The MOST CRAPTASTIC Windshields Ever: More 5th Gen Butthurt

I currently have 2 chips in mine. Glass company is coming on Monday to repair or replace it. I’m more hoping for a repair - I’m worried that a replacement won’t get installed and sealed properly.


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Frasher4Runner said:
I currently have 2 chips in mine. Glass company is coming on Monday to repair or replace it. I’m more hoping for a repair - I’m worried that a replacement won’t get installed and sealed properly.


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I’ve had three or four replaced over the years and never had a single issue so I wouldn’t worry about it. On at least one of them I was had it was relaxed and not just repaired because the rest of the windshield was covered in tiny pock marks and the new one was like putting on my glasses by comparison
 
RichinRidgewood said:
Jeep’ers get the option to buy Gorilla glass that should have been standard in the first place

Almost $1000 and you still have to pull the OEM part and have someone install it at a glass shop.

There is a market for this because the OEM is shit and a lot of people must be tired of having them changed.


Jeep Wrangler And Gladiator Officially Get Gorilla Glass Windshields
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I’m willing to bet that Jeep guys shatter their windshield more frequently with that upright windshield.

Besides, they can keep cost of gorilla glass on Jeep’s under $1000 when it’s flat like a cellphone.
 
RichinRidgewood said:
Jeep’ers get the option to buy Gorilla glass that should have been standard in the first place

Almost $1000 and you still have to pull the OEM part and have someone install it at a glass shop.

There is a market for this because the OEM is shit and a lot of people must be tired of having them changed.


Jeep Wrangler And Gladiator Officially Get Gorilla Glass Windshields
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Sounds like you should sell the 4Runner and get a Jeep given the brand's strong history of dependability. At least you'll have the option to get stronger glass compared to the 4runner.
 
RichinRidgewood said:
Hilarious .... there are multi-numerous shared experiences and several threads here and on other Toyota forums on what shit this glass is and these guys are like “....it’s your fault it’s broke ‘cuz you dont know how to drive.....”

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People have unrealistic expectations and make up stuff ('Toyota uses sub-standard glass') and expect people to take them seriously?

Why does everything have to turn into an "I'm being screwed conspiracy theory"?

Oh because this is the internet.
 
Charles Bronson said:
Sounds like you should sell the 4Runner and get a Jeep given the brand's strong history of dependability. At least you'll have the option to get stronger glass compared to the 4runner.
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rageandlove said:
People have unrealistic expectations and make up stuff ('Toyota uses sub-standard glass') and expect people to take them seriously?

Why does everything have to turn into an "I'm being screwed conspiracy theory"?

Oh because this is the internet.
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I get the whole "FanBoy" thing. I've been through it with Harleys, Hondas, Arctic Cats, Malibu Ski boats, some water skis, some fishing equipment and a some other stuff.

If you think your 4R windshield is great. It's great. Later you might not thing so. Thats been my experience.
 
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RichinRidgewood said:
I get the whole "FanBoy" thing. I've been through it with Harleys, Hondas, Arctic Cats, Malibu Ski boats, some water skis, some fishing equipment and a some other stuff.

If you think your 4R windshield is great. It's great. Later you might not thing so. Thats been my experience.
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You still raging over this?
 
RichinRidgewood said:
Every time I climb into my 4Runner, a vehicle that I really enjoy driving and accomplishing stuff with, Im reminded what a POS Toyota windshields are because there is a foot long crack in the windshield on the drivers side.
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Post a GoFundMe page here to cover the deductible to get it fixed. Plenty here would be willing to pay just to shut you up.
 
I’ve been on many car forums throughout my life and each one has its own crappy windshield thread. Just Google “crappy windshield :insert car;.”

The only thing different about this forum is how exponentially fast this thread is growing in relation to other real car problems.
 
Snowtrooper said:
I’ve been on many car forums throughout my life and each one has its own crappy windshield thread. Just Google “crappy windshield :insert car;.”

The only thing different about this forum is how exponentially fast this thread is growing in relation to other real car problems.
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It’s a testament to how reliable they really are.


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Frasher4Runner said:
I currently have 2 chips in mine. Glass company is coming on Monday to repair or replace it. I’m more hoping for a repair - I’m worried that a replacement won’t get installed and sealed properly.


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It was replaced. Chip free for 36 hours now! LOL


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Hey guys bump bump

Got one coming… 2021 with 10k miles. Started out the size of a quarter, now one of the lines has grown to about 6”.

Never had a crack in any other windshield grow like this. Definitely craptastic.

Pictures to come.


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I put one of them AVS bug deflectors on the new 5th gen 4runner I traded my old 5th gen for.

I don't know if it's helping the windshield or not but for sure it's protecting the front edge of my hood.

I didn't have one on my old 5th Gen and a pickup truck with no mudflaps threw a rock at the windshield and made a dime sized crack.

Now I try not to be behind pickups without mud flaps. I will switch lanes and pass or slow down and follow from way back.
 
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How is anyone surprised that 5G T4R windshields crack easily? Its simple physics. Just LOOK at the thing. The rake is more vertically oriented than many vehicles and the glass is relatively flat. There's nowhere for rocks to deflect!

Same deal with FJs, Wranglers and G-Classes.

I'm coming into this winter with a brand new 4R. They spread pretty much pea gravel in Banff National Park where I'm going to be at least 1x per week. No salt at all. They don't want animals licking the roads. It's pretty much guaranteed that I expect the factory windshield to last a month before I get a good crack across the thing. This isn't any different than my previous '17 Armada and '12 Grand Cherokee. The OEM glass on those were ****ed by spring.

Honestly, I've had better luck with "cheap Chinese" windshields than I've had with OEM. I've at least gotten a couple of years out of them sometimes.
 
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