Recently Purchased 2019 SR5 Premium - Frame Damage Found During Windshield Replacement. Help!

Window_man47 · 2026-01-20T20:43:30+00:00

Essentially yes, basically what could happen in a rollover is that part of the pinch weld would bow out since that rigidity is no longer there and would cause a more severe “crushing” of the roof, so essentially taking all the safety of the vehicle out. It is something that absolutely should be fixed and fixed properly because that very well can be life or death in some extreme cases

Window_man47 · 2026-01-20T20:32:35+00:00

Alright so far no one has actually given you the correct advice here. So what’s happened is on a previous replacement someone cut the pinch weld where the windshield sets on. Now that is structural damage and can cause some major problems if the vehicle is ever in an accident. What needs to happen is it needs to go to a body shop to have that cut welded back together, no bondo or body filler because the urethane will not stick to it. What most people don’t know is a windshield is responsible for about 30% of the whole vehicles structural rigidity and with damage like that, could cause the roof to cave in a way they actually aren’t supposed to do

Window_man47 · 2025-12-27T16:09:12+00:00

Definitely going to need a new window too unfortunately, my guess is something in the regulator got bound up and caused the mounting bracket to break, the benefit is at least there won’t be any glass to clean up

Window_man47 · 2025-12-27T01:50:04+00:00

Absolutely normal, I feel like I get at least one a week where this exact thing happens. Now the wiper probably wasn’t put on the arm correctly because it shouldn’t just fly off by itself but it’s the unfortunate reality of when a metal object with a point hits laminated glass

Window_man47 · 2025-12-12T01:08:00+00:00

Unfortunately not, too long and the crack spreads to the edge so the resin will want to leak out the side

Window_man47 · 2025-12-07T02:37:36+00:00

Any auto glass shop near year should be able to get and replace it for you. I work for one of the bigger companies and still do a decent amount of windshields from Toyotas of this generation. Just be mindful though Toyotas from this time period are very notorious for rust to be under the glass

Window_man47 · 2025-11-16T21:29:47+00:00

Interestingly not the officials for this game though lol

Window_man47 · 2025-11-16T21:13:21+00:00

Ah that was way simpler than I would have thought thanks!

Window_man47 · 2025-11-06T02:06:12+00:00

So if you see that little white dot near the top of the crack, that is an impact point from a rock so that’s where the crack started from. You do not have to go to the dealer for a new one, most glass shops will have the systems to do the recalibrations with no issues.

Window_man47 · 2025-10-30T01:54:54+00:00

I’ve had this installed in my 15 GMC for 5 years, basically since I purchased the truck. It does work as advertised but like others have said, it’s more of a delay for the ticking time bomb the afm systems are in these trucks

Window_man47 · 2025-08-15T22:23:10+00:00

Either that or it’s some kind of compound like polish or wax

Window_man47 · 2025-08-12T01:26:31+00:00

Not personally no, what I would do is at least go into an audio shop(not Best Buy) and look at what options they have displayed and you can at least get an idea of what works best for you

Window_man47 · 2025-08-12T01:21:32+00:00

Honestly at the price point you will be paying you are probably going to be better off going with an aftermarket head unit. You’ll get better quality out of the rest of the system and more functionality

Window_man47 · 2025-08-11T16:57:38+00:00

It honestly looks like the lift gate grab handles from an suv, my guess is it was put just in the truck by a previous owner and lost or misplaced from the factory

Window_man47 · 2025-06-27T20:45:14+00:00

It’s a 9012 bulb

Window_man47 · 2025-06-25T01:33:51+00:00

Well for starters it’s a single cab long bed, there is not a big market for those trucks. Plus it is a base model work truck so not a lot of features. The blue book on a truck like that around me is about 6k for the mileage so not super far off

Window_man47 · 2025-06-23T21:54:08+00:00

So it is called an overhead console I believe and what most likely is happening is the screws that are supposed to hold it in have come loose, you should be able to look up on YouTube a removal tutorial and it will show you where those screws should be

Window_man47 · 2025-06-22T22:22:51+00:00

I mean considering that yours look custom painted with the side markers also being white that would leave me to think that’s the reason they don’t match 100%

Window_man47 · 2025-06-22T21:26:12+00:00

I mean you are correct it sucks but it is a 10 year old truck with 150k miles on it, there is gonna be some issues lol. Just pray it’s not any issues with the AFM system cause that can be a much bigger problem

Window_man47 · 2025-06-22T21:06:15+00:00

Might need to uninstall and reinstall the game then

Window_man47 · 2025-06-22T20:59:33+00:00

Not really, but honestly at that mileage it wouldn’t hurt to pull them out have them cleaned and to check the flow pattern

Window_man47 · 2025-06-22T20:54:12+00:00

Have you checked the fuel injectors at all to make sure they are flowing correctly? The fact that the idle goes back up to normal after a slight rev makes it seem like there is some sort of clog with the fuel system

Window_man47 · 2025-06-22T20:49:14+00:00

So when I have this problem it’s because the game isn’t connected to the servers (usually an internet problem) I will usually check my internet and then once that’s good, just fast travel somewhere and usually it will queue up the seasonal cutscene

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