Charlotte drivers see a little bit of everything: summer storms that throw branches and gravel, winter cold snaps, and road construction that never seems to end. All those conditions raise the odds of a chipped or cracked windshield. I’ve spent years working with auto glass vendors and body shops across the Carolinas, and the same…

Charlotte drivers see the full spectrum of Carolina weather, from fog rolling off the lake at dawn to blinding afternoon sun and spring downpours that turn I‑77 into a mirror. Modern vehicles lean on cameras and radar to turn that chaos into manageable signals: the forward camera tucked behind your rearview mirror that spots lanes,…

Windshield replacement used to be a straightforward job: remove the broken glass, install the new pane, and send the driver on their way. Modern vehicles changed that rhythm. Cameras and radar modules now ride behind the glass, reading the lane lines, spotting pedestrians, and feeding data to automatic emergency braking. After a windshield swap, those…

Every rear glass job tells a little story about the car’s life. You see it in the spiderweb cracks that started as a pebble tossed from a landscaping trailer on I‑77, or the blow‑in from a smash‑and‑grab at a South End parking deck. Charlotte is tough on auto glass. Summer heat cooks seals, storm bursts…