windshield

Hi all, I took delivery of my Model 3 in late December 2018. Recently just washing my car, I noticed a crack in the back of the windshield. (Pics here: Imgur) What would be the best process to fix this? I talked to my local Tesla advisor and he said that if the crack wasn't noted during...

Hi, I lately noticed scratches on my Model 3 windshield. They are very fine hair like scratches and could be seen at night or during bright, cloudless days with the sun. It is clear that all scratches ran tangential to the path of the windshield wipers. Have you noticed this on yours? Any...

2017 75D without wiper blade defrosters and heated washer nozzles. In Finland. Eh. That said, has anybody installed aftermarket solutions like Heated Windshield Wiper Kit Crystal Clear Blades: Automatic Heated Windshield Wiper Blades Do these work? Cheers, --T

When I picked up my car the windshield seemed clean. However, maybe a few weeks later I noticed what look like suction cup marks...a couple of squares about 2"x 2" and a round one. At least one on the back as well. These only show up when there is some condensation or odd low sun in the...

I live in the Phoenix valley so not tinting the windshield (will go with minimum - just want the IR) is really not an option but I am willing to wait until a solution is found. Earlier this year, when the issue first arose, Tesla said they would implement a fix in future manufactured cars (but...

HELP! Any advice on what to require or beware of/avoid in this process would be greatly appreciated. The Windshield on my 2018 Model S 100D was just hit hard by what I assume was a rock while driving ~70 mph. It damaged it right in front of my sight line. (See pics) I just got off the phone...

A rock chipped the windshield on my Model X last week. I took the car to Safelite and was told that because the chip was so close to the edge of the windshield that they couldn't patch it and I would need a new windshield. Safelite said that they do not replace Tesla windshields because they...

So, this happened the other day, right in the driver side. My insurance filled out the claim, and connected me with one of their "approved" repair companies. They put in a call and email to Tesla. Over a week later, no one has responded. This is typical of the horrible service that Tesla...

I know other cars have this issue too but it seems to be worse on the Model 3. Now that it's minus 10 Celsius or colder, when I pull into a parking garage, the windshield and rear view mirrors frost up upon pulling into the underground parking garage. For the windshield, I can get it...

Saw this Model 3 owner's story this morning of a 37 pound rock that fell on to his car while driving in WA. He got damn lucky, and interesting to see how the Model 3 took the hit. That Center screen mount is pretty rock solid and likely this rock put it to the test although it looks like the...

I discovered a pretty neat little thing that our Model 3s do with the wipers. They actually retract down below the windshield line when not in use or when a bit of time has passed between intermittent wipes while on auto. I tested it while on the highway and the only reason I can find for this...

A couple weeks ago, I was driving on freeway with no one near me, and I suddenly start to hear what sort of sounds like micro gravel pelting my windshield or even as if there were cracks appearing all over the windshield. I can’t see anything hitting it, nothings actually cracking, and again no...

So this just happened. :( Have you ever had to replace a windshield? Did you go to Tesla service center or a 3rd party shop? Did you file an insurance claim? If so, did your premium go up afterwards? I have Geico.

Model 3 reservation holder here and just trying to estimate the costs of owning one. A cost I assume that will be significant for me will be the windshield since the car will be used for highway travel 90% of the time (40k km annually), in Edmonton, AB, where a bunch of sand (and rocks) are...

After a couple of months of waiting to get my cracked windshield replaced at Teslas recommended local carglass shop, I finally got it replaced last Monday. It would also need a AP calibration for which I made a appointment with the SC about today. While driving this past week, the line...

I've now been waiting 8 weeks to get my windshield replaced on a Model S due to a 6 foot long "smiley face" crack. Every time I call the service center (Denver), I'm told it's on back order with no estimate of when it will come in. Tried Safelite and my local glass guy - neither of them can get...

Tesla replaced my windshield because of an issue with spots on the glass yesterday. However since the replacement I’m noticing an increased level of windnoise inside the cabin. Has anyone else experienced this? Is there an easy fix that the SC can apply to make it better? Thanks.

Used the Model 3 windshield wipers for the first time today and was surprised to find the windshield fluid is built into the wipers themselves and not "spray nozzles mounted on/under the hood" as in most every other car I've owned. Very cool innovation.

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I’m so frustrated. I put some RainX on the windshield about an month ago and it hasn’t rained much since, yet I drove recently in the rain and noticed my blades chatter/skip/hop a little bit. So I thought. Hmm maybe just needs some more RainX around that area. So I recoated it all. HELL NO...

Just had cracked windshield replaced at S Florida SC and was told cameras were calibrated. On relatively short drive home received the “autopilot temporarily not available” and no lane markers visible at all on display. Next day wavy lines displayed and when available, eap would abruptly try...

Hi, Well... the windshield of my S has a large crack on the passenger side. I picked up the car from the SF service center this afternoon. It didn't notice anything wrong. I drove home to Berkeley and parked the car, didn't notice anything either. My wife and I took the car for a ride a few...

Hello, Looking to buy a Model X in the next month or so but have a question about the UV rays. A little more sensitive about the situation since we actually have people we know who passed away from skin cancer recently. I know the rating on the windshield is about as high as you get on a...

HI Everyone, So today something very weird happened. While I was trying to mount my Thule rear trunk bike rack onto my Model S, in a moment that felt like a gentle snap of a finger, the rear windshield cracked at the top left. It happened so calmly and without any force that it almost seemed to...

