Guides & advice
517 guides written by people who fit glass for a living — including a page for every make and model we work on. No filler, and no pretending a repair will work when it will not.
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Vehicle Guides
Chrysler Pacifica windshield replacement: what it costs and why
What makes a Chrysler Pacifica windshield the part it is — the sensors, the coatings, the calibration, and the honest reasons two quotes can differ by hundreds of dollars.
Vehicle Guides
Dodge Charger back glass and side windows: what a break actually involves
Why tempered glass fails all at once, where it ends up inside a Dodge Charger, and what a proper replacement includes that a cheap one does not.
Windshields
Is a cracked windshield illegal in California?
What the vehicle code actually says, when a crack becomes a citation, and why the answer changes depending on where the damage sits.
Vehicle Guides
Dodge Charger windshield replacement: what it costs and why
What makes a Dodge Charger windshield the part it is — the sensors, the coatings, the calibration, and the honest reasons two quotes can differ by hundreds of dollars.
Vehicle Guides
Dodge Durango windshield replacement: what it costs and why
What makes a Dodge Durango windshield the part it is — the sensors, the coatings, the calibration, and the honest reasons two quotes can differ by hundreds of dollars.
Vehicle Guides
Tinting a Jeep Gladiator in Sacramento: film, law and heat
Which film a Jeep Gladiator actually needs in a valley summer, what California law allows on the front windows, and what the job costs on this vehicle.
Vehicle Guides
Jeep Cherokee back glass and side windows: what a break actually involves
Why tempered glass fails all at once, where it ends up inside a Jeep Cherokee, and what a proper replacement includes that a cheap one does not.
Vehicle Guides
Tinting a Dodge Charger in Sacramento: film, law and heat
Which film a Dodge Charger actually needs in a valley summer, what California law allows on the front windows, and what the job costs on this vehicle.
Vehicle Guides
Jeep Gladiator windshield replacement: what it costs and why
What makes a Jeep Gladiator windshield the part it is — the sensors, the coatings, the calibration, and the honest reasons two quotes can differ by hundreds of dollars.
Vehicle Guides
Jeep Gladiator back glass and side windows: what a break actually involves
Why tempered glass fails all at once, where it ends up inside a Jeep Gladiator, and what a proper replacement includes that a cheap one does not.
Troubleshooting
Bubbles in window tint: which ones clear and which ones do not
Soft round pockets are water and will go. Hard-edged bubbles are contamination and will not. Telling them apart takes ten seconds.
Vehicle Guides
Rock chip on a Jeep Gladiator: repair it or replace the glass?
Four tests you can run in the driveway on a Jeep Gladiator — size, location, depth and age — and why the answer leans differently on this vehicle than on the next one.
Vehicle Guides
Rock chip on a Jeep Wrangler: repair it or replace the glass?
Four tests you can run in the driveway on a Jeep Wrangler — size, location, depth and age — and why the answer leans differently on this vehicle than on the next one.
Vehicle Guides
Tinting a Jeep Cherokee in Sacramento: film, law and heat
Which film a Jeep Cherokee actually needs in a valley summer, what California law allows on the front windows, and what the job costs on this vehicle.
Vehicle Guides
Jeep Wrangler back glass and side windows: what a break actually involves
Why tempered glass fails all at once, where it ends up inside a Jeep Wrangler, and what a proper replacement includes that a cheap one does not.
Vehicle Guides
Rock chip on a Jeep Cherokee: repair it or replace the glass?
Four tests you can run in the driveway on a Jeep Cherokee — size, location, depth and age — and why the answer leans differently on this vehicle than on the next one.
Vehicle Guides
Jeep Grand Cherokee back glass and side windows: what a break actually involves
Why tempered glass fails all at once, where it ends up inside a Jeep Grand Cherokee, and what a proper replacement includes that a cheap one does not.
Vehicle Guides
Tinting a Jeep Wrangler in Sacramento: film, law and heat
Which film a Jeep Wrangler actually needs in a valley summer, what California law allows on the front windows, and what the job costs on this vehicle.
Windshields
How to stop a windshield crack from spreading
You cannot reverse a crack, but you can usually stop it growing for long enough to get it dealt with properly. Here is what actually works.
Vehicle Guides
Jeep Cherokee windshield replacement: what it costs and why
What makes a Jeep Cherokee windshield the part it is — the sensors, the coatings, the calibration, and the honest reasons two quotes can differ by hundreds of dollars.
Care & Maintenance
Washer fluid in a valley summer: a small thing that saves glass
An empty reservoir is how dust becomes scratches. What to use, what not to use, and why water alone is a mistake here.
Vehicle Guides
Tinting a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Sacramento: film, law and heat
Which film a Jeep Grand Cherokee actually needs in a valley summer, what California law allows on the front windows, and what the job costs on this vehicle.
Vehicle Guides
Jeep Grand Cherokee windshield replacement: what it costs and why
What makes a Jeep Grand Cherokee windshield the part it is — the sensors, the coatings, the calibration, and the honest reasons two quotes can differ by hundreds of dollars.
Vehicle Guides
Jeep Wrangler windshield replacement: what it costs and why
What makes a Jeep Wrangler windshield the part it is — the sensors, the coatings, the calibration, and the honest reasons two quotes can differ by hundreds of dollars.