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Old Aug 25, 2018 | 09:12 AM
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2018 Wndshields

Not sure if I'm just lucky or if there is a larger issue but I've had my F350 since April and have already been through one window and now have multiple cracks in the new one. I have them fixed when small so they don't spread but at $50 bucks a pop that is getting expensive.
While driving yesterday at about 10mph while in traffic, a small pebble was kicked up and cracked the window. The pebble rested on my windshield wiper and was seriously not any bigger than a BB but it cracked the glass.
Are you guys/gals noticing that these windows seem to crack really easy?
I do live in Colorado and it is somewhat "normal" to go through a window a year on average. I also understand there are so many variables in a pebble striking the glass but these windshields just seem very fragile and don't make me feel as though this window measures up to a Superduty.. My 06 windshield took a lot worse as I lived in a rural area with gravel roads. I frequented the highways with the sanding they do, but I did not experience the cracks like this.

Not necessarily a complaint but I'm curious to see what you all have experienced so far with your trucks.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2018 | 10:28 AM
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Yes, the factory glass is junk. Already been through one windshield. Replaced with OEM glass through third party and replacement glass seems much stronger.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2018 | 11:11 AM
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I have made it through two winters, and have one large crack and it’s spiderign now. Happened last winter, a fairly large rock. Same thing, it hit the top of the windshield and rested on the trim before the hood. About 1/2 but sharp. It’s so bad I am going to have to replace before winter. Right in my line of sight.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2018 | 11:43 AM
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Just do a search tons of threads on the subject back to 2015. The windshields are absolutely junk.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2018 | 08:45 PM
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What’s the ballpark cost of a new window replacement?
 
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Old Aug 25, 2018 | 08:57 PM
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$50 deductible comp. ins. I have to do them on my fleet cars all the time.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2018 | 09:40 PM
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I need to swap insurance companies mine don’t offer glass replacement
 
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Old Aug 25, 2018 | 09:46 PM
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So if factory is junk, what’s a good one? I’ve heard there are some without “Sound Screen” that are loud and should be avoided.
 
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x2 on the crap factory glass on the Ford trucks. I drove a 2016 RAM 1500 for 2 years before my 2018 F250 and had some big rocks slam into it on the freeway, but never got a single chip or crack.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2018 | 10:21 PM
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OP, since you’re in Colorado you might check out optional glass coverage from your insurance agent. I had State Farm in CO and they sold me a zero deductible glass add-on for about $4 every 6 months. Super cheap and windshields didn’t cost me an additional dime. It was great for my wife’s Acura. She went thru 4 windshields in 5 years. Not so great for my F250. Drove it for 14 years and still had the original windshield in it when I sold it a few months ago. Have moved around the country a bit and have been disappointed that State Farm doesn’t offer that coverage in the other states I’ve lived in.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2018 | 11:49 AM
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I already replaced mine at 12 days!
 
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