Rear window replacement cost

Pretty much every sheet of windshield glass is a unique shape, I would think. OTOH, maybe the dimple complicates the manufacture process? Couple this with the low numbers of next gen PIP, this might discourage third party manufacture?

 

Having more, and opposing curves in the glass makes it harder to make. Even harder without distorting the view out of it. Which could lead to more QA rejected parts. Colored toilets don't cost more because of the dye cost, they cost more because more have to be trashed for coloring imperfections. This all equals higher cost.

Even if you never had or have to replace the rear window, the cost to replace it is factored into your insurance premiums.

 

Not at all worried about the cost. The insurance industry will come up with the premiums to account for real costs of replacements and the history of what percentage of insured will probably suffer a broken rear window. I'll bet the incidents of that happening are low - outside of the car being rear ended. I don't think that with all the other things in a car to get messed up, one rear window will make a big difference.

If anything is going to cost bigger dollars it will be the OEM windshield with that reflective inside surface for the HUD display, the IR treatments, the dimples for the sun dimming, internal FM antenna, (rain sensor?), etc. Supposedly, the OEM windshields are somewhat north of $1K US dollars, or have been as reported in other threads.

 

i had the hatch replaced once, because the body guy said you couldn't fix aluminum. not sure if it came with glass, or he swapped it.

 

when has a designer ever had a clue about cost? those ladies live in ivory towers.

 

True that. You'll never see mention in the glossy brochures, regarding low collision repair costs, part replacement.

 

The generation 3 Toyota Prius of course, in the New Car Features Manual:



I have to say, I don't see any similar section in the Gen 4 NCF. On the other hand, there is a section talking about how carefully they've designed the hood and cowl louvers for energy absorption from a pedestrian.

-Chap

 

I'm thinking too, of things like brake master cylinder (multiple $1000's), headlights (over $1000 per).

 

there have been way too many complaints about making a simple windshield. i don't even want to think about the defective rear window problems.

 

I don't care so much about cost of replacement, but more about scraping ice and snow off of it. Or no wiper to clean the rain/snow while driving. It better have a really really slick surface to it. And no, those defroster lines aren't enough when driving in heavy snowfall.

 

I think the rear window hatch design should be a one piece glass that curves at the bottom for better visibility and style. . A wiper could be installed at the top or side of the hatch. Another option is to go with a thinner divider between the 2 windows, probably easier. I've also seen custom jobs on front split windshields, where the divider was taken out, and the 2 windows are fused together to make it look more like a one piece.

 

Anyone know of a custom rear hatch designer?

 

That sounds real expensive.

 

is the price of the rear window now available?

 

In answer to the (sort of) original question(s)....

MSRP:

• The swooshy upper one is $720.68
• The small lower one is $298.76
• The windshield (HUDless) is $765.37
• The HUDful one is, surprisingly, less, $669.10 Edit: or maybe these are swapped

By comparison, a Gen 3 back window MSRPs for $495, so the swooshy Prime one is somewhat more expensive.

But maybe it should be compared to the non-Prime Gen 4, Non-swooshy one, $697.09.

So the swoosh only adds about 24 bucks.

Those prices are all MSRP. Village Toyota, for example, is listing the swooshy back glass for $511.

-Chap

Edit: looking more closely at the two windshield choices, the cheaper one has "W(HEAD UP DISPLAY)" in the description ("Show More" under "Diagrams and Kits"), but it only has "Prius Hybrid Two" and "Prius Prime Hybrid Three" under "What This Fits". The more expensive one does not mention HUD in its description, but lists Prime Hybrid Four, Four Adv, and Three in What This Fits. Go figure....