Suggestion for finding new windshield - 2003

haulin5 · **Joined:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:53 pm **Posts:** 116

So the little chip that struck the windshield landed right behind the oil change sticker & was never noticed until BLAMMO! Freezing temps and a lovely huge crack running all the way across.

I've looked at moparpartsamerica.com, mopar.com, jparts, and jeeppartspeople.com. Can only find one windshield listed @ $349 for our year. What's the best way to get one replaced? Buy it yourself, or go to an auto glass-repair place?

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:17 pm

Just call a local shop, most areas have several , one that I use here came to my garage and installed it for 250/260 I think.

haulin5 · **Joined:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:53 pm **Posts:** 116

Cool....thanks Tom. If I'd caught it while still a chip, repair would be free under insurance. Now it's my hemorrhoid to fix.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:40 pm

Make sure you only replace it with PPG glass,it's the OEM glass in a KJ.

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:01 pm

Yes forgot to mention that, a couple of places I called had glass that they didn't know or would not tell me where it was from! :shock:

The place I use also does work for Jeep so they had the right glass in stock

haulin5 · **Joined:** Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:53 pm **Posts:** 116

Thanks---PPG glass shouldn't be a problem around us. There's a PPG plant not 4 miles from my house. Also found out recently that the Veep of my bowling league is the parts supervisor at the local repair place.

Straight6Jeff · **Posted:** Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:16 am

Just had mine replace on my 03 by Giant Glass. $216, they do all of the work.

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:01 am

I paid $123 didn't know the brand and didn't care.

Budke · **Posted:** Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:18 am

In Florida, if you have full coverage, you get your windshield replaced for free!! :goink:

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:09 pm

JL Rockies wrote:

I paid $123 didn't know the brand and didn't care.

You might since that cheap china made glass is not very safe and being a unibody/uniframe design the windshield is a structural part of the body(helps supports the roof in a rollover).

wheeee32 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:14 pm

Budke wrote:

In Florida, if you have full coverage, you get your windshield replaced for free!! :goink:

Oh really? :JEEPIN:

Hmmmmm......

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:16 pm

wheeee32 wrote:

Budke wrote:

In Florida, if you have full coverage, you get your windshield replaced for free!! :goink:

Oh really? :JEEPIN:

Hmmmmm......

Only if you have FL plates and have FL insurance.Being military I bet you still have CO plates and insurance since you do not need to change while in the military.Check your policy for glass replacement.

SavageUrge · **Posted:** Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:59 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

Make sure you only replace it with PPG glass,it's the OEM glass in a KJ.

That is so true! My KJ was about 1.5 years old when I had to have the windscreen replaced because there was a crack right in my line of sight. Thankfully the insurance in NY covers windshields and glass 100%, but I would have paid gladly had I know the POS piece of glass they put on. :furious:

5 years later, the windshield is so pitted it chews up wipers and constantly looks dirty. You can actually hear the wipers scraping their way across the glass - it's painful. It's so bad that Rain-X doesn't work on this windshield. My factory one, I could drive through a hurricane or a drizzle with Rain-X and never use my wipers. Heed this advice!

Budke · **Posted:** Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:07 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

wheeee32 wrote:

Budke wrote:

In Florida, if you have full coverage, you get your windshield replaced for free!! :goink:

Oh really? :JEEPIN:

Hmmmmm......

Only if you have FL plates and have FL insurance.Being military I bet you still have CO plates and insurance since you do not need to change while in the military.Check your policy for glass replacement.

Yeah, should have mentioned that. :SOMBRERO:

infernicus · **Posted:** Sun May 02, 2010 11:54 pm

I paid $140 one time to replace a windshield.. I only did that because it was a loaner, and did not want to bring it back to the dealer with a broken windshield, lol..
But I'm in NY as well, and I have full glass coverage, got three new windshields within the last six months..
That's what happens when you do a lot of highway driving..

SavageUrge · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 12:14 am

Geez, you gotta quit following those dump trucks so closely! :-)r

infernicus · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 12:30 am

SavageUrge wrote:

Geez, you gotta quit following those dump trucks so closely! :-)r

Haha, I'm just trying to get my money's worth from my insurance. Lol.

jt91 · **Joined:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:05 pm **Posts:** 5

infernicus wrote:

I paid $140 one time to replace a windshield.. I only did that because it was a loaner, and did not want to bring it back to the dealer with a broken windshield, lol..
But I'm in NY as well, and I have full glass coverage, got three new windshields within the last six months..
That's what happens when you do a lot of highway driving..

How'd that happen?
:5SHOTS:

infernicus · **Posted:** Sat May 08, 2010 9:30 pm

Let's just say, always wear your seat belt. It wasn't me, I'm not a jerk.

jt91 · **Joined:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 5:05 pm **Posts:** 5

infernicus wrote:

Let's just say, always wear your seat belt. It wasn't me, I'm not a jerk.

Sorry, I wasn't trying to imply that you're a jerk. Was just curious.

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