I was recently interviewed by KQED for article on auto vandalism in the Bay. It inspired me to update this blog post. It seems obvious to most people: You shouldn’t leave a backpack with your laptop in the front seat of your car and expect it to be there when you get back. While most […]
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It would not be an exaggeration to say that our love of dogs has played a large part in the story of Auto Glass Express. We first met Elver, our future business partner, because of the sweet Bichon Frise who followed him around at the local glass warehouse. Koki was by Elver’s side for 18
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A recent customer made use of his broken auto glass to make this beautiful holiday card for his wife.
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Given the large number of our customers who have had lap tops stolen out of their vehicles, I thought I’d share an article from the New Yorker about a couple who was able to retrieve a lap top left in a NY cab trunk: “Follow That Cab!”. I guess if you’re going to leave your lap
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We recently returned from Auto Glass Week, a conference for small and medium sized glass shops around the country looking to hone up on the latest technology, tools and safety standards for our industry. The most discussed topic was how the Advanced Driving Assist Systems (ADAS) on new vehicles are affecting windshield replacement, as auto
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Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just 3D print small car parts when they broke, rather than pay exorbitant prices to the dealerships to replace them? Customers frequently come to us with car windows that won’t roll up because some tiny piece has broken on the regulator. Since dealerships don’t sell the parts on
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Watch our video on how a proper windshield replacement is done by demonstrating the process on a 2013 BMW X1.
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Several times per year we get calls about glass that was shattered as a result of a rock from a gardener’s weed-wacker hitting a car window. In some cases it’s the vehicle’s owner that was doing the yard work, but usually it’s a gardener out trying to make a living when such accidents occur. This
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Last Thursday morning we were hired to replace the windshield on a Ford E350 short bus, aka “Shorty”. Shorty has been through a couple permutations in function and had spent many years derelict before my friend James rescued him to serve in his mobile pizzeria. The original windshield needed some chip repair work, but was
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Every once in a while people tip us with cool gifts. Jack Johnson’s uncle sent us signed copies of his nephew’s CDs, or more recently, two tickets to see a local performance of Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale.” Belafiore Cheese tipped us the most amazing feta & mozarella we’ve ever had after we replaced the windshield on