Windshield Protection

[ToyCruiser]

Two options on the protection... I have the new super clear XPEL windshield film and its been holding up great. The second option is protection plan and they apply a coating the plan is I think $700-$800 and it covers 5 years and multiple true OEM replacements if it cracks. Both options they have in stock at Gulf Coast Auto Shield here in houston. Ask for John Gray he is the owner and also has a GX550 OT+. He will make sure you're well taken care of. Google Search -- ALSO, coming from a 4runner with multiple windshield replacements from s reputable non-oem glass I am going to only put on OEM glass in the future due to the quality of non-OEM is typically bad when looking at it in direct sunlight you can see tons of specs and imperfections.

I have found the same. My FJ gets pits in it. Super easy with aftermarket glass. I've been through four windshields and the last one I requested OEM glass. It is still perfectly smooth one year later. I live in Oregon so having the windshield wipers last as long as possible is 100% necessity. Once the windshield becomes pitted it goes through wipers like crazy!

 

[ToyCruiser]

Ouch - sorry for that to happen. I had safelite come in and fix my one chip - but they did an average job. Know OEM windshields can be a 90 day wait

Likewise.. mine still has cracks that extend outside of the fix but he swears that it should hold just fine.lol I immediately called the dealership and ordered a factory windshield.

 

[ToyCruiser]

I don’t get the cost benefit of PPF windshield or the windshield protection plan from the dealer. If insurance will replace a damaged windshield for $100 or whatever your deductible is, that would be somewhere between 7 and 15 replacement windows to match the costs in the other posts in this thread. Are you really going to need to replace your windshield 7+ times!?

Not all states require insurance to replace your windshield without dinging your rating. I live in Oregon which happens to be covered. So as long as my insurance continues to cover OEM glass, I'm good to go and I find absolutely zero reason to put a film over my windshield that will get ruined in one season. It sounds like the other product is a liquid applied kind of like ceramic coat. That stuff is pure snake oil, but if it is only $700 and will cover replacement of OEM glass and recalibration multiple times, that would be worth it for anyone living in an estate that dings your insurance for glass replacement.