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At $1250 for the windshield and molding strip+ clips + install, and most of us have our insurance company pay for it..What makes you think Toyota will do anything about it ? They are probably laughing their asses off right now and gives the guy who designed the windshield a big bonus....Thats where they are making their money....
So far, so good for me but it's only been a month. Is the concensus with folks here that it's the quality of the glass that's the issue, rather than angle/placement of the windshield? I was thinking it was the latter using the rational that the general straight up and down angle makes it absorb the impact as a direct hit vs. a windshield with some slope that would immediately redirect some of the force of the impact. thoughts?
So far, so good for me but it's only been a month. Is the concensus with folks here that it's the quality of the glass that's the issue, rather than angle/placement of the windshield? I was thinking it was the latter using the rational that the general straight up and down angle makes it absorb the impact as a direct hit vs. a windshield with some slope that would immediately redirect some of the force of the impact. thoughts?
If the latter is the case...How come Jeep and Hummer folks dont have this problem then ?
If the latter is the case...How come Jeep and Hummer folks dont have this problem then ?
A quick search on Google yielded some similar issues from Jeep owners, although it doesn't seem as wide spread as with the FJ. Check out FJ WINDSHIELDS and ROCKS don't mix - Tundra Solutions Forums, particularly the last couple of posts. The one big difference seems to be that a lot of the FJ damage is done by very small rocks, so perhaps it is the quality of the glass. Should be an interesting winter!
My windshield cracked within the first 2000 miles at the carwash. It seems to grow a little every day. I also caught a rock that chipped and spider-cracked on the opposite side. I thought I was just cursed until I found that many other FJ'rs were experiencing the same problem. $1,200 is insane for a windscreen!!!
I have a 1/2 inch diameter ding. No idea of the cause as it happened at night with no other traffic around to throw up rocks. There were some trees around and lots of bugs. They grow hard headed bugs here in Texas I guess....
Got the guys at the carwash to drill and seal the ding, so far hasn't spread any further.
2400 miles on odometer.
Suggestion - if you want to consolidate the info in one place for Toyota's benefit, turn off the other windshield polls and amalgamate the results - admin should be able to do that.
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A quick search on Google yielded some similar issues from Jeep owners, although it doesn't seem as wide spread as with the FJ. Check out FJ WINDSHIELDS and ROCKS don't mix - Tundra Solutions Forums, particularly the last couple of posts. The one big difference seems to be that a lot of the FJ damage is done by very small rocks, so perhaps it is the quality of the glass. Should be an interesting winter!
46,000+ FJ's this year built...At the rate the windshields are failing, every FJ will have to go thru at least one windshield in its life time....thats roughly about $57Millions in revenue in selling windshield and the molding....If Toyota doesnt change the quality of the windshield we all will still own and love our FJ. It would have to be a safety recall mandated by NHTSA for Toyota to make these changes voluntarily. So far these damages has nothing to do with safety.....
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