4th gen aftermarket windshield success/horror stories?

[gshadow325]

I thought the price was too good to be true as well. Safelite was quoting me $380 and Abra Auto Glass quoted me $250.

did you end up paying $150?

 

[wyanrard]

Safelite did my last one, no complaints. Gonna need another one here in probably a year or 2

Depending on insurance you might have a $0.00 deductible for windshield repair/ replacement.

 

[gshadow325]

I thought the price was too good to be true as well. Safelite was quoting me $380 and Abra Auto Glass quoted me $250.

i just got a quote from a guy we use. $130 and he'll be here in 20 minutes!!

OMG super cheap

 

[Atlanta_man]

Find a stock 4runner in a parking lot somewhere and look at the top edge weatherstripping. It should basically be pinched in a thin gap between the glass and the roof. Compare that to yours. I found the side molding doesn't contribute much to wind noise (but gluing it down better does help a little), but the top can cause really bad noise since it causes air to flow loudly over the thin roof.

I also found that moving the front roof rail to the recommended position or where I have it for my ski box doesn't make a significant difference, and switching to beam type windshield wipers instead of the factory frame ones doesn't make a significant difference.

The top horizontal windshield weather strip / valley looks like other 4Runners.

But, the driver side side-moulding / drain ditch has a bump in it about 2/3's the way up the windshield and a little chip right at the bump missing from the moulding on windshield side of the bump. Looks tough to replace, the single piece goes from somewhere under the hood to under the roof rack rail.

Time for a little dab of RTV (but not blocking the ditch created by the moulding).

 

[Brooklyn@3260]

Crack inside

Good Day, guys! Does anybody know how to fix a small crack on the inside of the windshield? Thank you for your advice.

 

[BioHAzard050]

Not my 4th gen but my 1st gen. Had safelite do the windsheild on the Warrior. Did a good job, glass jas been fine for 2 years.