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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
Just had the windshield done on the SDL and can give you the entire range.
The insurance company tried to illegally steer me to Safelite as they have a deal with them and would do the windshield for $285. This sounds ridiculous to me. Either the glass is a POS or the labor is way too quick.........or both.
The cost (retail) of the windshield at the dealer is $530. The cost to install it is $325 (retail).
I had the dealer do it because I've got a connection there. I don't have to worry about the quality of the glass. We'll see about the install after some time in the rain.
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I am in agreement if you can get the insurance to gor for the German windshield. I went with on of the national chains and they did a terrible job of installing the windshield on my W123 wagon and put a little tear in the corner of my windshield gasket. It doesn't leak because they put caulk in between the gasket and the windshield and the gasket and the body. They also tried putting the aluminum trim in after they had installed the windshield and that was a mistake. I consulted the FSM and it show the trim going in before the windshield gets installed. My windshield is a PPG and was an excellent fit. I had the people who installed it look for a German one and they couldn't find one.