[Kingkat]

Anyone notice how easily the windshield gets chipped? I had older model cars get hit by tiny pebbles and be fine after. It seems the glass in our vehicles are softer material and chip very easy.

 

[baabootoo]

Unfortunately, they've been softer for a few years now on most cars. My insurance company has replaced them just for wear & tear also.

 

[Himmelkat]

Not my 2016. I think it's still the stock windshield and at night, if I shine a bright light on it, "My God, it's full of stars" tiny points that indicate a rock hit but didn't make a big chip. It's GREAT glass.

 

[Spoolin]

I believe, if anything, the glass now is probably harder causing it to chip easier. This is like the same issue BMW has with their clear coat paint on their cars. It's extremely hard and chips easily.

 

[frictioncircle]

I have the exoshield protecting mine.With all the sensors and such attached to modern windshields I decided to have my guy install it.

 

[sunwalker12]

Omg a couple weeks after I got my 17 scat I had a bad rock chip...then when I got my hellcat, wouldn't you know I had another bad rock chip. I don't know what's up with these windshields but they don't hold up like I remember!

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[Margab6259]

Since I started daily driving mine it’s chipped all over. I just learned to live with it since we have a lot of construction by us at the moment. I don’t want to mess with a replacement just yet but compared to our Alfa and BMW it chips a lot easier.

 

[Bradsredeye]

I just have Safelite come and fill the chip in with glue and then you can barely see it. Insurance pays for it.

Also, I'm not sure it's a function of window hardness versus softness. A soft window might absorb a hit better and not shatter as opposed to a harder window. Glass thickness might be the more important variable. Or the tempering. Or the layers and types of glass in the windshield.