Well, I was on my way home from work yesterday. It was nice enough outside to have my sunroof open and I was just cruising along. Suddenly I catch in the corner of my eye something hurtling off of a semi that was flying by. A few milli-seconds later I hear this awful shattering sound and lo and behold my sunroof has just shattered into a thousand pieces...

I couldn't stop as the road I was too busy but when I got home I got to take in all of the damage. Anyway, long story short, it's going to cost me about $620 to get it replaced. I wish I could have got information off of the truck that the rock came off of.

Definitely not an expense I was planning on!!!

 

wow, that is super shitty. Insurance?

 

Not worth it as I have a $500 deductable for things like this. Plus, knowing insurance companies, this would somehow raise my rates for next year...

 

if u make the claim they'd likely raise the rates, better to get it fixed yourself - i agree

something similar happened to another person on here, something fell off of a semi and shattered their sunroof just a month ago

 

Wow, I haven't been around for a while so I didn't hear about that. This whole experience has made me think twice about getting a sunroof in the future. I've always loved them but I've never had this kind of experience. Makes me question just how safe it is to have a sunroof overhead instead of steel...

 

not very safe...
sunroof is nice but i prefer a strict coupe, imagine if u flip it

 

This is the second open and shattered sunroof I have see on here. The other was a guy that someone threw something out of there sunroof and hit his. That sucks man, sorry to hear.

 

well.....umm, I did actually roll my Cobalt, and no glass broke not even the sunroof....don't know how that happened, but I can attest to how rigid the car is


sux that happened, I try and stay away from rigs as much as humanly possible just for reasons such as that.....and when one of their tires blow out, it's a friggin' explosion. we've had 2 do that at work just this week.

 

Get one from a junk yard.

There are two or three SC/TC's part outs going on.

 

wow... that must have been a serious rock...

 

I just claimed a hit and run on my insurance and its coverd under my uninsured motorist coverage. Didn't raise my rates at all. I'd give them a call and see what they can do...

 

$500 is really high for comprehensive coverage and compre. claims should not increase your premiums. I got $300 deductable (can get $100)for comp. and its only $177/year after discount.

 

Well, I spent a little bit of time yesterday figuring out how to take off the shattered sunroof and in the process discovered that it would take me almost no time to install a new one. Basically there are six T-20 torx screws holding the glass to the levers that lift it.

Knowing that it will only cost me the price of the glass which is around $330 bucks. Much better than what I was originally quoted.

Oh, and I'll post up a few pics when I have a chance.

 

Your insurance rates wouldnt go up, its covered.... Call your agent so they can check- generally its covered under comprehensive damage....

 

i love sunroofs. end of story. glad u gt a lower quote and will get it sorted out

 

I remember that, it was his wife or something.

 

And you didn't go after the truck because...?

 

reading > you

it is covered as he said, under comp, but he got the $500 deductible for comp,,,, oops

I made this mistake once too, had a small tree fall and smash my fender,,, luckily I worked at a dealership
and they helped keep the costs down as much as possible.

But I learned my lesson, $100 comp is only a couple more bucks a month and well worth it

To the OP

DIY for the win man.. if you can get away for only a few hundred bucks that's awesome.
Get the new glass in and call up your ins company about that comp. coverage ASAP,

 

Same **** Happened To My Coworker Unfortunetly It Was His Father Inlaaws Car And Also Asnt Able To Get The Number Offf The Truck About 600bux

 

Turns out my comprehensive coverage is a $250 deductible. Either way, I only trust going through insurance for more major stuff. I know that insurance shouldn't be raised by a claim like this but I trust insurance companies almost as much as I trust banks...

 

Okay, so this story has an ending. My dad was able to get a good deal for me on the glass and it took us less than 30 minutes to install and align the new sunroof. I actually think that the new one seals a little better than the older unit. There seems to be a bit less road noise when the sunroof is closed but the inside liner is open.

All in all, this was one of the easiest things I have even installed in a car in my life. Funny how the original company I spoke with wanted to charge me four hours (two glass techs for two hours) for a job that took two sunroof newbies less than 30 minutes.

So in total, instead of $650, it cost me approximately $280 CND.