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Cracked Windshield - Non OEM replacement

MNBigfoot

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Here it is..

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Pretty much like my 2 replacements ($1050). Then my rates went up over "comp claims over $1000". I figured if I ever needed another replacement I'd see if I couldn't somehow get it under $1k. I'm also Progressive.
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Pretty much like my 2 replacements ($1050). Then my rates went up over "comp claims over $1000". I figured if I ever needed another replacement I'd see if I couldn't somehow get it under $1k. I'm also Progressive.
Did safelite install your last 2 replacements?
 

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My windshield has a crack and needs to be replaced. My insurance won't pay for an OEM replacement on my '24. For anyone with a non OEM replacement, how are they holding up, any issues? How's the quality? Any noticeable waviness?
It really doesn’t matter. Ford does not mfg its own glass.
 

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Well I went through my bodyshop, only to find they subbed it out, I believe that may have been Safelite.
They probably subbed it out to an independent. Pretty much standard with most dealers and body shops. Most independents get a large portion of their business from body shops and dealerships.
 

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It really doesn’t matter. Ford does not mfg its own glass.

It can matter to dealers at trade in time, they will usually deduct value for non OEM glass. I suspect that leasing companies might have a similar policy on lease returns.
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