My gf's cracked after one pebble hit it.

Mine is so pitted that on sunny days, it's actually hard to see out of it. Insurance won't cover it. I might just throw a rock at it and get it replaced lol.

 

Jeeps are prone to chips and cracking because.. well... aerodynamics is overrated. Plan on paying $180 for new glass at some point. I think i was lucky... Went almost 3 years with no cracks. Chips, but no cracks. But alas.. now i have a crack problem! :P

 

Yep. Same here. I had to replace the windshield in my truck and not twenty-f**king-hours later I took TWO rocks to the windshield from a gravel truck

The Jeep had 2 small chips and with off roading and cold weather they've cracked all the way across. One on the top one on the bottom, guess I'll have to get it replaced once the winter gravel is mostly cleaned up.

 

Had my Jeep 2 months now and have two nasty chips/cracks already.

 

Oh how I feel your pain. One of the only cities in Canada to use gravel in the winter still. I am waiting until summer to fix mine. Try calling Kings auto glass, $150 for a new windshield for the jeep.

 

Installed???

 

Yep, as others have said these windshields are prone to chips & cracks for 2 main reasons.

Firstly since it sits up there near vertical and is virtually flat, rocks and stones seem to nail it straight on instead of glancing off at an angle as they do on most conventional curved screens that are raked at a steep angle (just in the same way that it is possible to bounce a bullet off water if you fire at a shallow enough angle). Secondly since the glass is flat and exposed at the edges and sits out from the frame without any trim or bodywork protecting it, any rocks hitting it here near the edge tend to immediately crack the screen from the edge in.

Haven't replaced mine yet but have done 3 resin repairs to stars/bullseyes using one of those cheap kits I picked up for 20 bucks from an auto store. I figure I'll be getting a few more chips anyway, so I'll wait 'till I reach 8 repairs (the maximum allowed by law where I am) before I replace it.

 

Hey everyone thanks for all your input. I think I am going to upgrade my insurance. So it jumps it up 17 dollars a month which is quite a bit I know. But around here its 200 min to replace a windshield so if I do it once a year which does not sound out of the question it will be a break even prop.
And just incase I have to do it twice it will be worth it. I hate having cracks in my windshield. And I believe you might be able to get a ticket for it around here. WA state.

 

My '10 is on its 3rd windshield and even the current one I've had chips filled twice. Our other vehicle is a Honda Element and its similarly positioned windshield has been replaced 4 or 5 times. Sucks.

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My 2001 went 7 years without so much as a ding in the windshield, I'll have to watch my two month old 2012 jk to see if it Pitts/chips easily