Gorilla glass worth it?

[Deleted member 59498]

No it will break anyway. Probably cheaper to get 50 dollar deductible on insurance. Could replace 10 windshields for the cost now. I didn't even think 200 was worth it.

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[CorvZ061]

Personally I wouldn't. Maybe I'm lucky, but at 22k miles on my JL it still has it's original windshield.

 

[Deleted member 59498]

Then don’t set your mind at what others say. Jeep windshields are brutal for getting broken due to the fact they are so straight and flat. If you get a year out of a regular Jeep windshield you are doing good. I finally gave up changing them on my last rig after the last windshield went only a month before it cracked across the whole width. The longest I’ve ever gone on a new windshield was 6 months before it cracked. Like I said if the gorilla glass goes a couple years then it’s worth the money.

Yeah I generally wait till later Spring to replace mine, will be broken. Especially in winter with all the gravel put down in parking lots for ice.

 

[Deleted member 59498]

Personally I wouldn't. Maybe I'm lucky, but at 22k miles on my JL it still has it's original windshield.

Yeah last time I was in Georgia some nice interstates! Clean and smooth.

 

[treillw]

How in the world are you guys breaking them in a month!!? Lol

I get that they are flat, but how many rock hits do you take??? Do they have a gravitational pull or something?? Magnetic?? ?

I don't think I've had a windshield replaced in my lifetime, although I have got a few chips.

 

[viper88]

How in the world are you guys breaking them in a month!!? Lol

I get that they are flat, but how many rock hits do you take??? Do they have a gravitational pull or something?? Magnetic?? ?

I don't think I've had a windshield replaced in my lifetime, although I have got a few chips.

Time will tell.....I hope you did not jinx yourself.

Another forum member said the same as you. He thought it was crazy people's JL windshields were cracking so often. He cracked his windshield the very next day after posting about it. Real story.

 

[treillw]

Well, I only have a Cherokee.... For now

 

[treillw]

This topic makes my head spin - some love GG, others hate it lol

 

[viper88]

This topic makes my head spin - some love GG, others hate it lol

It was available for the JK but I am not sure how durable it was?

It is pretty new for the JL. It's probably really too early to tell how well it will prevent cracks. As a $95 and $195 retail option I would order it. Just for the warranty. Actually, I did order it for $195 at the 5% under invoice price. The regular windshield looks like it was sand blasted after a few months. At the very least, I hope it does not pit over night like my regular windshield. At $495 I would probably pass on it.

 

[Murphydog]

So far so good with my Gorilla glass.

I will say in term of insects the wrangler windshield is second to none in collecting smashed bug carcasses. Gets nasty fast on a hot summer day, and they seem to dry out and bond instantly to the windshield

 

[viper88]

So far so good with my Gorilla glass.

I will say in term of insects the wrangler windshield is second to none in collecting smashed bug carcasses. Gets nasty fast on a hot summer day, and they seem to dry out and bond instantly to the windshield

Apply some PPG Aquapel. It is like RainX but a lot better and longer lasting. Makes cleaning the windshield a lot easier.

 

[Doc Shoemaker]

No it will break anyway. Probably cheaper to get 50 dollar deductible on insurance. Could replace 10 windshields for the cost now. I didn't even think 200 was worth it.

I know this is an old thread. I'm adding photos of my Gorilla Glass one week after purchasing my new Gladiator to illustrate the point. I will be replacing with standard OEM glass as I did with my Wrangler JK.

 

[limoshawn]

gorilla glass windshield is NO better than the factory original, both chipped and cracked within weeks.

The mopar/jeep/gorilla "warranty" is absolute garbage, shame on you jeep for selling this junk.

Shame on you jeep...

 

[AZJeepGuy]

The price was $200, but has recently jumped to $500 (from memory) for the gorilla glass option.

How are people liking these windshields? Worth it?

Steaming pile of dog crap. Corning and Jeep should be embarrassed to make this an option. Seven months after I picked up my Jeep and I just had the windshield replaced. I chose a regular OEM windshield.

 

[j2.pictures]

I got the gorilla glass when the options was only $85. Definitely worth it, and I have a couple chips that could have been a huge crack. I am not sure if I would pay $500 for it, but definitely worth the $85!

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