Replacing windshield with GM glass - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

maddoggyusa · 04-24-2018, 03:15 PM

Just wanted to share.... my windshield was cracked all along the bottom. I called my insurance (NJ Manufacturers) to do a claim and requested I get GM glass. They said they'd put in the request... sometimes they pay the difference... sometimes I have to pay the difference. They called my windshield repair shop and the shop eventually called me back saying it was declined and the difference was $120. I said I'd pay the difference to get the GM glass.

I have a $50 deductible... so $170 total for GM windshield... 2013 2SS with HUD (no remote start). Takes them 2 weeks to get from dealer. Otherwise I could have gotten the aftermarket brand which I'm sure is just fine but wanted GM glass.

InFiD3ViL · 04-24-2018, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by maddoggyusa

Just wanted to share.... my windshield was cracked all along the bottom. I called my insurance (NJ Manufacturers) to do a claim and requested I get GM glass. They said they'd put in the request... sometimes they pay the difference... sometimes I have to pay the difference. They called my windshield repair shop and the shop eventually called me back saying it was declined and the difference was $120. I said I'd pay the difference to get the GM glass.

I have a $50 deductible... so $170 total for GM windshield... 2013 2SS with HUD (no remote start). Takes them 2 weeks to get from dealer. Otherwise I could have gotten the aftermarket brand which I'm sure is just fine but wanted GM glass.

That is exactly what I would do.

Would be great if the insurance company would replace it with what the damned car came with, but no. Not on their dime.

Reaper85 · 04-24-2018, 04:07 PM

I need a windshield and I wish it was 170 for gm glass. I have a $500 deductible on glass (lowest they offer) and the lowest quote I've gotten was 1035. So needless to say i need to fork out $500.

Vec · 04-24-2018, 05:18 PM

i'll need a W/S this year as well 8-( $200 deductible

Lostboy1987 · 04-24-2018, 06:21 PM

With a HUD, you're making the right call going with GM glass. If they put in a Fuyao glass (what Safelite seems to use by default), even if it says it's for a HUD vehicle, it is most likely going to distort the image. I just went through this, and thankfully my insurance company took care of doing it twice. With the Fuyao glass, the image became short and stretched. I could not live with it knowing how it is supposed to look. It became a distraction more than a driving aid.

qcman · 04-24-2018, 06:26 PM

I think the actual OEM glass is Pilkington. Mine was replaced a couple years ago with it and no issues.

Rock-It Man · 04-24-2018, 08:01 PM

Yes it's Pilkington.

The replacement will not have a GM logo, but you can get the correct Pilkington glass for a bit more money.

mikeinmobile · 04-24-2018, 08:52 PM

Had mine replaced last month and hud was dim. The other day it was normal and then went dim. Of course I thought it was the glass 'till that happened. What are the odds it would start to do that the moment I replaced the glass.

04-24-2018, 03:15 PM	#1
maddoggyusa Drives: 2013 Camaro Dusk 2SS/6 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,586	Replacing windshield with GM glass Just wanted to share.... my windshield was cracked all along the bottom. I called my insurance (NJ Manufacturers) to do a claim and requested I get GM glass. They said they'd put in the request... sometimes they pay the difference... sometimes I have to pay the difference. They called my windshield repair shop and the shop eventually called me back saying it was declined and the difference was $120. I said I'd pay the difference to get the GM glass. I have a $50 deductible... so $170 total for GM windshield... 2013 2SS with HUD (no remote start). Takes them 2 weeks to get from dealer. Otherwise I could have gotten the aftermarket brand which I'm sure is just fine but wanted GM glass.

04-24-2018, 05:18 PM	#4
Vec Tejas Hillbilly Drives: 15 SS 2SS/RS LS3M6 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 149	i'll need a W/S this year as well 8-( $200 deductible __________________ Navy Vet

04-24-2018, 06:21 PM	#5
Lostboy1987 Drives: '15 BVM 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Florida Posts: 57	With a HUD, you're making the right call going with GM glass. If they put in a Fuyao glass (what Safelite seems to use by default), even if it says it's for a HUD vehicle, it is most likely going to distort the image. I just went through this, and thankfully my insurance company took care of doing it twice. With the Fuyao glass, the image became short and stretched. I could not live with it knowing how it is supposed to look. It became a distraction more than a driving aid. __________________ Z/28 brake ducts, Forza 3-way dual mode exhaust controller

04-24-2018, 08:52 PM	#8
mikeinmobile Drives: 2011 2ss/rs Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 493 View My Garage	Had mine replaced last month and hud was dim. The other day it was normal and then went dim. Of course I thought it was the glass 'till that happened. What are the odds it would start to do that the moment I replaced the glass. __________________

04-24-2018, 04:07 PM	#3
Reaper85 Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Barrie, Ontario Posts: 598	I need a windshield and I wish it was 170 for gm glass. I have a $500 deductible on glass (lowest they offer) and the lowest quote I've gotten was 1035. So needless to say i need to fork out $500.

04-24-2018, 06:26 PM	#6
qcman Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS RDP Tuned L99 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada eh? Posts: 1,889	I think the actual OEM glass is Pilkington. Mine was replaced a couple years ago with it and no issues.

04-24-2018, 08:01 PM	#7
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,029 View My Garage	Yes it's Pilkington. The replacement will not have a GM logo, but you can get the correct Pilkington glass for a bit more money.