I did the same thing, and at the time I thought it was insanely expensive for a windshield, but seeing the other quotes in this thread it seems this was the deal!

 

Thanks for your replies. Still no update from England on the ETA. Glad it is still drivable.

 

My windshield is in, I have an appointment for February 4th.

 

Just pickup my Vantage today.I had a service done at the same time. I submitted the Labor bill from the dealer for the install.
I should get my refund from Hagerty next week. They did a very clean job with no damage.

 

Glad to hear it! Sorry you had to wait so long.

 

How much did they charge for the service, what was done?

 

Thanks

 

Just noticed my windshield has a crack in it...


I think it's too big to try and fix it, right?
I am insured through State Farm and my deductible is $1,000, which I guess is not too bad when I read the price for a new windshield...
Just asked the dealer in Walnut Creek for an estimate, hopefully I hear back from them tomorrow.
Do they replace the windshield seal as well when they install a new windshield?

To those who replaced their windshields "on their own", what is an insurance thing, or the dealer being too far?

Thank you.

 

Are there any "tricks" to having a local windshield guy replacing the windshield?
Or that's like any other windshield replacement?
I am getting estimates for around 9k$, out of which the part itself is 8 to 8.5k and the labor $500...

 

Is your insurance not covering the full cost for you? I looked into this with my insurance guy when I had my 07, it had a repaired chip that looked like it was on the verge of spreading and knew that it would be pricey to replace the windshield (at the time I was thinking $3k though). He confirmed that my comprehensive insurance would cover whatever the replacement cost was, at least for my policy.

Not to hijack the thread - but does anyone have experience with windshield film/PPF? Does that make much of a difference at all for protecting the windshield? I had some installed on my car last year to use up a deposit I had with a local company but not sure how much protection you really get with it.