We like to write about safety issues and auto glass and how the proper care of your windshield can lend itself to a safer driving experience. One aspect of auto glass that’s not mentioned as much is the side view mirrors and the blind spot. We recently shot a short a video (with TGSC Group Director of Product Management James Lee) about how to improve your range of vision in your vehicle to minimize your blind spot and the chances that you might hit another vehicle. Here’s what to do. You need two vehicles – your vehicle and another car (it can be a parked car in the parking lot.) Get in your car and park it so that you are just ahead of the other vehicle, so that your rear bumper is aligned with the driver side door. You should be about 3-4 feet away from the parked car to simulate the same distance you might be on the highway. From this position adjust your mirror outwards (away from your vehicle) so that you just see the front of the other vehicle. Then leave your mirror where it is. This helps to reduce the blind spot and the chances that you might have an accident when you change lanes because you did not see another car (after you have checked your rear mirror). Safe driving, and remember to do the blind spot test today.
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There are many unexpected hazards that can befall your auto glass such a stone in the road or a flying obstacle in your path or a random accident. We are warning our TeleGlass winter travelers that if they head up to the north country they need to be careful for deer and moose. In very cold places such as the Northern US and Canada, deer on the roads are a major hazard. Not only are they are hazard in warm weather, but cold weather is even worse because the deer are trying to find a warm place. Often times they end up on the blacktop of roads where the heat is trapped or other odd places a driver is not expecting.
For windshields and auto glass, this is not a good thing. As cute as deer are, once they crash through your windshield, the cuteness has officially subsided. Deer accidents are no laughing matter. They can cause serious injury, even death, or a costly auto glass repair, or even full replacement glass. Skiers, snowboarders, snowmobilers or anyone who drives to the mountains to take part in winter activities should be especially aware of deer. Do not drive fast through heavily wooded areas, especially on icy or partly icy roads. Keep an eye on the woods because deer will pop out at any second. Many times, these animals will run out in the road for no reason at all.
Another problem in very cold climates is moose. Not the most intelligent animals, moose actually walk through house windows and glass doors, not realizing that there is something there. The moose goes crazy, thrashing around the house, destroying everything and possibly injuring or killing the inhabitants. Now imagine what a moose would do to your car. A glass repair would be the least of your problems. Therefore, if you venture up North to the mountains, be very alert at moose crossing signs and, like deer, watch the forest as you drive slowly.
If you happen to get into a bender, here at TeleGlass, we are happy to help repair your auto glass. You may sign up for an appointment online for our mobile technician service to come to your home. They will fix your automobile glass, often times in less than an hour. For a windshield repair or any other type of repair, please contact us at TeleGlass.com.
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As the Director of Member Relations, I find the "best of the best" auto glass companies to become members of TeleGlass.com. Our goal is to provide swift, quality service for all windshield replacements or repairs and it takes a keen eye to find the best.
This winter at TeleGlass we wanted to take the time to remind you that a little caution can go along way to help avoid freak car accidents and damaged auto glass. Freak car accidents can happen anytime, anywhere. Many times, you turn on the news and say to yourself, that could never happen to me. These types of situations can happen to anyone. And they often can happen when you are not buckled in because you are on a short errand or you are close to home.
First we want to take the time to remind you to always wear your seat belts even if you are close to home. If you’ve ever been in accident, the sound of smashing automobile glass stays in your head for quite a long time. You drive slowly and carefully, but then the memory fades and you’re back to speedy and careless driving.
There have been many freak accidents that involve windshields. For example, many years ago a New Jersey man was driving behind a truck full of tools. One fell off, crashed through the windshield and hit him square in the eyes. The man lost sight in both eyes forever. In a more recent occurrence just outside of Chicago, a man named Peter Morano was driving to work in early January 2010 when ice and snow slid off a semi-truck and smashed into his windshield. Auto glass and blood was everywhere. Morano suffered serious facial injuries, yet the most harrowing is that he might not see out of his left eye again.
Other accidents include driving through store front windows. This often happens when the driver thinks s/he has the car in reverse and steps on the gas. The driver zooms forward instead, jumping the sidewalk and crashing through the storefront window. There also have been instances of drivers having medical conditions, such as epilepsy, and having a sudden seizure while driving and hitting other vehicles or passerby. Drivers have been known to have strokes or heart attacks while behind the wheel as well. A freak accident is something you simply cannot predict, and many times, the driver may not be at fault.
At TeleGlass, safety comes first with us. Always wear your seat belts and always be saftey concious. This is how we approach each and every auto glass repair or install. We want to ensure that any windshield repair or other type of glass repair is done properly. With any auto glass repair or replacement glass, we adhere to the highest safety standards. Please set up an appointment at TeleGlass.com today so we can put safety first for you.
