Ellisstrong
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I have to get mine replaced as well as they tried repairing a small chip/crack a month or so ago and now it’s spreading.
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Broken windshield
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Glenn54
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That sucks. I thought about getting a patch but decided against it due to the size of the initial damage.
Ellisstrong
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Yeah it was free through insurance to try the repair and I think it will be $50 to replace. I didn’t want to replace as my windshield is tinted so I’ll have to find someone I trust and pay for that again.
cdn_cowboy
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Well evidently I have to get a mopar windshield so we will see how long this one lasts... I really think there is something wrong with the glass in these new windshields. The shop said anecdotally that they have been seeing a lot of the new Rams in for cracked windshields. 
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The windshield on my truck broke last week. The crack started at driver side upper conner. I am not sure if that was caused by a rock on freeway or something else. Fortunately I have got it covered by AAA without deductible. However, it is about 2 wks waiting for the Mopar windshield to come.
cdn_cowboy
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Ya I've also got no deductible but I'm sure that won't be available next year after constantly replacing the windshield. Both have split from the side so far too. Very odd and I don't think it's just bad luck.
Glenn54
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Do you have auto insurance through AAA? Or does AAA provide windshield coverage some how?
flyingpoint
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I have AAA for auto insurance and windshield coverage additionally.
Glass is covered under comprehensive portion of your auto policy.
However, in most states you have to ask for full glass coverage, to get say $100 or no deductible coverage.
Top tip: Insurance companies I deal with accept damage to headlights as covered under glass. Some cost over $1000!
This tip brought to you by your resident insurance agent based in Massachusetts.
If it were an issue, a lot more of us would be having spontaneous windshield cracks, and that's not really happening. There's nothing wrong with the glass, unless you happen to get one with a stress already in it, which all brands/makes do in minuscule numbers, as it is a mass-produced part.Well evidently I have to get a mopar windshield so we will see how long this one lasts... I really think there is something wrong with the glass in these new windshields. The shop said anecdotally that they have been seeing a lot of the new Rams in for cracked windshields.
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Just had my windshield replaced. Didn’t even notice a rock or whatever hit my windshield but noticed a crack about 8” long that started from a chip.
It took 3 weeks to get the OEM windshield in. Can anyone verify that you guys have a tinted strip at the top. I could have sworn my original windshield had one but this one doesn’t and it’s a OEM Ram with the Ram symbol and everything on it.
It took 3 weeks to get the OEM windshield in. Can anyone verify that you guys have a tinted strip at the top. I could have sworn my original windshield had one but this one doesn’t and it’s a OEM Ram with the Ram symbol and everything on it.
Nope. No strip.
Just the small dappled portion all around. Guessing it is about an inch or inch and a half wide.
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Thanks for letting me know!
The OEM windshield is very weak. I had a pretty small rock hit my windshield a few days ago and left a chip. Hit at 55mph and came off some 4dr sedan 
, just unlucky. But a small hit like that should not have chipped the windshield, pretty disappointed.
, just unlucky. But a small hit like that should not have chipped the windshield, pretty disappointed.A rock hit, even a very small one, would definitely chip any whishield at 55 MPH. It's just physics.The OEM windshield is very weak. I had a pretty small rock hit my windshield a few days ago and left a chip. Hit at 55mph and came off some 4dr sedan
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Thanks to bringing it up. I just got my windshield replaced yesterday. And yes, there is no tinted strip at the top. I am getting the windshield tinted by 3M crystalline soon anyway, so it doesn't bother me that much.
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cdn_cowboy
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I'm on my third windshield and same experience on the most recent... just a sudden crack without any apparent rock strike/chip.
Ellisstrong
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Do you keep getting OEM ones? I’m wondering if the aftermarket ones may be better.
Glenn54
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I am getting an OEM windshield installed this Monday. Hope all goes well.
cdn_cowboy
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I tried to get an aftermarket one this time but they said because it's a 2021 they could only get Mopar OEM glass!
