Windscreen Calibration

[tatskie Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close tatskie]

Hi guys,

I am a newbie and I am dealing with a stone break on my 2018 GXL windscreen. It is scheduled to be replaced with a genuine part. Does it need to be sent for camera calibration even if it will be using the same glass?

[vxowner18 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close vxowner18]

Hi there, for my case, the calibration was taken right after they put my new windscreen back on last year. It should be done together with your windscreen replacement. I have free-access windscreen cover, so it was done through insurance claim, genuine glass was used too.

[nudgebar Member Find all posts View Profile Close nudgebar]

does anybody know how the calibration is done or what tools are required ?

[vxowner18 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close vxowner18]

does anybody know how the calibration is done or what tools are required ?

I was waiting on site and looking while they replaced and calibrated the windscreen and cameras, they parked the car on the right spot, with all those distance check marks, and laser aim check on the far side, then played on their PC a while for about 10mins, right after I was told my car was all up ready to go...The whole job was about 1hr30min, by O'brien Auto Glass through insurance claim.

[RPP Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RPP]

I had to get my 2018 GXL windscreen replaced last year, the cost was eye popping, lucky my insurance covered it.
I was in the Kimberley and had to drive to Kununurra to get it done. A local windscreen specialist had a couple of spares, installed the new one and arranged for the local Toyota Dealer to do the calibration.
I asked the maintenance manager at the Dealer what would happen if I didn't have the re-calibration done.
He said the ABS would be disabled.

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I had to get my 2018 GXL windscreen replaced last year, the cost was eye popping, lucky my insurance covered it.
I was in the Kimberley and had to drive to Kununurra to get it done. A local windscreen specialist had a couple of spares, installed the new one and arranged for the local Toyota Dealer to do the calibration.
I asked the maintenance manager at the Dealer what would happen if I didn't have the re-calibration done.
He said the ABS would be disabled.

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RPP

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RPP ! I have verified this with National Windscreens and the process is the same. Lucky I have added the excess-free windscreen cover. I will update this thread once I get more info as we are still waiting for the glass.

[Tony76 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tony76]

I had my 2019 GXL glass replaced last year through National Windscreens. Installer did the glass replacement then next day I took it to Toyota who calibrated the cameras etc again. Wife picked it up so never asked what they did but she was told if it did anything unusual whilst using cruise control to bring it back as apparently the calibration doesn’t always work and it may need to be done again.

no idea if they just covering their arse if it did play up, but everything worked as per before and no issues since having it replaced about 3-4 months ago.

[watsea Member Find all posts View Profile Close watsea]

Thanks for heads up about costs and calibration. I checked my vehicle's windscreen insurance. Yes, free excess windscreen replacement.

[tatskie Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close tatskie]

My windscreen has been replaced and the ADAS has been recalibrated. I am not sure if there is really an offset as it was replaced with a genuine part, but the recalibration costs $300+.

[gunda Member Find all posts View Profile Close gunda]

I'm getting a new windscreen in my MY21 Kakadu due to a large and spreading crack. NRMA use O'Brien as their windscreen agent, and don't provide the option of a genuine Toyota replacement windscreen. What has been other people's experience with third party glass? Which insurers are providing a genuine Toyota option?

[Leethal Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Leethal]

Gunda,
I had my VX's screen replaced by O'Brien glass about 2 years ago, I have had no issues at all with the non genuine screen.
At the time I enquired with my insurer re having a genuine screen fitted, it was an option however I would have had to pay the difference in cost between the two, roughly a $1000 from memory.

I decided as the insurer & O'Brien choose to install the non genuine screen any issues would be their responsibility not mine and went with the offered aftermarket screen.

Lee

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My 2018 GXL is on it's 3rd windscreen. All installs were done thru' insurance by 3rd party windscreen specialists and no issues.
The 1st time around was in Kununurra needing a quick turnaround. The camera calibration was done by a Toyota Dealer. All up cost was around $1.5K.
The 2nd time around I waited till I got back to Adelaide and it was all done by a windscreen shop. All up cost was around $800.
All windscreens were aftermarket. I asked my Dealer, on the 2nd instance, if they would replace the windscreen and was told they don't do them and I should go to a windscreen shop.

[gunda Member Find all posts View Profile Close gunda]

Thanks Leethal and RPP. Yes, $1012.27 EXTRA is what I was quoted to upgrade to genuine. I declined. I imagine that Toyota don't make windscreens, they source them, and so there's a reasonable chance that it's the same thing without the Toyota label.

I had experience of this with my last vehicle, a premium European marque. The price for a genuine consumable part was rather high. The (non-dealer) workshop I was using sourced a significantly cheaper alternative, and the manager showed it to me. It was the genuine part with the brand label scratched off. You pay a high price for that label it seems!