I took my wife car to get a new windshield. Initially everything was great, it looked good, and the service was fast. While driving on the road the rubber trim around the windshield flew off, luckily I was able to grab it before it flew away. I called in, and made an appointment to have it repaired. The initial repair job consisted of black adhesive to secure the trim to the vehicle, it had blue painters tape holding it on, I was instructed to remove it once the adhesive cured, in a few hours. I removed it that evening and was less than impressed with the repair. There was adhesive visible in a few spots, and it just didn't look like a professional job. This is my wife's car, just a plain minivan, nothing fancy, but still, I expected a good clean job.
We called in, told the shop that we were not pleased with the repair, and to their credit, they did say to bring it back. A second, new windshield was installed. I wish I could say this was the end, and everything was fine. But it isn't. The rubber gasket does not form a neat seal at the corners of the window (top of the windshield), I even went back and asked about it, and was told since it is an aftermarket part, the quality will vary, and this is what it is. I decided not to make a big deal about it at that point.
Then, a few nights ago my wife told me her windshield wipers were not working. I went out to have a look, and after checking a few things, I noticed the nuts holding the wiper arms in place were barely finger tight. I removed the wiper arms and found the insides had been stripped, because they were not tightened down properly, and I also found that the small caps that cover the screws (that hold the trim in place) looked like they were pried off with a screw driver, instead of the proper tool.
So, now I have windshield, that while functional, has the ill fitting seal on the outer top corners, screw caps that are scratched and damaged, and 2 stripped windshield wiper arms. I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt with the wonky seal, but add in the other things that were damaged and I can only say that this was a truly disappointing experience.
I hope the people that run the shop take a moment to review this comment, and discuss it with their employees. This may not have been a high end vehicle that you were working on, but you should still respect peoples property. read more