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giscard78 t1_itpt7vw wrote

I got a crack in my windshield. Reviews online say either go with Safelite myself or insurance will outsource to Safelite. Reviews also have a bunch of people saying the sensors in their windshields never quite work the same after, even getting an OEM windshield. Sigh.

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keyjan t1_itpvidz wrote

Safelite will charge you about $500 to recalibrate the forward looking camera, on top of the $400 or so to replace the windshield.

When mine cracked, I called the dealer I take it to, and they said “we have a guy…” Now, their guy might be from Safelite for all I know, but after two tries (first glass was also cracked, second glass was for the wrong model honda) he installed a new windshield for about half what Safelite wanted, and apparently did it carefully enough not to mess with the camera. The car still sees dead people and yells “BRAKE” when there's nothing there, so I guess it works. (ETA, it also yells when there is something there.)

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