Do I Need to Have My Windshield Calibrated? If you have an ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems, or ADAS) system in your car, you have to get your cameras calibrated to ensure they work properly and keep you safe. If you have cameras in your windshield you need to have your vehicle recalibrated for your car to function normally. These cameras can affect the following systems: ADAS systems: Adaptive Cruise Control Automatic Braking System Automatic Parking Blind Spot Monitoring Adaptive Light Control Pedestrian Monitors Proximity Monitors Driver Drowsiness Detection Collision Avoidance Sys ..read more

Repair or Replace – which is it and why does it matter? We get so many questions every day. A big one is what is the difference between repair and replace?  It’s a great question with an equally great answer. The Windshield Replacement:  When you have a crack that is longer than a dollar bill or in your direct line of vision; this is called a REPLACEMENT Click replacement to learn more about windshield replacement. The Chip Repair:   When you have a ding in your windshield that is smaller than a quarter (we do not fill cracks) is what our industry considers a REPAIR.  ..read more

Your insurance, your car, and your glass shop; what you need to know. Automobiles are getting fancier.  The game has changed with your insurance, your car and your glass shop. That means your windshield is getting fancier.  There are many things that are either in or connected to your windshield including heater wiper park areas, rain sensors, LDWS (lane departure warning systems), third visor frits, heads-up displays, and the list goes on and on.  The days are gone of simply putting in a new windshield.  Your auto glass shop will ask for your VIN so that we can find your p ..read more

Repair or Replace – which is it and why does it matter? We get so many questions every day. A big one is what is the difference between repair and replace?  It’s a great question with an equally great answer. The Windshield Replacement:  When you have a crack that is longer than a dollar bill or in your direct line of vision; this is called a REPLACEMENT Click replacement to learn more about windshield replacement. The Chip Repair:   When you have a ding in your windshield that is smaller than a quarter (we do not fill cracks) is what our industry considers a REPAIR.  ..read more

This is our top five list of questions we recommend you ask any auto glass repair shop you use, including Adventure Auto Glass! We’ve given our answers to each question below. 1. Why won’t the auto glass shop set an exact time for my mobile appointment? We don’t set an exact time because the previous job may take longer than expected or there may be other delays such as road work. It is also possible that the previous installation finishes sooner, in which case we will arrive sooner during your appointment time frame. Don’t worry though, we call before arriving and the time frames are typica ..read more

Is it safe to share your VIN – Vehicle Identification Number? As Americans, we hold a certain level of secrecy around personal identifying numbers. We shroud our Social Security number in secrecy, hold tight to our credit card numbers, and even blur out license plates in pictures. To what effect? In addition to the obvious protection against identity theft, this level of privacy provides us comfort and a sense of security. We feel better knowing that others don’t know everything about us and our lives, myself included! What is a VIN? Should you be as secretive with your vehicles VIN? In case y ..read more

We have all been there. The hair on the back of your neck goes up.  You get that chill up your spine. The sweat starts on your scalp and your upper lip.  Locked inside. . my keys. .taunting me from my seat.    How could I be so careless? How could I do this to my poor raspberry cafe mocha still in the cup holder? So I ask myself, what window do I break in my car? A tragic story, but we are here to help you out. Every car owner has locked themselves out of their car at least once, especially with older models that don’t auto-unlock if the keys are in the ignition. Typically ..read more

Auto Glass Replacement Problems are Unfortunate but Fixable Do You Have Auto Glass Replacement Problems? The auto glass industry is unregulated.  What does that mean?  The quick and dirty answer is this; no regulation means that anyone can cut into your car.  ANYONE. Here are a few things you might run into when you need our services: Auto Glass Gone Wrong Broken Windshield A small chip The chip that turned into a HUGE CRACK A small or LARGE animal hits your car Rocks.  Yup.  we have rocks. ExPloDinG glass – it happens Mirrors are stolen or fall off Your sunroof break ..read more

Auto Glass Scams:  Buyer Beware We have had several customers ask us lately about that phone call they are getting.  Have you gotten it?  “Hi!  It’s time for your FREE windshield!”  They call every 3 months or so…..yeah, you know the one.  Is this really true?  A FREE windshield?  No.  If you have insurance, they are billing your insurance company for it.  They will replace it whether you need it or not.  This is insurance fraud. It Has Happened to Us! A solicitor at my door telling me they wanted to replace my windshield because it was “p ..read more

Occasionally we have customers come to us with shattered windows, saying the glass either exploded while they were driving or that they came out to a shattered window. Their initial thoughts are usually that someone shot the glass (yes, with a gun) or that some pesky neighbor kid must have broken the glass with a rock While these scenarios are not impossible, in most cases of glass exploding, no one is at fault. The truth of the matter is your glass did spontaneously explode. Why, you ask? Well, the explanation is rather simple. Why does it “explode”? All glass in your vehicle is made of safet ..read more