How many windshield replacements?
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How many windshield replacements?
I'm looking at a 2015 S550 with ~65k miles and MB records show 4 windshield replacements! No accidents, just a steady cadence of windshield replacements about every two years or so, along with regular maintenance visits.
Does that strike anyone as odd? This is a HUD equipped car, in case that makes a difference.
Does that strike anyone as odd? This is a HUD equipped car, in case that makes a difference.
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I'm looking at a 2015 S550 with ~65k miles and MB records show 4 windshield replacements! No accidents, just a steady cadence of windshield replacements about every two years or so, along with regular maintenance visits.
Does that strike anyone as odd? This is a HUD equipped car, in case that makes a difference.
Does that strike anyone as odd? This is a HUD equipped car, in case that makes a difference.
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When I bought my 2016 S-Class in 2020, the car was on its second windshield. I have since had Safelite replace it again, which brought the total to 3 within 5 years. Part of me thinks that it's the car's aero and the rake of the windshield that causes debris to strike as opposed to being lifting over the car and part of me thinks it's just much thinner glass.
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Maybe thickness, internal Heated elements, tint percentage, sun shade, Ultra-Violet protective/ refractive coatings, two untreated areas for radar detectors and toll transponders? These would be good arguments to insist on OEM windshield replacements. I have noticed what appears to be a ultra-thin metallic grid 2-3 mm pattern in the glass when the light hits it just right. I'm assuming this is the grid heater elements. Thanks.
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I'm looking at a 2015 S550 with ~65k miles and MB records show 4 windshield replacements! No accidents, just a steady cadence of windshield replacements about every two years or so, along with regular maintenance visits.
Does that strike anyone as odd? This is a HUD equipped car, in case that makes a difference.
Does that strike anyone as odd? This is a HUD equipped car, in case that makes a difference.
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It might have to do with which city/state - location the car was in. Certain cities are known for more road debris or might have a major arterial highway going through it, which in turn would cause more semi-trucks to drive through increasing the chances of getting windshield strikes.
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Yeah, broken windshields is almost a way of life these days. I started to get broken windshields about 10 years ago. Went through 3 or 4 over six years with my previous car. Had to replace it on my current car two years ago after only 1 year of ownership, and I got recently hit with a rock again leaving three small cracks. It was fixable this time and it's on the passenger side out of my line of sight and too small to justify replacement. I think the only reason the current windshield survived almost two years is because I haven't been driving as much over the last two years and the roads were practically empty during the lockdowns. Here in Cali windshields fall under comprehensive, including deductible, so I lowered my deductible to $100 several years ago after growing tired of paying $500 out of my pocket every time. Now it's more of an inconvenience when it happens. My dealership actually replaces windshields in-house with factory trained technicians, so all the repair and calibration is under one roof done to factory standards, and I always insist on factory glass. Except for one time, my insurance company has always covered the factory glass. With today's cameras and HUDs the standards for the glass are higher, and usually the aftermarket glass doesn't meet it, so getting it covered is less of an issue.
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My 2015 had several chips that I had repaired. Glass did not seem any better or worse than any of the other cars I have owned in the past 10 years.
