What Affects the Price of a Windshield Replacement?

Summary:

Mike explains that price differences in windshield replacement mostly come from the specific features built into the vehicle. Newer vehicles are equipped with more and more safety features, and those features are tied to the windshield. That creates a large price difference compared with an older vehicle that simply has a standard windshield with nothing built into it. Once a vehicle has those safety features, the replacement also requires recalibration of the camera systems after the new glass goes in. Because recalibration is an additional step with additional cost, it will always push the price higher than a standard windshield replacement on a vehicle without those features.

Answer:

Things that can affect the pricing of a windshield: a lot of times, price differences come from specific features in vehicles. New vehicles are more and more equipped with safety features, and those features are built right into the windshield or attached to it. That can cause a lot of differences in price versus an older vehicle that just has a standard windshield with nothing extra on it. On an older car, you are basically paying for a piece of glass and the labor to put it in. Once you start getting into these newer vehicles with the safety features, they require recalibrations after the glass is replaced. The camera has to be reset to work with the new windshield, and that is an extra step with extra cost. That will always drive the pricing to be higher than what a standard windshield replacement would be. So the biggest factor is really what your vehicle is equipped with, and whether it needs a recalibration after the work is done.