In Texas, who pays for windshield replacement? When you’re protected with comprehensive coverage, windshield damages that are caused by any of the non-collision events included in your policy should be covered by your insurance. However, this is only the case once you’ve paid the deductible set by your provider. This also applies to collision coverage; with either of those coverages, once you’ve reached your deductible, your insurance company will cover the entire cost of your vehicle’s windshield replacement.    For anyone who only has minimum coverage, if the damage to yo ..read more

Texas State Law on Windshields and Auto Glass In Texas, the state law does not actually mention anything about cracked or chipped windshields or auto glass. However, the state law does say that you should not operate your vehicle if your field of view is obstructed. This is not only referencing cracks in your windshield, but also paper, stickers, or other objects that may be in your windshield blocking your line of sight.   So, by state law it is considered legal if you have a large crack on the passenger’s side of the windshield and the driver can still clearly see. The Texas law follow ..read more

Be Aware of Sudden Temperature Changes When you walk outside to warm up your vehicle after a night of cold temperatures, be careful about heating up your windshield too quickly. If a frozen or cold windshield is immediately hit with hot air, it can cause the glass to crack due to the sudden change in temperature. This is even more likely to occur if the auto glass already has a small chip or crack in it. When turning on the heat in your vehicle you might consider pointing your vents away from the windshield or windows, also avoid blasting your defroster right away, allow the vehicle time to ..read more

Be Aware of Sudden Temperature Changes When you walk outside to warm up your vehicle after a night of cold temperatures, be careful about heating up your windshield too quickly. If a frozen or cold windshield is immediately hit with hot air, it can cause the glass to crack due to the sudden change in temperature. This is even more likely to occur if the auto glass already has a small chip or crack in it. When turning on the heat in your vehicle you might consider pointing your vents away from the windshield or windows, also avoid blasting your defroster right away, allow the vehicle time to ..read more

Many of us live outside of the Houston city limits, but regardless a chipped windshield isn’t something you can 100% avoid. For example in Katy, Texas or Tomball you might be able to avoid a major highway from time to time, but then you’re presented with back roads which fling up loose gravel. So it’s either traffic and construction, or loose gravel…either way all options invite rock chips and cracked windshields.   If you drive a vehicle regularly throughout Northwest Houston or Houston in general, a rock chip is bound to eventually happen, to learn more about how to determine if your w ..read more