Tesla Mobile repair has arrived and are replacing my windshield. He said about 45 minutes

 

 

Done 👍

 

Originally I was going to go with Safelite to change my windshield, but they said I had to bring it to their physical location because my cameras would need re-calibration, and they would need at least half day. This meant dropping it off 8 miles away from my work and getting a ride both ways. I went with Tesla service because they said they would send mobile repair to my location, and since it's going through my insurance, even if it's more expensive, doesn't matter.

Turns out cameras recalibrate themselves. The tech told me once I start driving, it will begin the calibration. FSD was disabled, but once the cameras were recalibrated, I was able to enable it again.

This was the easiest window replacement ever. Since I have Tesla insurance, I did everything through the app, and once I filed the claim, I didn't have to deal with two different entities

 

Every car should do this talk to any glass shop they'll tell you calibrated the various safety systems is a huge time waster. Sounds like Safelite gave you a canned answer or doesn't know about auto calibration.

 

It was the later. I originally set up the appointment through their website and they wouldn't give me the choice for mobile service, so I decided to get it done through Tesla. Glad I did that

 

Now if only Tesla started making proper windshield glass. Supposedly Cybertruck glass is much stronger than normal.

 

Does Tesla even make their own glass? Also it is double pane. That said, it seems to be a common problem, A bunch of Tesla owners at work saw the tech changing my windshield and all had stories about cracked windshields. Hopefully the roof never cracks 😞

 

No including on Cybertruck. But there is zero excuse Toyota in the late 80's made glass that is highly resistant to chips and cracks. One of my cars has the original windshield from 1987 zero cracks. 1970's Toyota glass on the higher end models was made by Yokohama (tire maker) it was even better basically indestructible you could throw a brick at it and have it bounce off. I know people find this stuff hard to believe but It's real. I don't consider modern windshield glass as glass at all it's too soft and delicate.

 

There's a reason for that.... safety. I can't imagine the number of people disfigured by 1970's era windshields. I had a bad accident in 1989, wasn't wearing my seatbelt a my chin hit the glass. Because it was webbed, the firefighter on scene told me it saved my face from being torn apart. All I had was a little cut on the chin

 

Airbags nullify this concern there is a zero chance you'll ever be impacting the windshield except in extreme crashes where you have no hope of surviving. Also in a modern car you can't do this.

 

The other reason it's designed this way is so it doesn't shatter in an impact and throw sharp shards everywhere. This might be for regulatory reasons, but I can't confirm that

 

I don't know if this was something that got overlooked, but they never charged me the $1000 deductible. The tech who changed my windshield told me it would be automatically billed once the service completed and closed, it is completed and closed and this is what I see



The way Tesla operates, they send you the estimate through the app, and you have to "approve" it before they perform any services, then when the service is completed, they send you a final invoice that you approve, which is charged to your credit card in your profile. It would be great if nothing comes out of my pocket, but I guess I'll wait, maybe they do things differently because this is an insurance claim

 

$1000 deductible is quite high Tesla OE windshield is $1000. How much to install? I'm getting glass done on a resto project next week install is $150 (I'm supplying the glass).

 

The estimate from Safelite is $1150, I believe from Tesla it's more, about $1600. Unfortunately, I have a $1000 collision deductible, which I can lower, but than my premium goes up