[s-cars] windshields

[Pat Korach]

Lee

I have Farmers Insurance and have $50 deductible for glass.  My Farmers
told me they pay a set price for windshields depending on the car make and
model.
For the Auidi 5000/200 it was approx. $1400.   Have you ever  seen ads on TV
by the installers trying to get you business.  There is one here in the Seattle
that's giving
away 25 meals at a Dennys type restaurant if you have them  install the glass.
They make
allot of money off each windshield especially if the is cheap glass.   They
tried installing Satellite n my wife's Acura 3.5RL and I had to make them go
back and get Libby/Nipon glass which is good glass. All windshields meet DOT
regs but the better glass exceeds the those regs where the cheaper glass just
meets them.

Pat Korach
Kirkland, WA
.

> Dan writes:
> >
> >
> > I'm interested how the PPG glass holds up.  I too have heard good things
> > about this brand and believe it may be the strongest.  I personally
> > requested the OEM German Sigal glass be put in my car when it was replaced
> > last year.  Only thing, is after one ski seaon here in Seattle, my
> > windshield is hammered to all hell!  Rock chips galore.  And, I know for a
> > fact the German glass (while very high quality) is very soft and will chip
> > very easily.
> >
> > I'm very interested to hear what you think of the PPG glass and
> > if you think it's stronger than the OEM glass.  THat is my understanding
> > anyways.  But, I also hear it's the most expensive (even more than the
> Audi OEM stuff), and
> > probably why it is so rare as well.
> >
>
> Dunno about expense. Here in Massachusetts we have 100% glass breakage
> insurance coverage, so a new windshield is free.
>
> My Pilkington had some distortion that was annoying but not severe. I
> haven't spent any time behnd the PPG windshield yet to find any distortion.
>
> And my glass guy had no problem finding the PPG. In fact he had two in
> stock, which was good, as the first one he pulled out to install had been
> scratched sometime during the shipping process.
>
> Lee
> '95.5 S6 avant
> '96 A6 quattro avant