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So I tried search and didn’t find anything (at least on my phone here). Had a rock chip in my windshield that, overnight, turned into a massive crack. Needs a full windshield replacement.
Kia says that they don’t have ANY replacement windshields for the SX model in the US. It’s a different piece of glass because of the forward camera and requires recalibration. So I called Safelite and they had the “compatible” windshield in stock. Took it in this morning and dropped the keys.
5 hours later, they called with some problems. Apparently the vehicles system is not taking the recalibration and therefore the car won’t have the active safety features which my insurance knows I have (I don’t wanna risk driving if I know they’re disabled). The guy here in Fort Collins was very apologetic and kind but said he might want to keep the car for a day or two because he needs to see if there’s a fix that anyone knows about within their company. If there isn’t, he’s gonna try to get a piece of glass from Kia - which as far as I know doesn’t exist.
Has anyone tried to get replacement glass from Kia or Safelite? This all seems very strange... why wouldn’t there be replacements? And how difficult could it be to make the correct glass?
Kia says that they don’t have ANY replacement windshields for the SX model in the US. It’s a different piece of glass because of the forward camera and requires recalibration. So I called Safelite and they had the “compatible” windshield in stock. Took it in this morning and dropped the keys.
5 hours later, they called with some problems. Apparently the vehicles system is not taking the recalibration and therefore the car won’t have the active safety features which my insurance knows I have (I don’t wanna risk driving if I know they’re disabled). The guy here in Fort Collins was very apologetic and kind but said he might want to keep the car for a day or two because he needs to see if there’s a fix that anyone knows about within their company. If there isn’t, he’s gonna try to get a piece of glass from Kia - which as far as I know doesn’t exist.
Has anyone tried to get replacement glass from Kia or Safelite? This all seems very strange... why wouldn’t there be replacements? And how difficult could it be to make the correct glass?