Usually a back glass replacement doesn't require the urethane to setup after completing the installation. This allows you to get back on the road immediately following the work to your rear window. Average costs for a new piece of back glass is about $200 and up. You can expect installation to take between 30 to 60 minutes--similar to a windshield replacement.

A good auto glass installer spends the time to provide a safe installation. Sometimes he needs to take a little extra time. If your vehicle is in good condition, your car window repair work should take 30 minutes to an hour, depending on the vehicle. Then you’ll need to wait until the urethane bonding the windshield has set, which could be another few hours. Click here to learn more about how a windshield replacement is performed. Door glass replacements take 30-45 minutes, and you can drive your car immediately afterward, as there is no urethane involved. Back windshields and non-door side glass (except for trucks with liftgates, where the glass comes with the frame attached and simply bolts on) have to cure just like a windshield, but the cure time is much shorter.

Mobile auto glass replacement is one of those trades where a technician often encounters unexpected situations, As a mobile installer travels from vehicle to vehicle, he sometimes discovers that a customer neglected to tell his company something about their auto glass, and the glass he’s brought doesn’t work. Sometimes certain vehicles are constructed so it’s very difficult to replace their auto glass (for example, any experienced auto glass installer can tell you at length about the difficulties with the Toyota FJ Cruiser windshield or the Honda Ridgeline rear window). Or there is damage to the vehicle’s frame that supports the windshield, and extra preparation is required. Sometimes a customer calls and cancels as the installer is on his way to the house. That’s why almost every auto glass company gives you a four-hour window of time when they’ll show up. It’s about as precise as scheduling gets for mobile auto glass.

Some Glass.net shops are willing to sell you just the glass, but most are not. For safety, quality, and warranty reasons, it is recommended that a professional auto glass technician install your auto glass. And since Glass.net provides quotes from auto glass replacement shops rather than auto glass distributors, most shops won’t sell just the glass. Ask your chosen shop, but don’t be surprised when the answer is a courteous "no."

Likely, no. To fully warranty the auto glass and the installation, an auto glass shop must receive the glass directly from a trusted auto glass manufacturer or distributor.

Glass.net shops usually use what’s known as “OEM distributor” glass. This means that your new glass will be made to the same specifications as originally installed by the factory, with the exception of the dealer’s logo–which OEM distributor glass doesn’t have. Click here to find out which auto glass type is right for you.