Gorilla glass???

[Farmer]

I've had a second career away from the farm for 18yrs as an automotive glass technician and I'll chime in on gorilla glass. It is a giant gimmick along with any coating or said warranty. Glass breaks It's the nature of the beast and the only warranty by anyone is the quality of the install against leaks. Just stick with a regular windshield.

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[COBill]

Yes, it will break but it is less likely to than regular glass.

If that's important to you and you live somewhere where your windshield need to be replaced frequently, it can be important.

 

[roaniecowpony]

Yes, it will be break but it is less likely to than regular glass.

If that's important to you and you live somewhere where your windshield need to be replaced frequently, it can be important.

Now that it's widely available for the JL it'll be interesting to see how it's perceived by experience. So far, it looks like mixed reports.

 

[COBill]

Now that it's widely available for the JL it'll be interesting to see how it's perceived by experience. So far, it looks like mixed reports.

The problem is, how do you judge it?

If your Gorilla Glass windshield breaks, of course a regular glass windshield would’ve broken under the same circumstances.

However it is impossible to determine events where a regular windshield would’ve broken and the Gorilla Glass windshield did not; all you will see is people who are disappointed that their Gorilla Glass windshield did break.

 

[roaniecowpony]

The problem is, how do you judge it?

If your Gorilla Glass windshield breaks, of course a regular glass windshield would’ve broken under the same circumstances.

However it is impossible to determine events where a regular windshield would’ve broken and the Gorilla Glass windshield did not; all you will see is people who are disappointed that their Gorilla Glass windshield did break.

Exactly. There's just no way to quantify the impact that causes each event where windshields get hit in actual road use. So, we'll really never know if a GG windshield equals less broken windshields to an individual, because his experience is not big/broad enough to be statistically significant.

But we will also never know if it is more durable enough to make a statistically significant impact (pun) on the entire population of JLs equipped with GG.

For these reasons, I'm not inclined to buy a GG windshield. I will buy the cheapest acceptable windshields I can find. No ordering and waiting, no insurance assessments, nada. Just cheap. ( I paid $175 for the last one, replaced in about an hour same day).

 

[Hearhear]

I got the Gorilla Glass because they use the face of my mother in law on the lower right. Don’t know how she won that contest but she’s famous.

 

[Initial-Jeep]

Like anything else, test in a lab first.

I think a point being missed that's leading folks to think windshield GG is something it isn't is that GG is on the _inside_, not the outside (even the brochure states this). The exterior will still chip and crack pretty much as regular windshields do but the interior (the more important part, since that's where we're sitting--hopefully) won't; the third video explains and demonstrates it well.







Third video:
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...ed-by-the-mythbusters-video-89172.html#agal_0

 

[zw470]

The Jeep I found happened to come with it. I wouldn't have sought it out before and I certainly wouldn't now after the price increase. At least you get a cool easter egg out of it.

 

[zoepup]

In 3 years I have been lucky to only replace one windshield on my JLUR. I have zero comprehensive which means it costs me nothing. I’ll stay with regular glass and hope for best.

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