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What’s the best way to defrost your auto glass in the morning? Imagine this scenario. You’re about to leave your house and it is freezing cold. You dread those extra fifteen minutes each morning waiting for your car to heat up. There is an easy solution to your problem. Try a remote starter.
Remote starters are used to preheat cars in the winter and pre-cool cars in the summer. A remote starter is a small device that allows you to turn on the car from usually around 1000 feet away. It is excellent for the winter months, since you can start your car ten to fifteen minutes before getting in. Additionally, your windshield will not go through that awkward fogging phase while driving . Instead, the automobile glass will have already cleared by the time you get in the vehicle.
Installing a remote starter is simple. There are no wires. Also, most starters come with keyless entry options, in other words, you can unlock and unlock your doors from 1000 feet away. Some starters even come with panic buttons for safety. Other features can include: a remote to pop the trunk, car finder function and a remote to control headlights.
Here at TeleGlass, we think remote starters are a great idea to keep warm and safe and your auto glass clear. However, if you do have a crack in the windshield and are in need of a glass repair, please contact us today. Windshields are our specialty. For a windshield repair, our highly skilled technicians will fix your auto glass quickly and efficiently. We guarantee it. So please visit TeleGlass.com and check us out!
Read more from Michelle Chalmers.
As the Director of Member Relations, I find the "best of the best" auto glass companies to become members of TeleGlass.com. Our goal is to provide swift, quality service for all windshield replacements or repairs and it takes a keen eye to find the best.
Living in New England, I know that winter can be a terrifying time to drive. Trying to steer while on black ice coupled with snow barreling into your windshield can make for a dangerous experience. This winter, however, you can finally be prepared by creating a windshield safety kit.
To begin the kit would include a durable rain repellant or auto glass treatment specially designed to improve a driver’s ability to see clearly through rain and ice. The sign of a good repellant will cause the rain to bead up and roll off the automobile glass. The chemical bond should also prevent snow and ice from sticking to windshields. Before going to work in the morning, you should be able to wipe the ice off your glass instead of scraping it.
The second thing in your kit should be a weatherproof tarp, if you do not store your car in a garage, or leave your car exposed to the elements in an outdoor parking lot while at work. A tarp or windshield cover will prevent the build up of snow and ice on your car’s glass. A windshield cover has straps that wrap around the car doors and hold it in place, and it can be easily purchased at an auto parts shop.
Lastly, make sure you have plenty of wiper fluid in order to clean dirt and debris off your windshield. This is an essential part of windshield safety, since leftover debris could cause a chip or crack, which could lead to an auto glass repair or full replacement glass.
At TeleGlass, we hope that glass repairs are something that can be avoided. Yet if you are in need of a windshield repair or another type of glass repair, you can contact us right here at TeleGlass.com.
Read more from Michelle Chalmers.
As the Director of Member Relations, I find the "best of the best" auto glass companies to become members of TeleGlass.com. Our goal is to provide swift, quality service for all windshield replacements or repairs and it takes a keen eye to find the best.
Back in 1903, a woman named Mary Anderson patented the first successful cleaning device for windshields.
On a fateful visit to New York City, she noticed that cable car operator was leaving his front window open in order to see during a sleet storm. As she sat in the trolley watching this scene unfold, a light bulb came on. She soon designed a device that swung an arm comprised of wood, metal and rubber that we recognize today as a wiper blade. Her device was capable of clearing rain, sleet, or snow. The driver controlled the windshield wiper with a lever on the inside of the car. This invention has prevented a plethora of auto glass repair, replacement glass, windshield repair, and even bodily harm. Though one of the greatest inventions in automobile glass safety and the automotive industry overall, Anderson’s patent expired in 1920. Prior to that she rarely received any royalties; perhaps because her patent specified that it was intended for use in “electric motor cars.”
As a father to two girls, I admit to a bit of a thrill when I found her patent application on the US Patent Office’s web site, which begins as follows:
To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, MARY ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson and State of Alabama, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Window-Cleaning Devices, of which the following is a specification.
The drawings above are from Mary’s patent application, which was issued patent number 743,801. She died at the age of 87 in Tennessee. Her contributions in vehicle glass repair prevention were substantial.
Read more from James Lee.
In 2009 he joined TGSC Group as the managing director of product development. James brings expertise in customer satisfaction and service delivery to the team. He guest blogs for TeleGlass and is an amateur photographer. Find him on Twitter: @jronaldlee.
Continuing our tour of the country, we’re showcasing the new photo on the Alabama auto glass page.
This photo comes to us courtesy of beggs on Flickr. Beggs gets around, and has an amazing skill with the camera. Thanks for sharing this shot with us! Once cropped for our site, we ended up with this:
We think you’ll agree it’s a great shot either way. If you need a windshield in Alabama, don’t forget about TeleGlass. Looking for some great photography, head on over to beggs’ photo stream.
