Gorilla Glass. Yes or No?

[sharpsicle]

The MOPAR parts and accessories warranty is actually pretty good. Making it better is the fact that, other than certain performance parts with specific prefixes, they have a 2 year warranty, but if installed on a Jeep vehicle, for example, that has 34 months remaining, then that part inherits the vehicle's warranty. It clearly says whichever is advantage for the consumer. You get the longer of the two - remainder of the vehicle's warranty, OR the 24 month parts/accessories warranty.

Most importantly though, this is only true if the part or accessory is installed after delivery.

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[foolthrottle]

First, I'm not mad at anyone, disappointed maybe. It seems like an unfair, deceptive practice.

 

[Hootbro]

First, I'm not mad at anyone, disappointed maybe. It seems like an unfair, deceptive practice.

You are not the first. Below is the clause out of the warranty booklet for glass. No exceptions for GG installed at the factory.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I must really be different on this area because I never once thought of any sort of impact damage being handled by any sort of warranty.
I found it odd that the GG windshield as an accessory had a warranty against anything other than "factory or design defect".
I've always considered anything that happened as a result of driving to not be warranty. Impact damage is collision or comprehensive (depending)
Even as an accessory or replacement part, the warranty for the GG windshield is so very specific as to what it won't cover, most impacts wouldn't be covered even by that one. The sizes have to be so very specific, it was written in such a way as to avoid covering much of anything.

 

[foolthrottle]

Colorado and windshields don't go together, I've owned several old Chryslers going back to the 50's with the glass in its original settings. One 55 windshield I polished out a wiper scratch

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Yeah, but look at the glass frontage compared to the fat front end of the car. The glass is curved and slanted back and very protected by a big long hood line.
I bet bumper to glass on those cars is nearly double bumper to glass on a Jeep. And - your tires are shielded deep deep into fenders, unable to throw rocks.
Comparing cars like that to a modern Jeep - not even close.
Jeep - short narrow hood - glass standing up and flat.
Car - long wide fat hood - glass set way back, sloped and curved.

 

[foolthrottle]

Notice these cars are on dirt, half the Pikes Peak Hill Climb was dirt when the white Chrysler ran (unspectacular) 1997. Lots of practice runs on dirt back roads

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Still, a big difference - not only in what I have already mentioned related to shape, depth of hood and so on, but going 65+ mph isn't the same as Pike's Peak on dirt at lower speeds. (and I use the 65+ sort of as a joke as I know many JT owners here drive 75+ and that's a huge difference in impact forces)

These guys didn't have windshield problems either, but look again at the shape of the front of the car, the hood line, the shape and presentation of the windshield - and - their FRONT wheels were kicking stuff up.

BTW - there's a mistaken idea that when you are driving on the interstate and "hit a rock" or "the rock hits you" that you are facing a combined speed of some sort.
No, if you are driving 70 mph, you hit that rock at 70 mph. The vehicle ahead isn't throwing it back with force, it's lifting it up and you are running into it.
The math and geometry has been done on this and since the vehicle ahead of you is not spinning their tires on the pavement, the tires are rolling on the pavement, there's no rearward force launching it back at you like a slingshot. If you are driving 65 mph, that was the force with which you hit the rock. There may be a rate of fall to take into consideration, but you can't say that there's a combined speed of 70 + 70 for example.

 

[TheRealGinjaNinja]

It has probably been mentioned already but I don't see the point of Gorilla Glass as a paid option...they still crack. My last Jeep never cracked a windshield over three years and I am about to replace my third standard windshield on my Gladiator.

My suggestion...save your money and get a $0 deductible glass coverage on your insurance plan (it's not expensive).

Cheers

 

[legacy_etu]

It has probably been mentioned already but I don't see the point of Gorilla Glass as a paid option...they still crack. My last Jeep never cracked a windshield over three years and I am about to replace my third standard windshield on my Gladiator.

My suggestion...save your money and get a $0 deductible glass coverage on your insurance plan (it's not expensive).

Cheers

Exactly this. My zero deductible glass ins, rider costs me $15 a year. Well worth it.

 

[AstroZombie]

Is there a backorder on Gorilla Glass? It wasn't readily available last time I needed it. Had the idea of just throwing it into the garage and waiting for the inevitable.

My Brother in law ordered the gorilla glass with his 392 order, he got the Jeep back in September of 2022 and still hasn't gotten the glass.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

It has probably been mentioned already but I don't see the point of Gorilla Glass as a paid option...they still crack. My last Jeep never cracked a windshield over three years and I am about to replace my third standard windshield on my Gladiator.

My suggestion...save your money and get a $0 deductible glass coverage on your insurance plan (it's not expensive).

Cheers

Yeah, you didn't see the REAL reasons to get it.......... of course it can crack, of course it can chip.
But - it's a hell of a lot safer in accidents and the chances of a crack or chip are reduced, by some reports, 50-60%.
I guess I don't get this constant "it still cracks, it still chips". Yeah, duh, of course it does and no one said it would not. It's only been said that it is less likely to. It's like insurance - the odds are now in my favor.

A 0 deductible won't fix your face after the shards of glass from a standard windshield pierce and slice you.
For me, the 0 deductible isn't cheap - in fact, the cost of dropping to 0 means if I go over a year without a break where it needs to be replaced, it means I've paid more than if it was a 250 deductible. Regardless of deductible, repairs are usually FREE. The odds of having a crack are slim, so I'm saving my money by NOT having a $0 deductible. Any repairs are covered - free. And if I do get a chip, I simply get it fixed and move on. The chances of actually needing a full replacement aren't that great.



That above is why I got it. That, and the fact there's a reduced chance of chips and cracks. Not prevented, reduced. It's a gamble, sort of like driving on the highway at rush hour. And if there's a hard hit, I won't need to clean glass out of my face, my wife's face, or the truck.

But you gotta do your own math, take your own chances and make up your own mind. You can't tell someone else what to do because you do or don't like it.

About a year in, I'm going to have a couple of chips fixed - for free - and move on, having saved a bunch of money on insurance because I didn't pay the fair amount extra for $0 deductible. It's saving me money.

 

[ecupip]

Has anyone here tried any of the windshield films, like exoshield or clearplex>

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Has anyone here tried any of the windshield films, like exoshield or clearplex>

That's going to be the only thing that actually prevents the chips that cause cracks.
No one has ever said "it won't crack or chip" - just that it's at least 50% less likely.

If you want to prevent chips at all, you need the film and there's some really good stuff out there.

I figure if I applied a film to mine, I'd be extremely safe from shards inside due to the GG, and safe from almost any chip that could lead to a crack and/or need repair.

 

[Gvsukids]

Has anyone here tried any of the windshield films, like exoshield or clearplex>

Lots of reading...

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...d-exoshield-windshield-protection-film.43879/

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/have-you-tried-windshield-protection-film.68019/

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