ClearPlex Contour windshield film for South Seattle: freight gravel on I-5, SR-99 and East Marginal Way. From $700, minutes away in Tukwila.
For drivers who spend their days on freight routes, windshield film pays off fastest. It absorbs the small, sharp impacts that start chips, and when it's worn it can be replaced instead of the glass. That's worth more every year, because replacing a windshield on a newer car usually means recalibrating the driver-assist cameras mounted behind it. Pricing is $700 for a standard windshield, $750 for a large one and $800 for an oversized or panoramic windshield. After the install, the film can look slightly hazy for two to four days while it cures, which is normal. Sprinters and other oversized vehicles are handled at our Monroe shop; call ahead if you're unsure whether yours fits.
South Seattle is the closest part of the city to our shop. Take I-5, SR-99 or East Marginal Way south to 1050 Industry Drive in Tukwila. Installs start at about two hours.
Commuters from Beacon Hill, Columbia City, the Rainier Valley and Rainier Beach share I-5 and Rainier Avenue with a lot of commercial traffic, and businesses in Georgetown, SoDo and around Boeing Field drive the freight routes every day. The closer your route runs to the industrial areas, the more your windshield takes.
$700 for a standard windshield, $750 for a large one and $800 for an oversized or panoramic windshield.
That's where it's most worth it. Drivers on freight routes take far more windshield hits than the average commuter.
Most vans and trucks, yes. Sprinters and other oversized vehicles are done at our Monroe shop, so call ahead if you're unsure which shop fits your vehicle.
Very. Most of South Seattle is a short drive down I-5, SR-99 or East Marginal Way to our Tukwila location.
Freight routes East Marginal Way, SR-99 and I-5 carry heavy truck traffic all day, and the gravel it throws is the most common cause of windshield chips here.
Delivery vans and work trucks Stop-and-go traffic behind commercial vehicles means rocks come off their tires at close range.
Winter sand Sanded roads in winter put more grit in the air, and cold weather makes existing chips spread faster.
Driver-assist cameras On newer vehicles, a new windshield also means recalibrating the cameras behind it. Protecting the glass avoids both.