Is ECS my only option for a date coded windshield? (Problem is now resolved)

Nope....you're not a sick person at all. The hard work you have put in shows. When I look at a car like yours that is detailed to the Nth degree, I can tell all the work that it took to get it there, because I've done it myself. You did all of that yourself and were good enough to document it and bring us along for the ride.

I'm 66 and have gone my whole life without getting a busted windshield until the last 2 years. My wife and I do a lot of driving back and forth between Candler, NC and Myrtle Beach, SC with the majority of it on the interstate. First windshield to get busted was in my 2004 Dodge 2500 Quad cab that I bought new in the fall of 2003. A rock from out of nowhere came from across the median and BLAMMO! About a month later, my wife's Saturn Vue got the same thing. We got them both replaced by a good glass shop that is local. About a month ago, we were on our way home from the beach, my wife's Saturn got it again. I was in the left lane on the interstate and saw the rock coming directly at my face, and even though it wasn't....it looked as big as a cinder block! I swerved as far to the left as I could get, but the rock still hit the windshield in the lower right corner and busted it. I'm waiting until the first of the year to get it replaced so I don't have to buy a new parking sticker to get in the campground at the beach where our little tin condo is.....lol.

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JD - sounds like a bad run of luck in the windshield department for you. I'm glad it wasn't any worse and whatever hit you didn't penetrate into the car. I've replaced a lot of windshields over the years, which is why I always opt for full glass coverage on all my cars. I think it has paid off many times over. Since we've been talking about winter approaching, here's a shot of Dusty in the winter a few years back. Hope that makes you feel cooler down in SC. Thanks again and have a great fall!

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