My apologies upfront as I'm sure there are numerous threads about this, but I've been away from the forum for a while hand am having difficulty remembering how to search topics. My windshield is cracked on my Gen 1 Autopilot Model S. I called Tesla and they said they could replace it for...

has anyone reported stress crack on X windshield before? three weeks after i took delivery of X, i saw a stress crack developing on passenger side of windshield from bottom right corner. it was replaced under warranty. It took Spring Field, NJ SC awfully long time (nearly 3 weeks) to get...

I recently got my Model S back after six months in the body shop for some major reconstruction after a crash. The windshield around the rearview mirror has the same sort of distortion as the bottom; though it actually seems worse. I had the body shop replace it, but the "new" one has the same...

I had a Blackvue DR650S-2CH installed in my AP2 2017 Model X. I wanted all the wires hidden in the center windshield conduit, but the installer said it can't be moved on new ModelX's and just used some cable clips to glue it to the windshield. From the driver's side it's harder to see but from...

We just got our MX 90D back from Colorado Detail and they did an extraordinary job. Full front and rear bumper wrap in Llumar Films Clear Bra, GtechniQ Crystal Serum paint treatment and Rayno Phantom 30% tint on driver and passenger windows with 20% tint on upper half of the front windshield...

Hello everyone, as I have posted before I have had problems with visibility when using the wipers. After much complaining I convinced the SC replace them and things improved. There's still a spot that gets streaky but since it's not right in my field of vision I can live with it. One thing...

Just wondering how many of you see triple image in your MX windshield, especially at night? This has been reported in US Tesla forum before. I wonder if you guys get this and how did Tesla respond to it? I am visiting the service center in March.... =)

I'm staring at the second windshield chip in a week (was fixed last Thursday night by Tesla in Fremont, CA). Ironically, enough, on my way home from TSC to return a loaner tire they had given us until we could get our tire repaired (third tire this month to get a screw. Suspicious?). I can't...

I recently did some analysis on the cost of maintenance for a Tesla Model S and comparable ICE cars. No surprise to the crew here but thought I would share in case you like looking at charts about Teslas like I do :) More details + Charts here -> Tesla Model S vs Competitors: Cost of...

I know there are some limitations created by the X's "special" windshield, but does anybody have a Radar Detector setup that is successful?

As the rains have started here in California, I've discovered that my wiper blades are an abomination. Even if I wait until the windshield is drenched, the wiper skips and jumps across the windshield. It's untenable. Any suggestions?

The Red Rain effect on the UV windshield is beautiful...

I took my first 550 mile road trip the other day. One of the most noticeable things is without regular gas station stops to clean the windshield it gets pretty dirty/buggy. It would be much worse on a longer trip. What do people do? Carry Windex and paper towels with them? Ron

I posted a video on youtube a few days after I got my P90D. Here is the link. I had expressed concern about the panoramic roof because I really hate light and heat coming down from top of my head. The video got over 8k views and lots of thumbs down. Some said my complaint is just to show...

So I just got my Model X. What do I do with my 407 ETR transponder? I'm assuming there is a sensor or camera behind the rearview mirror. Am I wrong? Any suggestions where I should mount my transponder? What do you do?

Is this normal? This is what my windshield looked like after a brief but heavy rain..

For those of you who received your Model X, I would like to know which of you received the promised sunshade for the panoramic windshield. Please post when you took delivery and your experience with the sunshade/panoramic windshield. Thanks Sorry for asking this question so many times, but I...

I took delivery on 12/31 - have had my Model X for 3 weeks. At first I thought this was fatigue or age (43) or bad vision, but it's not. At night, when looking through the front windshield straight ahead, I see two sets of brakelights on cars in front of me - one set low and the other set...

Okay, the thing that annoys me the most is a dirty windshield. I made the mistake of trying to use the same glass cleaner and a (clean) microfiber that I use on the outside, now I can't get this disgusting film off the inside! How do you guys clean the inner windshield? Thanks!

Barron's summarized a research report from Trip Chowdry ( Tesla: The Tweets Have It - Stocks to Watch - Barrons.com ) and in it Trip says "There are still at least 2 new features in Model X, that none of us know about" Not quite sure how Trip knows that but........ let the rampant speculation...

So, the only issue (not horrible) is that my work garage RFID box/card doesn't work anymore in the Model S. My build, early June, has the little black dots around windshield but not much around mirror either now. Tried for a while today when wasn't busy everywhere and just couldn't get a...

A freak accident: the tennis ball hanging from my garage ceiling got caught in the door. When I shuut the door it pulled the screw in the ceiling Sheetrock with enough force so that when it hit the corner of the windshield it caused a ten inch crack. I called the local Tesla service center and...

Been really enjoying my Model S for the past month I've had it, but now summer has left Seattle and the morning mists have started arriving, completely blanketing my car in dew (I have to park outside for now). I'm kind of missing my rear windshield wiper on my old car. Ideally the rear...

​I got a dash cam (E-Prance Mini0801) it worked great for 2 weeks and then the video had issues. Decided to upgrade to the BlackVue Wi-Fi DR500GW. I attached the mount on the front windshield to the right of the rear view mirror with the double stick tape on the antenna raised dots...

Does anyone know if newly manufactured cars still have the special coating that blocks radio signals? I am going over my options for a radar detector and tollway transponder mounting. I have no issue with a garage door opener mounted on the sun visor.

While washing the car yesterday, I noticed a significant crack in our new (2+ week-old) windshield. I believe that this is a stress fracture, and hence a manufacturing defect, and not related to a road hazard or other accident. Note that the crack proceeds from the free edge of the glass at its...