can you post what was the manufacturer of your replacement glass. There should be a stamp mark in one of the corners.

I doubt the optical qualities of the glass can be tweaked even due to pressure from a bad install. It's a solid, not a liquid film,

 

Windshield brand is SGC. Installed by Safelite.

Btw, checked out the rear-view mirror and was able to move it a couple inches vertical. i didn't realize it would do that. Reduced the blind spot quite a bit - thanks.

 

Dude it can't be from the installation. The tape used to instal is FLEXIBLE and allows for glass movement. If there was enough tension on the glass to bend it enough to distort it would break rather than distort.

It must be badly manufactured glass. Talk to the people that installed it and see if they will replace it.

 

I think sgc is just not a top tier of replacement windshield quality.
Google it, and there are some middling reviews of that glass quality by glass installers.

I had my windshield replaced as well by an independent with good reviews on yelp, and my installer pilkington glass. I am not an expert in this area, but googling that brought up remakrs that this and PPG are considered better glass.

 

After driving my MR2 Spyder for a week with 15% tint all around i feel like im in a glass house driving the Fit to work today, but i must say the Fit is like near luxury ride and quietness after dealing with my bumpy and noisy MR2 for a week. Its kind of nice to drive the Fit You get quiet annoyed by the engine droning at 4300rpm doing 80.

 

"Cross-car" distortion is only Part of it. Have a look here.

 

Hello...today while driving my new honda jazz i faced similar issue and i searched google..then i came to know about your experience..my experience was really annoying..did you sort it out? If yes kindly reply me

 

Op hasn't logged on since 2013, so your chances of an answer are looking slim. Try wearing polarized sunglasses? I dunno, myself and my brother's girlfriend both drive 09 Fits and neither of us have had that problem.

 

I'll be the one to say Y E S I know what you mean. There is a solution to the problem. When you are looking threw the windshield, there is a very faint glare coming up from the dash, of the dash. It bothered me until I ordered a Dash Cover for 19.95 from Ebay. Now......no more glare, and clearer vision.

 

Ok so yeah understand I just bought a car from a Honda dealership and the windshield has etching on it and as of now I can't see near or far at first I was only able to drive during the day but it hurts even now I'm still trying to figure this out

 

Your post is all too familiar, as I get EXACTLY the same problem. Every single time I need to change my car, it’s the same old nightmare.

It is because there is additional refraction, when looking through the slanted and/or curved screen. I’m guessing you don’t get it whilst looking out the side windows? So there’s your answer.

To make matters even worse, most windscreens have a degree of distortion anyway because of the way they’re made, which can also produce a rippling effect. If you have a particularly bad one, it’s worth getting the windscreen changed. Have a windscreen technician check it out first, then check the new one before it’s fitted.

But I think some people are probably more sensitive to this problem than others. Otherwise, it would be a more commonly known problem.

I hope you managed to get used to it. Although I don’t know if that’s actually possible without either changing the windscreen or even the car.

 

I bought a 2005 Acura TL that had a peculiar grainy sort distortion in the windshield but sometimes I couldn't see it when other times I easily could. I doubted myself sometimes but it was definitely something I could see on occasion. When it needed the first service I took it to the dealer and mentioned the distortion as a possible warranty claim. After checking said they could not see the distortion and denied it. The service writer said he and the tech who did the service couldn't see what I was complaining about.

When I went out to the car to leave the dealer it was parked in front of a concrete pole and the pole was directly in front of the driver's seat, right in the sight line looking straight ahead. On the column was a trademark or something cast into the surface of the pole. This mark was maybe 20 feet away and when focusing on the windshield glass right at the focal point of the mark the distortion was plain as day. I went back in and got the service writer and had him sit in the driver's seat and look intently at the pole with the mark. His eyes narrowed then opened wide as he did as I said. "Whoa, let me go get the tech." He had the tech do the same thing and they both agreed the grainy distortion was evident and the warranty claim was put in and the glass was replaced.

 

Yoooo, it's likely not you. I just bought a 2025 Camry 3 days ago and everyday I am experiencing the same thing. Not just from the front glass, but from all of them. Even the driver sideview mirror. I feel like i going crosseyed when I look through it. Looking through the front windshiled feels like Im wearing glasses with a script thats a little to strong. It causes instant eye strain. I have absolutely no idea what to do about this