View Poll Results: Are you still with your factory original windshield?

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  • Yes, for 1 year now or less.

    23 27.38%
  • Yes, 2 years now or less.

    10 11.90%
  • Yes, 3 years now or less.

    19 22.62%
  • Yes, 4 years now or less, or more.

    15 17.86%
  • No - windshield was repaired/replaced since my purchase.

    17 20.24%
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Thread: How many are on the original windshield?

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    Default How many are on the original windshield?

    I keep seeing new threads and new replies to existing threads popping up about cracked/damaged/replaced windshields. Just out of my own curiosity, how many of you are on your original windshield without any visible/known damage?

    My '3 is 3 years old in June... so far as good - still on my factory original windshield.

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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    Over 119,000 km later just 1 tiny stone chip that you can barely see.

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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    Replaced mine last week. Car is not even a year old yet.

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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    My wife's 3 is three years old and no chips or cracks in it at all.

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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    I bought my car used but haven't replaced it since I got it - and I've been driving on the 401 between Kitchener and Etobicoke for school for a year. Have you seen that stretch of road recently?

    But you should see my bumper & hood!! Stone chips everywhere!!

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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    Bought in Oct 04, still original windshield with minor stone chips (two or three). Has 82K km on it now.
    Last edited by wtom; 04-25-2008 at 01:12 PM.

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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    Still on the original windshield, but it looks like it's been sandblasted from driving the 401 across the city everyday for the past two years.
    Last edited by plontoc; 04-24-2008 at 08:12 PM. Reason: spelling
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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    I drive the highway daily and I've had my car for almost 4 years now (In August)...no chips/damage at all *knock on wood*
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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    Have an 05. No chips until this winter. With the roads falling apart, I got 4 chips this winter alone.

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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    gazillion chips, but still original
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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    Going on my thrid windshield
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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    still on the original windshield here.. but I'm not on the highway too much now.

    my previous car I replaced the damn windshield 3 times!!! frustrating.
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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    Original windshield since I bought the car in November 2004. There are lots of small chips and I had to get one filled in though.

    How much is it to replace a windshield these days? (OEM one)

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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    Quote Originally Posted by Seliina View Post
    I bought my car used but haven't replaced it since I got it
    Same here, only 1 small stone chip so far
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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    Quote Originally Posted by WildEmu View Post
    Original windshield since I bought the car in November 2004. There are lots of small chips and I had to get one filled in though.

    How much is it to replace a windshield these days? (OEM one)
    ditto, i just noticed a nice little (not so little actually) crack this morning out of nowhere
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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    I am still on my original but have a stone chip on drivers side and a poorly done repair, i can see it from inside, but not so much from the outside, so i live with it.

    I will replace it at some point
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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    I'm on the original, but with 3 filled stone chips. Plus a ton of sandblasting. I plan on getting it replaced soon.
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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    almost 2yrs now...still the original one "knock on the wood".....on my previous car i had to change it in the first year due to some rock hitting while driving on hwy 401....

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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    A stone chip flew into it right below the left wiper a little over a year ago. I had it replaced around late june/early july.

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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    3 years still original glass but i got a stone chip in it and am dying for the window to crack finally get to do the auto wiper and liught upgrade haha

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    Default Re: How many are on the original windshield?

    'got mine in Nov 04, almost 3.5 yrs and 69 k now, still on the original winshield w/ 1 stone chip - repaired.

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