Winshield Fiasco...

12guns

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I bought my 05' 4x4 V8 used with a smal chip and lots of very small pits all over it. I would guess the majority of it's 108k miles (at the time) were mostly from the highway.
Anyway, I finally had a rock hit and sent the chip spreading over a foot.
I called "Fast Glass" in Russellville AR. They quoted me $204 OTD. They were nice enough to give me a ride to my office where my company vehicle was. I picked up my 4runner that afternoon with nice new glass! Then I read somewhere about distorted or wavy glass. I checked mine out and sure enough, LOTS of distortion and waves. I lived with it for a couple weeks, then went by Thursday to see what options I had. They were very polite and ordered a new winshield. None of the guy that did the work were there, and they never even asked to see my reciept. So Friday I had the new glass installed while I waited. Took just under an hour and I was ready to go...only problem was I could see the distortion before I even walked out the door! I took the boss lady outside, she agreed and appologized. They already upgraded me from a cheapo glass to PPG which is typically good quality. Now I have to let the glue dry for two weeks before getting yet another winshield put it!
The good news is when I offered to pay the difference for a better quality glass, she would not have it. She's ordered a new moulding and an "OEM" quality glass. I'm sure they are loosing several hundred dollars with the swap, but I can tell you I'll be sending all my friends/family there for any glass needs.
Great service that you don't find very often these days. Just thought I'd share.
 
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Hate that you're having trouble, but good to see there's a local shop worth dealing with. Mine's chipped but has been repaired, so I'm hoping I don't have that issue. I will keep them in mind if needed, sounds like they are willing to go the extra mile.
 
So I did go back and get my new windshield installed. They used pilkington this time, which is one of the best available. It looks great, no waves, HOWEVER...Now I have a "ghost" image of a second pair of headlight above the lights of the oncoming cars at night! I did some searching and it's farily common, but it's driving me crazy. I hate to go back a third time, but I may at least call and see what they say. From what I read, there are a lot of brand new cars that have the same issue, most people just don't notice. Anway, thought I'd update.
 
Wow, just can't believe it's that much of a hassle. I'm like you, I would want it to be right if I was paying for it. Let me know how they handle it. I don't think its anything they are doing but more so something with the glass itself, you agree with that? I'm sure I'll need some work done sooner or later and will for sure keep them in mind if they are that good at customer service.
 

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