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Briguy155

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@Briguy155 How well do the wipers ride on the film? Any jumping or binding?
They ride as well as you keep them clean before use.
example: rig sits outside or gets dusty. pre-check inspection.. dust off and wipe clean. should last 2 yrs but mine has lasted 3yrs before I replaced. Original glass, film took the blunt damage and pitting. remove replaced new again.
note: this film can be ceramic coated with the vinyl ppf formula from ceramic pros
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Just say no to CRACK!
 

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I have ClearPlex on the GT4 and will be doing ExoShield on the Gladiator. In the long run, this might be a more expensive route than filing a claim, but I hate the hassle of having a windshield replaced. Especially in the car.

Definitely wax over it and keep it clean. After a wash I top it with Bead Maker. No issue.
 
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Im so pissed!!! Rock hit my windshield today, now crack stretches about 9' across driver side! Same situation, companies don't have glass yet for these, and OEM says maybe Aug!? Oh and Hi everyone! first post here! I wish it was a better reason!
Sorry to hear. Checked a couple more windshield shops and no one has it, including safelite and dealerships. Jeep wave seems to be trying to help but dealer has been awful, not following up with me or them. August is the same of what I heard. Its not the same as wrangler according to dealership plus has all the extra sensor crap.
 

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So an update on my windshield! My dealership emailed me yesterday saying he got one in for me! I Hope its OEM, ill find out more today, but looks like this will be fixed much sooner, so good days ahead!
 

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Tiny pebble hit the windshield and cracked the windshield on near the passenger side near the a-pillar. I think the windshield is made of eggshells.
 

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Who makes an iPhone-like "Screen Protector" for these windshields?
You want film not glass in this application. I’ve been adding film to my windshields for almost 10 years and I’ve never chipped or cracked one
 

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Argued (and lost) with my wife about riding to work with no windshield on the highway...sure as shit caught a rock that day!

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Joined the JT cracked windshield club today at 3,500 miles...

I drive to OH from Buffalo, NY for work every month or so and take the I90.

Must have picked up a rock. I pulled out of the hotel parking lot this morning and heard a big **CRUNCH**. Look to my passenger side and there's a 8in crack from the top of the windshield. The chip was hiding behind the windshield's black outline.

Thankfully my dealer set up my insurance when I bought the truck and signed me up for full glass ($0 deductible) coverage. Now I just have to play the waiting game for the OEM glass...

Cost of ownership I guess! :facepalm:

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Purchased 5 windshields for $500 at the dealer via PermaPlate. Got our first crack last week. Safelite filled it on Saturday and then got nailed again today.

Looking like I’ll be using my first windscreen of five this week.
 

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For me, lowering my comprehensive deductible from $500 to $0 only increases my premium by $140/year....yeah NJ insurance is brutal, but It’s worth it.
 

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Purchased 5 windshields for $500 at the dealer via PermaPlate. Got our first crack last week. Safelite filled it on Saturday and then got nailed again today.

Looking like I’ll be using my first windscreen of five this week.
Hey @Sorbs, I’ve heard of permaplate a few times. How did you purchase replacements ahead of time? Doesn’t permaplate repair or replace free of charge if they break? Do they then retreat each windshield when replacing?
 

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Hey @Sorbs, I’ve heard of permaplate a few times. How did you purchase replacements ahead of time? Doesn’t permaplate repair or replace free of charge if they break? Do they then retreat each windshield when replacing?
So far it’s only been a Safelite crack repair, but after yesterday’s rifle shot crack, I’ll find out if it’ll be a full replacement. I’m not sure what they’d spray on glass to make it stronger.

My spidey sense feels like any “spray on” is just a PermaPlate sticker in the corner of my windscreen and a prepaid warranty.
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