So Tesla responded, I'm waiting to hear back from my insurance to see what they cover. After doing some research on the issue, it appears my crack is small enough that a repair will likely be successful and not very visible. Monday I'm going to head down to Safelite and have them take a try at repairing it. Sounds like it'll be under $100 and my insurance may** cover it. If the repair fails then I can get a new windshield through a local body shop, "Dave's Body Shop" on 7800S, which is nice, they're just down the street from me.
I have to say, I'm a little annoyed with Tesla at the moment. My previous car was a 1998 Oldsmobile Aurora that I got used for $3000, I drove that thing for 7 years, NEVER got a crack and only 1 minor chip that I got filled. Prior to that I drove a Plymouth Neon that I got used for $700 (hundred) . Again never any cracks. I understand on an expensive new cars replacement parts will be expensive, but they shouldn't be this fragile.
On-the-other-hand, maybe my number was up and I won't have to worry about it again anytime soon.
I've received two private messages being asked what camera I use. so I'll respond to that here:
The camera I use is a BlackVue DR500GW-HD with a 64GB Micro SD card, after reading through many posts here, it seems to be one of the more highly rated dash-cams. I hardwired it to an always-on 12v source in the headliner by the two microphones. The camera works as advertised, though I'm less than impressed by the image sharpness at objects further out than my hood. The Wi-Fi is a gimmick, and is too slow to be useful and slows down the camera FPS, I just leave it off. BUT, the camera runs Linux (my whole life revolves around Linux so I find this awesome), you can even ssh into it. There's some tweaks to increase video bit-rate which is something I want to play with but haven't had the chance yet.
BlackVue Wi-Fi DR500GW-HD
Amazon.com : BlackVue Wi-Fi DR500GW-HD 16GB Car Black Box/DVR Recorder : Vehicle Overhead Video : Car Electronics
Samsung Electronics 64GB EVO Micro SDXC
Amazon.com: Samsung Electronics 64GB EVO Micro SDXC with Adapter Upto 48MB/s Class 10 Memory Card (MB-MP64DA/AM): Computers Accessories
Off Topic, next time you come to cars and coffee can I check out your dash cam? I am interested in getting one.
Yeah definitely. I **Plan** on being there this Saturday. My work keeps sending me out-of-state otherwise I'd be there every weekend.
If you don't mind driving to Fort Collins, there's a great windshield repair/ replacement company that fixes "chips for tips".
Thanks for the suggestion, but at 590Mi (through superchargers), I don't think my windshield would still be in one piece by the time I got there.
Just look on the bright side, at least it was your windshield and not the hood. I'm sure the hood would be much more costly to repair. (Though I don't know what it cost to replace a Tesla windshield.)
Yeah for sure! I've been saving to get the entire car Xpel wrapped. Was planning on doing it next month, This might put a dent (heh) in that plan.
Cost me $920 for parts (windshield and rain sensor covers) and $490 in labor to get a new one installed at Fremont.
The price you paid seems right about what everyone else is posting. Reading through previous forum posts, it sounds like new windshields range from $1200 to $1500 depending on location.