Whdrms

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yea, thought it would never happen to me but it did, and I have no clue how it did...Took my car out of my garage after 3 days of no use, and there is foot long crack right on the driver side of windshield
Met my friend yesterday and he got same length crack on his TL too and he has no idea how'd that happen... lol
Anyways, when changing windshield, is OEM windshield from Acura necessary?? if not I will just go to ghetto place in Queens called Corona and get anything. Anyone?

nfnsquared

Do a search please, lots of info on aftermarket vice OEM windshield. Whatever you do (or your insurance company allows), be sure the replacement glass has the acoustic layer in it...

I went with OEM because my insurance (USAA) allowed it. ($750 OEM vs. $350 aftermarket).

justnspace

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^+1 on the acoustic glass

Whdrms

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Yea i remember reading something like that somewhere in other website, didnt remember. Thanks Alot gotta call bunch of places now-.-

friesm2000

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no it is not mandatory, there are a couple of aftermarket brands that will preform just as well as OEM glass (mainly OEM sourced through aftermarket sources, without the honda badge on it), BUT there is also alot of shit glass out there though, that will actually crack easier

so OEM is your best bet; especially if you do not know what you are looking for exactly







and even you say the place is ghetto, would you trust them to put in a structural piece of your car properly? (and yes the windshield acts as a structual member)

there is more then just popping out the old glass, laying down the urethane, and laying the new glass in place (there is bound to be scratches on the edge that the glass mounts to, from the cutting tool, it's just part of the process, and is hidden anyways by the trim; but anyways you need to make sure that gets painted/treated properly, otherwise rust will just start there, and rust out the frame)
(another thing is making sure to wear gloves putting the new glass in place because any oil residue from your hands and such, will not allow the glass to adhere properly, and could potentially cause the glass to pop out at a later date; which also means the surfaces for the adhesives need to be cleaned also)





if you have not notice, we go through a couple of windshields here in Colorado (every couple of years on some vehicles), and being in the automotive field, i see alot more of the better installs of glass (i don't personally install it though)