Racing Optics Windshield Film

[DriveOverIt]

New Jeep 4xe owner here. After constantly coming across "cracked windshield" posts, I decided to order some protective film before even taking delivery. ?

Well, I am EXTREMELY glad I did, which is why I felt like I had to make this post. I went with the Racing Optics film and got it installed a couple of weeks ago while my Jeep was in the shop getting the front windows tinted. The windshield film had a bit of an issue adhering in one spot, which might have been due to the liquid solution used by my tint installer. I reached out to Racing Optics and the customer service did not disappoint. They were extremely responsive and completely stood by their product, even offering to speak with the installer directly to iron out any issues.

Fast forward to today and so far I have taken TWO nasty hits to the windshield and no cracks. The first impact was near the top and was such a bad hit it sounded like someone shot the windshield with a BB gun. I almost expected it to be cracked even with the film because of how bad it sounded, but aside from a nick on the film, no damage. Today, on my way to work I was merging on the turnpike when a rock hit the drivers side directly in my line of sight. This one was really bad as well, and it appears to have made it thru one of the films layers. However, yet again the windshield lives another day.

A huge thank you to the forum members who found this stuff and posted about it. It has seriously saved my gl/ass... and over $1k in less than a month of ownership.

It's overcast and rainy today, but I will try to follow up with some pictures of the impact points.

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[Nailgun]

My windshield was taken out by a guy with 'bro dozer wheels' today. Sucks.....but I'll see if it can be saved tomorrow after work. It's a star the size of a quarter with no edges.....so I think it's a goner. I made it to 5350 miles.

 

[domingjm]

Wanted to follow up on this. Anyone else using this brand of windshield protection? First windshield crack today after three weeks ?.

 

[johngalt312]

I’ve got the Racing Optics tearoff on my Gorilla Glass windshield (installed last night solo). Went pretty well - as was doing it at night in the garage, should have setup some high lumen construction lights to better see it, as not perfectly centered, but barely noticeable. Have some small bubbles and streaks under the film, but will give it a week or two for those to dissipate before rendering a final opinion. The only installation issue I had was peeling the protective film from the adhesive backing: had to use tweezers to get it started. Will see how it performs - I’m sure it will be great based upon the reviews I’ve read.

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