, and now there's a huge crack in her front windshield from a rock. How much will it cost to fix it?

 

[wfbberzerker]

they can be pretty expensive, considering its special glass that has to be bent to fit your particular car... can cost up to 200, iirc.

 

[alphatarget1]

tell her to call her insurance company. i'm assuming she has full coverage.

 

[toph99]

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
tell her to call her insurance company. i'm assuming she has full coverage.

most companies will replace the windshield without any raise in your insurance rates.

 

[bleeb]

I went to Empire Glass in Portland, Oregon. They were having a special "24 free dinners at Sharis Restuarants." My insurance covers the bill after the 100 deductible. Empire Glass even waived that 100 dollars, so I basically went in there, and came out with a brand new windshield and 24 free dinners!

I looked at the bill and it would have cost me 320 dollars if my insurance didn't cover it.

 

[isekii]

if it's a crack that can be fixed it should be around 50-60 bucks..

if it's a whole windshield replacement about 200 ish I would say.

 

[Crucial]

Cost me $300 to replace the windshield in my 1995 TransAm.

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: bleeb
I went to Empire Glass in Portland, Oregon. They were having a special "24 free dinners at Sharis Restuarants." My insurance covers the bill after the 100 deductible. Empire Glass even waived that 100 dollars, so I basically went in there, and came out with a brand new windshield and 24 free dinners!

I looked at the bill and it would have cost me 320 dollars if my insurance didn't cover it.

Wow, which insurance company? Didn't think most insurance companies would let you choose the place that does the glass work.

 

[boyRacer]

$160 for my car... then a truck in front of me spit a rock and cracked it a couple of months later.

$150 for the second time. Hopefully... we never have to change it again.

 

[HiTek21]

I had my windshield replaced for $125 at some ghetto glass shop in downtown LA

 

[Scarpozzi]

I've seen most people pay around $200-250 for them. Newer windshields are actually pretty cheap because there isn't as much glass in them as there is plastic.

 

[TheCorm]

Originally posted by: toph99

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
tell her to call her insurance company. i'm assuming she has full coverage.

most companies will replace the windshield without any raise in your insurance rates.

Not sure if it's the same as over here in the UK but here if you have full insurance....it's free if the windshield can be repaired and £50 if it needs to be replaced....neither claims effect the premium.

I was driving along the motorway and a stone hit it and left a nasty crack...RAC came out, fixed it (well made it very small)....charged it to my insurance co. who charged me nowt.

Jamie

 

[aircooled]

Most places waive the deductible if you have insurance and it's free.

 

[Dhawk]

http://www.safelite.com/

 

[jlee]

Florida law requires that insurance cover windshields w/o a deductable..so it's a free fix. Check your state laws about it..it might be free; who knows..

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: TheCorm

Originally posted by: toph99

Originally posted by: alphatarget1
tell her to call her insurance company. i'm assuming she has full coverage.

most companies will replace the windshield without any raise in your insurance rates.

Not sure if it's the same as over here in the UK but here if you have full insurance....it's free if the windshield can be repaired and £50 if it needs to be replaced....neither claims effect the premium.

Was about to post to the same effect


Confused

 

[Quixfire]

Had the windsheild replaced in my Escort, $140.00.

 

[spidey07]

free - check with insurance.

 

[Red]

I was told to watch this because my insurance company said they consider this a claim, and while it doesn't raise your insurance premium, it is considered a claim... and especially how the economy is today, most insurance companies will drop you after a couple claims.

 

[TechnoKid]

As I understand it, anything "claimed" under comprehensive, which is what a winshield would be, should not and cannot raise your rates.

I would think that many people get winshields replaced on a daily basis with insurance covering most of the cost. Is it not the most replaced things on a car besides oil, tires, and spark plugs?

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: Syringer
So my friend's been having nothing but bad luck with her new Focus. After only a couple of weeks her mirror has been knocked off, and now there's a huge crack in her front windshield from a rock. How much will it cost to fix it?

nothing,
call the insurance company,if its a new car,the insurance should cover Full glas,and maybe that
would help with that duct taped mirror.

otherwise;if the person who owns the car,cheaped out; call Triumph Auto Glass

http://www.triumphautoglass.com/

i would have looked up the # for Your area,but your profile has no cluse to what state you are in.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: spidey07
free - check with insurance.

i'm going with this

 

[0roo0roo]

interesting, since i have a big crack

i have all state insurance in ca. i really don't want em uppin my premium though.

 

[Ryan]

In florida, windshield replacement is done at no cost through your insurance if you have full coverage (it doesn't matter what your deductable is).

 

[DDCSpeed]

should be about 120 if u can find a cheap place. make sure u get glass made in USA. I have seen it done for 300 bucks for them to come out.