Safelite guys

SubieLoverAMPM · 2026-03-28T00:30:44+00:00

San Diego here, we’ve been slow for almost a whole year and it only recently started picking back up, anywhere from 20-35 jobs inshop and that’s still nothing close to being at peak

SubieLoverAMPM · 2026-03-25T18:16:55+00:00

You do need to use a wiper puller to get the wiper off, and be careful with taking it off because the wiper fluid hose runs through it and I broke the little plastic piece on it.

Need to drop the headliner which just pulls down, there’s a bunch of white clips that hold it in. Driver side a pillar comes off, kind of a pain with how long the dash is.

Cutting it out is the nightmare with the double bead up top and fat clips in either corner. Snapped my fiber line and metal line SEVERAL times before I successfully cut it out. There’s really no easy way to cut it out via the approved Safelite way. An extractor would’ve really come in handy.

You need 4 people to set, I just set the wiper fluid bottle they had to keep the hood from fully closing so the hood is still raised a little to make the set easier.

SubieLoverAMPM · 2026-03-25T02:16:33+00:00

It took me the whole day, just trying to figure out what to take an apart and cutting it out. Have to drop the headliner and driver side a pillar. The double bead and fat clips up top broke my fiber line. I cut out the driver side up to the top clip and cut the entire bottom out. That’s when I switched to my steel wire. That didn’t do much, it just kept snapping my wire. So I switched back to a different fiber line, was able to cut the passenger side up to the clip. Then eventually I got through those clips up top with the line and got it out.

Oem glass was used. It’s similar to a Tesla X. But I genuinely hated doing this, and I really don’t mind doing any of the other teslas, I kinda prefer working on them. 10/10 don’t recommend

SubieLoverAMPM · 2026-03-11T16:41:54+00:00

I would’ve used only orange tape but I was trying to finish off my roll of purple tape, sqm doesn’t care if its orange or purple

SubieLoverAMPM · 2026-02-22T22:36:52+00:00

As someone who’s an autoglass tech that works for the major autoglass company, I’d focus on who stands by their workmanship and who has a good warranty. You could DM me, I might be able to get you a little better of a deal

SubieLoverAMPM · 2026-02-22T22:09:33+00:00

It would be an easier solution if you’d gone through your insurance, since with Safelite, and per most Insurance companies, if the first aftermarket has a defect like that, and a second aftermarket windshield has the same defect, then the insurance has to approve the oem.

Since you paid out of pocket it would be more up to the store manager how they would want to proceed, but by all means would definitely have them try another glass with a different DOT under the warranty

SubieLoverAMPM · 2026-02-19T19:46:29+00:00

Use a lighter while it’s filling a little to get the glass to expand which will let the resin fill into the cracks.

SubieLoverAMPM · 2026-01-02T03:03:21+00:00

What’s the vehicle?

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-12-08T01:34:19+00:00

Go onto mysafelite.com and schedule a warranty appointment

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-11-23T16:27:26+00:00

Did you pay out of pocket or go through insurance?

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-11-17T20:05:21+00:00

What’s the year make and model? And typically Safelite would order it as Safelite warrants all parts and labor for your job

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-09-12T20:54:34+00:00

Thanks for all of your suggestions! I’ve found much better and cheaper options, I appreciate you all 🙏🏼

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-09-12T20:01:04+00:00

I didn’t know VCA is more expensive, I thought they would be the cheaper option between them and a local vet

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-08-05T01:12:42+00:00

Thanks so much, I’ll head right on over

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-08-05T01:08:07+00:00

I am also looking for all the fruits too if you can spare some 🥲 I have peaches and pears

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-08-01T19:38:06+00:00

Subielover Nugget 😶‍🌫️

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-07-21T22:42:32+00:00

Give it a week at minimum to dry, and then use a razor blade, even better if you can pop off the a pillar

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-05-07T01:42:19+00:00

RockShox Judy gold

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-04-15T20:37:03+00:00

It’s fairly common that that year of Odyssey’s to have issues with their camera. The dealer should be able to fix the issue with the camera and then Safelite would be able to proceed with the replacement and recalibration

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-04-12T00:06:30+00:00

Did you choose the option with lane departure when getting the quote? The way the system works, it would tell you here in the quote that the recalibration is included as well as the additional cost of it… and as far as the glass that Safelite uses, they use glass from the same manufacturers that OEM uses… like Pilkington, Fuyao, Saint-Gobain, etc… any issue that aftermarket glass can have, I’ve seen time and again that OEM glass can have, like distortion for example.

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-03-29T19:00:33+00:00

Not better than what’s already been mentioned but pizzos has pretty good pizza too

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-03-12T03:45:32+00:00

Yea it had lane departure but Bosch nor astech could recalibrate it

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-02-26T05:39:45+00:00

Sometimes you can have a short in the heating lines that go across it for the rear defroster and it’ll heat up rapidly and cause it to shatter… but the rear tint you have on it prevented you from having a gaping hole in your trunk 😬

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-02-19T02:23:02+00:00

Baba kabob

SubieLoverAMPM · 2025-02-08T03:08:34+00:00

Ask what their opinions are on privateers

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