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The Blog Administrator of Seeing Clearly. More of a collective intelligence than an actual person, the personification of a company that facilitates twentyfive thousand glass repairs every year. Find TeleGlass on Twitpic or on Twitter: @TeleGlass.
At TeleGlass we hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday, and wish you the best for the upcoming holidays in December. Here’s the TeleGlass top five for this week; which are the things people were searching for when they found their way onto our site. We give thanks for your support and every day that we can perform a new auto glass replacement and repair. In case you need to know, the place to go is Teleglass. com. We have a bit of a potpourri this week, along with a windshield trivia Question thrown in.
1. Chimsel – This is a little off on the spelling but chimsel or CHMSL is pronounced (Chim sel.) The acronym stands for Center High Mounted Safety Light, it is the additional brake light that is mandated by federal law. This is mounted at eye level in the rear windshield on all vehicles produced since 1987. The CHMSL is often integrated into, or in direct contact with the backlite.
2. Auto glass door to door salesman – We are not sure how far they could get. A replacement windshield is not the lightest thing to carry, never mind walk around with and then ring doorbells. This might be in reference to the creepy windshield stalkers that approach you in the parking lot of your favorite retail establishments.
3. That’s us! A service-oriented provider of end-to-end glass claims solutions. TeleGlass National has administered auto glass claims for insurance carriers throughout the country for over a decade.
4. Buick LaCrosse – Maybe someone is doing some last minute holiday shopping? The Buick LaCrosse is a mid-size sedan from GM. The model was the successor to the Buick Century and Buick Regal. It was introduced in the 2005 model year. This is just one of the many vehicles windshields that TeleGlass can repair or replace.
5. Windshield wipers slapping time – A little windshield music trivia coming up? Can anyone remember the famous song? And who wrote and who sang it the most popular version? Check out this windshield music trivia post to find out the answer.
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The Blog Administrator of Seeing Clearly. More of a collective intelligence than an actual person, the personification of a company that facilitates twentyfive thousand glass repairs every year. Find TeleGlass on Twitpic or on Twitter: @TeleGlass.
uninstalled, originally uploaded by Mtnbiker09. Used by permission; all rights reserved by the photographer.
Last week we showed you another photo of this same sign in Pennsylvania. Somewhat surprising that both were published on Flickr at about the same time. Regardless, we really liked the look of these photos.
Read more from James Lee.
In 2009 he joined TGSC Group as the managing director of product development. James brings expertise in customer satisfaction and service delivery to the team. He guest blogs for TeleGlass and is an amateur photographer. Find him on Twitter: @jronaldlee.
This week we are introducing the The TeleGlass Top Five. Each week we will give a quick round up of some of the more interesting and odd search terms related to Auto Glass Repair and Windshield Repair that have lead users to Seeing Clearing – The Auto Glass Blog.
Here’s This Week’s TeleGlass Top Five
How much force does it take to break a windshield?
Leaky windshields
Acoustic auto glass
1934 ford windshield repair
New windshield care
1. How much force does it take to break a windshield? – This is an important question often asked and answered by auto glass professionals, stunt men and car thieves across the country. Stay tuned for the answer in an upcoming TeleGlass video episode as we try different methods of breaking and repairing auto glass.
2. Leaky windshields – this is a condition that occurs often with older windshields, but it is not always something that’s easy to admit. It’s a very personal matter. Sometimes windshields leak and when it’s time for a windshield to go – it’s time to go.
3. Acoustic auto glass – face it some auto glass sounds better than others. What makes a windshield “acoustic” is the layer of laminate between the two layers of glass that comprise your windshield. The laminate material in the middle of acoustic glass absorbs more sound and transmits less noise into the cabin of your vehicle. Both layers of glass in the windshield and the acoustic laminate in between should be very nearly identical, regardless of whether or not Pilkington or PPG made it.
4. 1934 ford windshield repair – We thought might be ZZ top in need of a Windshield Repair, but we were confused and realized that although the 1934 Ford Roadster looks really cool,
It’s not ‘The Eliminator’ from ZZ TOP. The car was featured in some of the best videos from the 80’s by ZZ Top. The car now lives in the rock and roll hall of fame.
5. New windshield care – We’re not sure who is looking for this – maybe someone here at TeleGlass, but this is the type of search that is full of windshield love that we like to see. These are drivers who are thinking about their relationship with their windshields and how they can be proactive in keeping it clean and safe. We advise to treat your windshield with care and keep it clean and wash it once a week but don’t pamper it too much or it will expect that kind of treatment all the time. Make sure you have your windshield fluid fully filled as we head into the winter months and don’t scrape too hard when the ice starts to form.
Read more from Sheila O'Toole.
Managing Director for TeleGlass National. Having spent almost two decades in Auto Glass, I truly enjoy the dynamic, fast-paced culture the industry provides. Every day I get to help people out which is truly fulfilling.
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