Windshield costs

Have a cracked windshield. Was wondering what kind of costs people are seeing for both OEM and aftermarket parts. Just got a quote for OEM that was over 1K more than aftermarket.

 

$0. insurance

 

Insurance but do NOT use Safelite. They use Chinese crappy glass.

 

I got aftermarket (well made/installed) for $360, I normally do OEM but...... Now to go get the transparent ceramic and eyebrow.....

 

Aftermarket was $900 from Safelight, OEM was $1900 plus calibration

 

You need to see if you have replacement coverage on your insurance. You need to trust us and stay away from Safelite.

 

I do have coverage, but the insurance company won't accept us if we file a claim and we won't be able to switch companies.

 

Not sure about Maryland, but I use a local company to replace the windshields in Colorado when they crack and its far cheaper than that. Usually $300-400 bucks on our old 2015. Mind you it doesn't need calibration. But I can't imagine its over $1k nowadays. Id look around for someone local. Forget Safelite.

 

Not questioning that you having a bad experience with Safelite but I think it's location dependent on how good they are since it is a franchise. I've used my local Safelite for close to 20 years, it used to be Giant glass before that and have always had a good experience, they replaced the glass in my Tundra with TSS and had 0 issues. If you look up different Safelite locations you'll see wide ranging reviews.