Is it possible to own a Bronco without a broken windshield?

[FstFrd00]

61k and still on the OG

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[MNBigfoot]

I cracked my 1st windshield about 2 years ago. Had it replaced on a Friday, and the following Monday caught a rock and cracked the new one. Since then I just keep Rain-X Windshield Repair in my Bronco. Catch a rock, fill the crack, move along.

Pretty much the same thing here, lived with a crack and a bunch of chips for a year and a half or so, got it replaced and didn't make it a week on the second windshield.

 

[Maury]

Cracked a year and 1/2 ago, some rock thrown by an 18 wheeler way up in front of us.

"Repaired" with one of those super glue kits, and it hasn't spread and shows a bit less. I'll replace the windshield if/when it cracks elsewhere because it will only last a short time intact anyway.

 

[zuke]

55K/3 Years and still on my original, (Now I"ve cursed myself). Drive I-95 in Northern Virginia 5 days a week, Averaged one windshield a year in Wranglers on the same route. Not saying the Bronco Windshield and angle are great... but there are worse ones

 

[indio22]

This is getting out of hand. First off I don't tailgate people. The debris from on coming vehicles has been the cause of multiple broken windshields. I have owned a 22 Bronco 2dr Badlands and it had 3 windshields crack in a period of 2 years. I was able to trade that Bronco in and order a 24 Everglades. I have had the Everglades since April 24. I was on my way to the dump and an on coming harvest truck had some grain come off the top of it. I heard something hit the windshield but the impact was not very loud. About 5 miles later a crack appeared from the top on the passenger side. Has anyone had better luck with a windshield than is not a factory one? At almost $1k a windshield, that adds up quick.

Side not. I spent 21 years in the military and in that time I only had to replace 1 windshield in my vehicles.

Thanks
Brian

Only 4000 miles but no cracks on my Bronco. No cracks on my prior long term CJ-5 either. Crack on my CJ-7 but that was due to the hood flipping up and back while driving - big smiley crack across the whole windshield from that event.

I'm religious about not driving behind a truck of any kind, I fall back or zoom to past. I learned that driving I25 in Colorado for years back when uncovered gravel trucks were allowed. But sounds like you already take care about tailing - chalk it up to bad luck?

 

[Tricky Mike]

2.5 years and 28k and not so much as a chip. Yes it's possible.

 

[BayouBadlands]

I installed an ExoShield Ultra film and have had great luck so far. I’ve just had a couple small hits, so I haven’t had a chance to test it against a proper rock yet, thankfully. It does lower the blood pressure when driving as the windshield is not a constant worry anymore. Installation was fairly easy.

 

[Blksn955.o]

21 with almost 49k miles...when I drop the kiddo off at the bus stop that is how they spend time. The last count was around 25 cracks, chips, breaks. I think I went a whole 2 maybe 3 weeks before I got my first crack.

in 19yrs of marriage with 3 cars we have had 0 cars with a crack for maybe 2-3months. Wifes car picked up a crack last winter so now only 1 out of 3 does not have a crack.

 

[Nate Train]

This is getting out of hand. First off I don't tailgate people. The debris from on coming vehicles has been the cause of multiple broken windshields. I have owned a 22 Bronco 2dr Badlands and it had 3 windshields crack in a period of 2 years. I was able to trade that Bronco in and order a 24 Everglades. I have had the Everglades since April 24. I was on my way to the dump and an on coming harvest truck had some grain come off the top of it. I heard something hit the windshield but the impact was not very loud. About 5 miles later a crack appeared from the top on the passenger side. Has anyone had better luck with a windshield than is not a factory one? At almost $1k a windshield, that adds up quick.

Side not. I spent 21 years in the military and in that time I only had to replace 1 windshield in my vehicles.

Thanks
Brian

Yes. I had one chip, but dealt with it right away. Only 11,000 miles in, but I haven't yet had a broken windshield. *Knocks on Wood*

 

[Dusty]

57,000 miles and still on the factory windshield. No chips, no cracks.

 

[stampede1]

Yes

 

[Area51BS]

I’ve never had a broken windshield in the 41 years I’ve been driving and only one chip. I got 5 chips on one road trip on my Bronco. I truly believe company’s use the cheapest materials they can use. Engineering, manufacturing techniques are amazing these days. But it comes down to material and bean counters in my opinion.

 

[Combustion_King]

im at 28K and i dont have any chips or crack in the factory glass. Ive had goo luck with most my cars over the years also, but it is including in my insurance so nbd... just the Techs that do the work now a days, blow.

 

[zombie]

Over 3 years and 43k km (~27k miles) later and I'm on my original windshield.

 

[BleednBlue]

One repairable chip @8k. Currently at 11.5k

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