Do I Need a Repair or Replacement?

Repair or Replace – which is it and why does it matter? We get so many questions every day. A big one is what is the difference between repair and replace?  It’s a great question with an equally great answer. The Windshield Replacement:  When you have a crack that is longer than a dollar bill…

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Auto Glass Steering

Auto Glass Steering Affects You – Learn How Here   Auto glass steering happens when you call the third-party administrator who is hired by your insurance company and they either do not give you a choice or just assign you a shop to take care of your vehicle. Scare tactics are used in order to…

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Our Industry is Unregulated. Know Your Installer

What Does Unregulated Mean For You – the Consumer? Our industry is unregulated! Protect yourself and know your installer when getting your windshield replaced.  What does this mean for you? It means, literally, anyone can cut into your car.  Whether the installer has one minute or 20 years of experience.  It’s important to know your…

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How to Prevent Your Windshield Chip from Cracking

red toy vw bug in snow

At long last, Arizona is cooling down again. Temperatures are dipping well below freezing at night and hardly reach into the 50s during the day. Of course, I speak of Northern Arizona, Phoenix never really gets cold, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. As for those of us in the mountains of AZ, there…

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Exploding Car Windows??

shattered glass

Occasionally we have customers come to us with shattered windows, saying the glass either exploded while they were driving or that they came out to a shattered window. Their initial thoughts are usually that someone shot the glass (yes, with a gun) or that some pesky neighbor kid must have broken the glass with a…

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Can You Share Your VIN?

the word security typed out on a computer screen

Is it safe to share your VIN – Vehicle Identification Number? As Americans, we hold a certain level of secrecy around personal identifying numbers. We shroud our Social Security number in secrecy, hold tight to our credit card numbers, and even blur out license plates in pictures. To what effect? In addition to the obvious…

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A Guide to the VIN

Graphic explaining a VIN

Likely having had your windshield replaced before, there are probably terms you’ve heard auto glass techs use. Perhaps you’ve even been asked for the VIN on your windshield or piece of glass. We’re guessing you have and that you have no idea where to find it or even what a VIN is. That’s perfectly fine.…

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Top 5 Questions to Ask an Auto Glass Shop

Dave doing a chip repair on a customer's car.

This is our top five list of questions we recommend you ask any auto glass repair shop you use, including Adventure Auto Glass! We’ve given our answers to each question below. 1. Why won’t the auto glass shop set an exact time for my mobile appointment? We don’t set an exact time because the previous…

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The Auto Glass Bug

This is the auto glass bug that comes on dealer glass

What is a bug? Why would we be asking such a simple question? We all know what bugs are, they are the creepy crawlies that annoy us outside in the summer and irritate us inside in the winter. Plus, they make a mess on our windshields driving down the highway! I’m not talking about that…

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Top 25 of Auto Glass Blog Site!

Dave Doing An Auto Glass Chip Repair

Adventure Auto Glass is Featured on the Top 25 Auto Glass Blog Site!   Huge shout out to https://blog.feedspot.com/auto_glass_blogs/ for naming us number 11 in the best 25 auto glass blogs! We work hard to give you the best and most up to date information regarding our industry.  We appreciate the recognition!  Feel free to…

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