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I have wondered about this between my 2008 Honda and my 2019 Honda. The 2008, I have had the windshield replaced twice, no sweat, once due to a rock from the ro

I have wondered about this between my 2008 Honda and my 2019 Honda. The 2008, I have had the windshield replaced twice, no sweat, once due to a rock from the road and once due to a hailstone. On the 2019, there is a suite of sensors behind the rearview mirror that (I presume) handle lane detection and object avoidance (emergency braking) duties. I don't know what assumptions those sensors (or the software behind them) might make about the properties of the glass they're looking through, but I wouldn't blindly have the shop on the corner replace the 2019 windshield like I would on my 2008.

leesalminen 7y ago
Pretty much. Same deal on the Corolla. Just out of curiosity I checked safelite.com and they don’t even offer a replace option on this year/make/model. Only repair, and this crack is well beyond the repair limit.
- redis_mlc 7y ago
  In aviation, we stop-drill the ends of cracks in aluminum to stop propagation by diffusing the stress point. If you need to wait 6 months, you might want to investigate doing that.
  - hinkley 7y ago
    Honey I’m going out to drill some holes in your windshield. ... okay?
  - greglindahl 7y ago
    That's what the "repair limit" is.
  - fludlight 7y ago
    Drilling specialty tempered glass is not advisable.
- lostgame 7y ago
  Return the Corolla while you still can. This is hot garbage.
  - jsight 7y ago
    Because part availability isn't 100% just yet, it is "hot garbage"? That seems like a stretch. TBH, this kind of thing happens pretty regularly with various parts. Usually the delay doesn't end up being 6 months, but often those kinds of estimates are on the pessimistic side. It isn't unusual for places like Safelite to be dependent upon the manufacturer's glass, especially on newer cars.
adrianN 7y ago
Those sensors need to be recalibrated after replacing the windshield. That should be in the fine print somewhere.
Sileem 7y ago
Similarly, I recently had to replace the windshield in my 2016 Acura. Safelite threw in aftermarket glass and every sensor in the car went haywire. For the next two weeks I was driving around with constant beeping reminding me that the sensors I had turned off aren’t working.
- Infernal 7y ago
  What ended up being the resolution?
dsfyu404ed 7y ago
>I don't know what assumptions those sensors (or the software behind them) might make about the properties of the glass they're looking through, but I wouldn't blindly have the shop on the corner replace the 2019 windshield like I would on my 2008. Figuring that stuff out is the glass manufacturer's job. The dealer doesn't have some glass guy who's magically better than the glass shop's glass guy. Many smaller dealers actually sub out glass (along with body work, frame pulling and other things they aren't big enough for it to be worth the overhead to do in house).

leesalminen 7y ago

Pretty much. Same deal on the Corolla. Just out of curiosity I checked safelite.com and they don’t even offer a replace option on this year/make/model. Only repair, and this crack is well beyond the repair limit.

redis_mlc 7y ago
In aviation, we stop-drill the ends of cracks in aluminum to stop propagation by diffusing the stress point. If you need to wait 6 months, you might want to investigate doing that.
- hinkley 7y ago
  Honey I’m going out to drill some holes in your windshield. ... okay?
- greglindahl 7y ago
  That's what the "repair limit" is.
- fludlight 7y ago
  Drilling specialty tempered glass is not advisable.
lostgame 7y ago
Return the Corolla while you still can. This is hot garbage.
- jsight 7y ago
  Because part availability isn't 100% just yet, it is "hot garbage"? That seems like a stretch. TBH, this kind of thing happens pretty regularly with various parts. Usually the delay doesn't end up being 6 months, but often those kinds of estimates are on the pessimistic side. It isn't unusual for places like Safelite to be dependent upon the manufacturer's glass, especially on newer cars.

adrianN 7y ago

Those sensors need to be recalibrated after replacing the windshield. That should be in the fine print somewhere.

Sileem 7y ago

Similarly, I recently had to replace the windshield in my 2016 Acura. Safelite threw in aftermarket glass and every sensor in the car went haywire. For the next two weeks I was driving around with constant beeping reminding me that the sensors I had turned off aren’t working.

Infernal 7y ago
What ended up being the resolution?

dsfyu404ed 7y ago

>I don't know what assumptions those sensors (or the software behind them) might make about the properties of the glass they're looking through, but I wouldn't blindly have the shop on the corner replace the 2019 windshield like I would on my 2008. Figuring that stuff out is the glass manufacturer's job. The dealer doesn't have some glass guy who's magically better than the glass shop's glass guy. Many smaller dealers actually sub out glass (along with body work, frame pulling and other things they aren't big enough for it to be worth the overhead to do in house).