Thanks for the tip. PPG makes great stuff. I'm not sure who makes the xB windshield though. From past toyotas I've driven, the windshield would state Toyota and PPG or just PPG. The one we have only states Toyota.

 

i am having my windshield replaced on sat. by safelite. i don't know if they use ppg glass but it will cost me 306.00 installed + 44 for oem molding.

the funny thing is, i have been hit by a number of bugs and rocks and never got a chip or crack.
i parked my car in the driveway and my nephews' baseball hit the glass edge by the pass. a-pillar and blew out the windsield.
talk about a one-in-a-million hit.

 

and for the debate of glass is glass. i say BS. our windshield glass starts with sand and depending on the source of sand the glass will have different characteristics.

then it gets layered with plastic, again different source means differen properties.
then more glass.

now, in japan (where the xb is made) they will have a different supply than cars made in the usa (where your dads truck was made).

with all that said, the galss has to meet certain safety tests. the ppg glass and non-ppg glass will both have to pass the same tests but can react differently. one can chip and the other crack but so long as it doesn't blow through it passes.

my .02

 

Thanks Joey. I'll remember this. It's just a matter of time for all of us

 

I'm on my 2nd cracked glass. :oops: :oops: :oops:

I know the cars are cheaply built, but WTF a windshield?

 

yeah i just got a cracked windshield awhile ago. argh im so ____ed. so ppg is the way to go to get a replacement then? i'll have to look into that.

 

all i know is 525 for a windsheild? i've replaced windsheilds on the last two cars i had bmw and supra and each was like 165 form one place and 185 from another. at my door. reusing the weatherstrip but still

 

are xB's are not produced in high numbers-so A.) they are hard to get ahold of. b.)- its a Toyota product!- they are always going to be expensive...

 

that seems cheap to me

 

525 seems cheap? i unno thats the most expensive windsheild ive ever come across. and like i said i replaced my toyota supra one and my bmw one for much cheaper. maybe its that much if insurance does it. i unno. all mine were cash in hand

 

no I was saying that 165 for a windshield is cheap

 

oh yeah . it was great. came with the tint strip and everything. plus a leak warranty and ____. cool stuff. some nice guy with a truck that comes out and does it.

 

will look into it

 

thanks joey for this info...... :D

 

Its not the glass its the angle of the windsheild. The xB's window is a lot more close to being straight up than most all cars out there. xA's glass is more angled. Can't say I have any cracks or anything because rocks will bounce off the glass easier when its at a more extreme angle.

 

I really wondered how much a windshield would cost to be installed because i have a long crack that happened a few months ago. Here are a couple of quotes i came across installed with tax.

Glass Pro - $258.30 without new moulding Maybe $300 with moulding ?

Safelite Auto Glass - $335.96 with new moulding

Triumph Auto Glass - $378 with moulding i believe

Brite Glass - $450.59

Seems that the windshield is on backorder in many places. I'm going with Glass Pro since it's the cheapest in town (Reno, NV) and they ordered the last windshield from a warehouse in Sacramento. Get a few quotes before diving in. You could save over 100 bucks.

 

sacramento rocks!!!

 

i don't have a crack yet knock on wood

 

I used to say the same thing till.......................CRACK!!!!! a big @$$ rock gave me a star in my window. Give it time it'll happen :twisted: :twisted:

 

i'm sure it will. I have little chips but no cracks yet. with the angle of the windshield and the height of the car, its bound to happen