Windshield Replaced but is it the correct one?

[wjtinfwb]

So, I got a cracked windshield. I called insurance, no problems. It was a free replacement. Yada Yada.
I asked the Installation company if they needed the Bronco at their shop to calibrate all the gizmos. She said, "No, we send a second person with the calibration tools."
I asked if I would get Ford Glass, and they said yes and would ensure it. Awesome!
Wednesday, the guy showed up, and I verified he had Ford glass and asked him when the second person came to calibrate. He told me he does it all. I said great. He tells me, "Look, it will take me 40 minutes so, you can go inside. (Hmmm, first clue). He never asked for my ignition key. I figured he did not like spectators, so I went inside.
I'm parking my Bronco in the garage today, and I get a warning. (The front sensor is blocked. See owner manual)

Questions:

1) Can you calibrate all the gismos in the windshield without the ignition key?
2) Is there a part number on the new windshield I can check to see if this is indeed the correct one?

It is a 2023 Wildtrack with the Lux package. So all the gismos are included.

2 experiences with Safelite, one on my ‘16 Cad XTS was perfect. Came to my house, GM glass, installed and calibrated using a box that plugged into the OBS port. Worked and fit perfectly. A couple years later my ‘20 MDX Tech got a huge crack. Due to Covid we had to wait 5 months for new glass and take it to the Safelite shop about an hour away for install and calibration. Unfortunately they damaged the front camera during the installation and had to refer me back to Acura. Acura replaced the camera and calibrated the system and sent the bill to Safelite. A bit clunky but it worked out and has been fine since. Overall, I’m pretty confident in Safelite, they seem to understand these systems. I’d call back your vendor and request they update the system properly.

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[Brian_B]

My non-Factory glass is still made by Fuyao - it just doesn't say Accessory Ready on it. That and the word Bronco are really the only difference I can tell.

All the Broncos use the same windshield and have the camera in the same spot, from Base through Lux through Raptor - so apart from getting a defective windshield (where they didn't keep the area over the camera clear), I can't imagine a way to get the "wrong" windshield installed.

The "Lux" part of the electronics are in the 360 cameras, the radar thing (ACC) in the bumper and the lidar in the side mirrors.

 

[BadlandsA51]

If it fits it’s the right windshield.

As far as cal - when I had mine done the guy had to drive it down the road. If it can be done without that I can’t aay

If it fits doesn’t mean it will work with the forward facing camera mounted on the top center of the windshield. Some aftermarket (cheap) glass doesn’t have that correct contours and will cause the camera to look upward, downward, or to one side. The camera can’t be calibrated in that case. I’ve seen that several times working in a Ford dealership service department.

 

[LarryZiegler]

Hope this helps. '23 Wildtrak Lux package. And I have a crack too so will have to deal with it soon.

Interesting on the glass branding. My 2021 OBX came with Carlite branded glass (a. Company formerly owned by Ford but court ordered to divest 15 yrs ago). The 1st windshield replacement was an OEM Carlite branded windshield and the 2nd replacement was non OEM that is branded by FUYAO, but lacks the Bronco and Accessory Ready branding on the glass. I’ve taken a couple of good rock hits with the FUYAO glass without so much as a mark and it seems to have held up better than the Carlite glass. The FUYAO glass was $100 cheaper than Carlite as well. Ford is also not branded in the right corner that identifies the mfg.

 

[DonC]

I'm a dang rock magnet so I may look for the FUYAO when my crack makes it to the bottom. For now, I'll just live with the crack.

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