ClearPlex Contour windshield film for Lynnwood drivers on I-5, I-405 and Highway 99. Stops many chips before they crack. From $700, Monroe or Tukwila.
The film absorbs the small, sharp impacts that start most chips and cracks, and when it's worn it can be replaced instead of the windshield. It doesn't make glass unbreakable, but for a freeway commuter it prevents a lot of damage. Pricing is $700 for a standard windshield, $750 for a large one and $800 for an oversized or panoramic windshield. Installs start at about two hours. The film can look slightly hazy for two to four days while it cures; that clears on its own.
From the Martha Lake and Mill Creek side of Lynnwood, Monroe via I-405 and SR-522 east is often easier. From the Alderwood and I-5 side, Tukwila via I-5 or I-405 south can be the better run, depending on traffic. Installs start at about two hours.
Commuters who take I-5 south toward Seattle or I-405 toward Bellevue, and anyone who drives Highway 99 every day, share those roads with a lot of commercial traffic. The more freeway miles, the more your windshield takes.
$700 for a standard windshield, $750 for a large one and $800 for an oversized or panoramic windshield.
Monroe is often easier from near Martha Lake and Mill Creek; Tukwila can be better from the Alderwood and I-5 side, depending on traffic.
No film makes glass unbreakable, but it absorbs many of the small impacts that start chips and cracks.
Installs start at about two hours. The film clears to full clarity within two to four days.
Windshield Protection Film for Lynnwood is installed at both APC Auto Spa shops - APC Auto Spa Monroe, 14253 169th Drive SE, Suite 799, Monroe, WA 98272, and APC Auto Spa Tukwila, 1050 Industry Drive, Tukwila, WA 98188. Call (425) 818-2820 for either location.
Freeway trucks I-5 and I-405 carry heavy truck traffic, and rocks from their tires hit windshields at speed.
Highway 99 Stop-and-go behind buses and trucks means debris at close range.
Winter Chips left alone through cold, wet weather tend to spread into cracks.
Driver-assist cameras A new windshield on a newer car means recalibrating the cameras behind it. Protecting the glass avoids both.