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I've had my 2020 Sport since May of 2019 , 33,000 miles on it . My windshield has been replaced twice .
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I installed the Jeep wind deflector on the hood a long time ago. It does seem to reduce the hits somewhat.
Do you a picture of that you can share? I've been thinking about the same, but haven't looked into it too much yet...
 

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Two weeks...saw the rock coming from a pickup truck tire on a city street doing 45mph. Gorilla glass, ?
 

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Had a small rock chip at about 2 months. Too small for the Safelite guy to bore out and fix. He squired some epoxy(?) on it and smoothed it out.

Now at 16 months --- now issues.

Are windshield cracks a thing with Gladiators?
 

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Original windshield and 40k miles on my 2020 I've owned since September 2019. I also sold a 2015 JKU with 70k miles with the original glass. If you want to keep reading, I'll explain. I make sure not to follow too close to anyone. I stay at least twice as far away as I would if I was driving any other car (speed-dependent, of course). I don't follow ANYTHING with dual rear wheels, a lift kit, or oversized tires. If I have to, I stay around 50 yards behind (at highway speeds). Most of the time, someone else will take the bait and move over in front of me acting as a blocker. I've also learned to use the Rain-X DIY windshield repair kit. While it doesnt always make the rock chips disappear, it does always decrease them by 70-80%. I've never had a chip spread which, to me, is the real goal behind a repair.
 

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My new 2022 Gladiator made it 7 months. The dealer I bought it from includes a free 6 month windshield replacement, but it cracked the month after it expired ?
 

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18 months, 21000 miles. I'll leave it for now because putting a new windshield in would just be tempting fate!

Funny thing is, the crack changes direction ever so slightly and moves a bit further along every time I run the defroster! I'll probably replace it when it reaches an edge....
 
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I made it 4 days ..... I picked up my new '22 JTR Gobi on December 7th and took a rock to the windshield on December 11th that created a nice ~8" crack in the Gorilla Glass.

Fortunately my insurance has $0 deductible glass coverage, so I've already got my second windshield. Let's see if I can make it a few weeks with this one?!?!? :)
I made it 1 year 3 months. When it happened I thought the wife popped some bubble wrap.
 

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2nd full oem replacement today. We’ll see how long it lasts. :)
 
 







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