Tigerhonaker, on his way home from the Acura Dealer has rock from SUV way in front of him thrown through the 1st layer of glass on windshield.

Good-News is I had a New Windshield installed this week two days after the crash of the ROCK hitting it.

What a way to Open Your Eyes Wide-Open in a Hurry.

Terry

 

The SUV was just jealous when it threw the rock.

 

Could-Be

Terry

 

Sorry that happened Terry. I know you take a lot of pride in the appearance of your car and it shows.

At least it didn't dent your hood or anything!
A few years ago I was driving at night in our Grand Caravan and a truck approx 300 feet ahead tossed a pipe or something. It dented our hood and made a dime size & deep pit in the glass. I didn't even see it but was enough to make my wife duck!

-Steve

 

Hi Steve,

Man I have not heard from you in a Very-Long time. Nice to hear from the South and another HCH Man.

Say I take it that you did not make it up to Hybridfest. Since I am reading this Post.

As you might know last Oct. my position was elliminated after 11-Yrs. with the Chevy Dealership.

I now work for an Acura Dealer and started there two weeks after the Chevy Dealership thing happened.

So No-Vac. for me. Also it was really a Very-Long Drive there and Back to Hybridfest.

Well if you get the time sent me a PM and let me know how you are doing these days.

Terry

 

tigerhonaker, what did it cost to replace the windshield? Mine has a crack, from a rock, that is progressively getting bigger. I am almost ready for an A1 service, also need to take care of that 06 recall , so I was holding out to take care of the items all at once.

I have XM and in the 06 they attached the antenna in the upper right hand of the windshield. I am going to push that they run the wires to the roof antenna, like the 07s. The windshiled mount seems tacky and since I need to replace it anyway, seemed like a good time to take care of that too.

 

I agree with you on the X/M Sat. Antenna, it does not exactly look real (Great). I have the same set up.

Price for the (Factory-Windshield) is Approx: $1,000.00 with New Moldings from Honda and the windshield from Honda.

I "Did-Not" do the Factory Windshield or the Factory Moldings from a Honda Dealer.

I chose to do the after market windshield and it cost me right at $297.00. Installed:

The reason I did not do the Factory Windshield was because I work for a Honda/Acura Dealer now and even with my "Employee-Pricing" it was going to be the above ($1,000-1,100) Cost Installed.

I called the glass company that we use to install our windshields and they gave me the "Employee-Price" for the After-Market Windshield Installed with New-Moldings. So I ask them what the Real/Honest Difference was between the windshield that has the HONDA on the Glass and the one that did not.

You will find this interesting:

None/No-Difference/Period, The one the Honda Dealer sells has the Logo and the other does not have the Honda-Logo. The Glass comes from the SAME-PLACE so it would be obvious that there is No-Difference in it. But if you just have to have the Honda-Logo then you are going to really pay for it.

I just wanted a New Windshield and also got a (Life-Time) Warranty on it. So even if you choose to use the Honda Dealer make sure to get "Both-Prices" on the Windshields. Honda/After Market. We do both windshields for the Customers that come in to have them Replaced.

Good-Luck and I hope this Info. has Helped You:

Terry

 

Thanks for the reply, Terry. I will inquire about non-oem glass out here in SoCal. It doesn't matter to me as long as I can see through it.

 

That is the "Point" that it is New and does the same thing for the Owner, You Look through it.
Later,

Terry