wrinkle

If it helps, I just got an inside clear tint film applied by a Llumar dealer and did a ton of research about such films. It appears to me that a capable tint installer, such as of films by Llumar, 3M and Spectra Photoshield and such, can quite capably remove the tint film on the inside. The one you talked to may not have been capable - because these installers regularly apply and remove tint films in 10's and 100's of windshields. Perhaps you can search for one with almost 5 stars rating in Yelp and/or Google ratings. There are many in Northern and Southern California, so depending on where you are located, it may be possible to find these.

Also, such reputed installers also cut around both the ADAS/HUD attachment carefully, as also around the dot-matrix around the edges of the windshield. Such as the one who did mine, almost perfectly. So sounds like the one you talked to wasn't exactly an expert.

LexLuther805

[QUOTE=wrinkle;11745243]If it helps, I just got an inside clear tint film applied by a Llumar dealer and did a ton of research about such films.

Man, that actually totally helps. Thanks for giving me some hope. I'm on the central coast and he's pretty much the only tiny shop here, so I'll start looking around heavily in other places and asking about it. if I have to get new glass it won't hurt to try this 1st. Thanks!
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LexLuther805

Was quoted $2800 for it all through a lexus dealer, but it is in stock so that's super. Checked with a few dealers, same price everywhere I'm near. Submitted an insurance claim, hoping they pay a reasonable amount of it. Clinically depressed now, definitely ruining that purchase experience. Please, anybody, learn from my mistake and if there's any imperfections on the inside of your windshield, learn to live with it. The calibration alone runs $1500.

hintonwood

Feeling your pain from the UK.😢 so unlucky - Could have been any one of us….. good luck with the insurance claim.

wrinkle

Is this quote for replacing the windshield and recalibrating all the relevant sensors ? Total cost of windshield replacement + calibration is then $ 2800 for the NX ?

I suppose then you couldn't find any tinter who could remove/correct the windshield ?

AtomicLexus

I feel your pain, for the glass used in US cars is ridiculously soft and cheap, that just cleaning the windshield with a ring on your finger will scratch it. I too have unsuccessfully tried to repair a glass scratch in a previous car, only making it worse. Also, the non-OEM windshields are even cheaper and often have visible waves. My personal biggest complaint is the lack of thermal blocking infrared glass. That extra couple dollars in the cost of the glass would cut the inside temp by 30-40 degrees baking in the hot sun. Save on AC costs and your interior would last longer. For a while 10-15 years back, some cars (Lexus, Prius and BMW that I know of) used the thermal glass and bragged about it in the brochure. I guess this went counter to planned obsolescence where the goal is to last only slightly longer than the first lease end resale. I hope you were able to fix the issue economically to restore your enjoyment of the car. Mine is the 250 gas version, and other than it being a slug and the giant gap of gear ratios between 1st and 2nd (decided by some moron) making driving steep hills in our neighborhood a real pain, the car has been comfortable and reliable.

PS: Van Nuys and TO dealers are awful. Valencia is a bit better.