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Wow Mike what a crack!You know I am STILL waiting for the rubber housing for my windshield??? Damn I don't believe it....

Are you serious? It might sound stupid Rob but why would you be pulled over?

Thanks! I will remember that when I come down to Michigan to visit my bro LOL

i am just waiting for my newly aquired rock chip to spread and shoot my windshield tint/banner to hell!oh yeah, the other day, i fell and got a crack in my (removed)!

Well, bad news, for me. My insurance deductible is $500. The new winshield is $450 installed. Guess who's paying for it!Damn worthless insurance companies.

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »Well, bad news, for me. My insurance deductible is $500. The new winshield is $450 installed. Guess who's paying for it!Damn worthless insurance companies.Well, not to be an (removed), but you could have paid for a lower comp deductible. Not really the Ins. Co's fault.. EDIT: As a matter of fact, call and ask them how much it would cost to upgrade to a lower deductible - usually doesn't cost much, and they'll spread the AP (additional premium) evenly between your remaining installments, then file a claim in a couple of weeks . EDIT 2: I just noticed that he called the Ins. Co. already, so this probably wouldn't work

Quote, originally posted by Psychobroker »Well, not to be an (removed), but you could have paid for a lower comp deductible. Not really the Ins. Co's fault.. EDIT: As a matter of fact, call and ask them how much it would cost to upgrade to a lower deductible - usually doesn't cost much, and they'll spread the AP (additional premium) evenly between your remaining installments, then file a claim in a couple of weeks . Unfortunately, this is beyond my control. I'm covered under my parents policy, and this was the best policy to fit their needs...

yep, you get penalized for using the very service you pay lots of money for!

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »Unfortunately, this is beyond my control. I'm covered under my parents policy, and this was the best policy to fit their needs...Damn, that sucks

Quote, originally posted by Psychobroker »Damn, that sucks Yes and no. While I don' tget to do things such as hunt for a policy with a lower deductible, I AM paying significantly less under their policy than I would on a standalone policy...

i think my comp is set at $250 and my collision at $500. used to be $0 but then the family claimed one too many windshields in one year! LOL. after all, this is alaska.... and i had a crack on mine only 2 wks after i got it! alaskan beauty mark

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »Yes and no. While I don' tget to do things such as hunt for a policy with a lower deductible, I AM paying significantly less under their policy than I would on a standalone policy...Ain't THAT the truth. I had to switch to Geico down here in GA because it was actually MORE to insure with Allstate. Though that was because they had to double my coverage. GA requires 25k, 50k, 25k, whereas NJ is more like 12k, 20k, 12k. So the rates are less, but I need more coverage...bleh.

Not to beat a dead horse, but be sure you've checked the Comprehensive deductible section of the policy, not the Collision. Unless your windshield cracked during an accident, it should be covered as a Comp loss, not Collision.A Comp deductible of $500 sounds kinda high, but I'm in the midwest, not Jersey. Mine is only $100 Comp deductible, $500 Collision deductible.IMHO most insurance agents don't do a good job of explaining what the coverages are, and how little EXTRA it costs to get ADEQUATE coverage, vs. MINIMUM coverage. Another unfortunate fact of life is that those with the greatest risk factors are usually uninsured.By sharing the risk & cost of accidents with a large pool of drivers, insurance is designed to protect you from very large losses (e.g. total loss of your vehicle), not EVERY loss (e.g. door ding in the parking lot).

Quote, originally posted by kostby »Not to beat a dead horse, but be sure you've checked the Comprehensive deductible section of the policy, not the Collision. Unless your windshield cracked during an accident, it should be covered as a Comp loss, not Collision.Actually..that's a good point. I hadn't even thought of that.. I don't know the details of Mike's policy, but from what i've gathered, it's under his parents' control, so they might've upped whatever deductables they could... dunno though.Mike, i'd say follow that advice, see if it fits into comprehensive..since it's not really a collision..

Quote, originally posted by Jahntassa »Actually..that's a good point. I hadn't even thought of that.. I don't know the details of Mike's policy, but from what i've gathered, it's under his parents' controlAffirmative.Quote »so they might've upped whatever deductables they could... dunno though.Not sure about that. Could be. Never bothered to ask.Quote »Mike, i'd say follow that advice, see if it fits into comprehensive..since it's not really a collision..Unfortunately, it's already been replaced. No longer able to go the insurance route.Liking the new glass though! It's tinted along the top, like every windshiled SHOULD be! So in addition to dots, I have tint! WOOOOO!You can tell where the top is tinted and the bottom isn't...

Mine just took a hit under the passenger side windsheild wiper, now the crack has spread all the way to the drivers side. I was so pissed off didn't even notice till my wife pointed it out, I hate all the gravel they put down and take so long to clean up the impact from the rock chipped a spot I didn't even notice from inside the car so now way of knowing till it was too late. Going to get an estimate of how much it is to replace hopefully not too much.

I am still waiting for the piece to come in...I think I will drive down to another dealer and see what I can do, this sucks!

That's NUTS! I got my glass replaced within 2 days of my call to the dealer...anything over a week, by my standards, is unacceptable...

Quote, originally posted by Celtic_Curse »Mine just took a hit under the passenger side windsheild wiper, now the crack has spread all the way to the drivers side. CC, that's eerie. I've got the same crack in the same location, except on the driver's side under the windshield wiper. It's in the second week of June - they're not taking the gravel up this year in Calgary, no question about it.

NEWS UPDATE:I finally got my windshield replaced last week while on vacation. Cost me 100$ but finally no more ugly fugly crack to look at!!!