Stone hit my windshield on the 401 and has caused a crack starting at the edge and running about 8" across and up in front of the driver's side. Looks almost certainly to be needing replacement.
We don't seem to have any glass sponsors on here so I've searched the board and not found very much about windshields in recent times.
In the distant past Pedro at Speedee Gonzales seems to have had rave reviews but I can't find any web presence for Speedee now so has he shut up shop? Or has he changed name?? A Google search for 'speedee gonzales toronto' goes to "Star Auto Glass" but has absolutely no mention on the website of the words speedee or gonzales.
Star, Apple, Sprint, Auto Glass Canada, ... all seem to look professional enough based on what I see on their websites and on the odd reviews I've found elsewhere on yelp and BBB.
I've a $500 deductible on my comp insurance, and it's a 2008 Mazda3.
A couple of places seem to say they'll cover at least a part of the deductible but I've heard in the past some of them can just be cut-price and not good for long-term (leaks, noises, etc)
Any recommendations or places to definitely avoid? Also any approximate idea of what I should expect the replacement to cost?