I replaced the windshield in my 2011 3 times over 8 years due to rock strikes. I had chips/stars replaced another 3 or 4 times. So far, one rock strike filled on my 2019 along with a rock strike that dented the A pillar on the driver side. Something about the height/angle of the glass... I've never had so many rock hits on other vehicles.

 

By following close, it's meant ANYTHING under the prescribed following distance, which is three seconds. Check on your next drive, I bet you'll find you are nowhere near three seconds behind the vehicles you are following. Most leave less than a second of gap, and of those that feel they are giving extra space, most are still under two seconds.

Three seconds is about enough for rocks kicked up to settle back to the road, or at least are on their last bounce of less than a foot in height. Another option is to be close enough that your bumper takes all the hits.

Of course, there will still always be those rocks of perfect size, meeting those tread gaps of perfect size, that get thrown 20ft up. Personally, I've not had the pleasure of such a meeting since the early 90's.

 

https://www.f150forum.com/f2/you-can...-150-a-457594/

 

I have 2 chips in my '17, but Jeeps tend to get more cracks that necessitate replacement than F150s in my experience. I did just have to fill a crack in my vista moon roof. Hoping that keeps it from spreading as I would much rather pay for a replacement windshield rather than a moon roof panel.

 

I had four windshield replacements on my 2013 and one so far on my 2018. There are a couple dings in the new one but still holding solid after a year.

 

Yep, def seems prone to rocks. Thank goodness my insurance covers the replacements w/no deductible and no increase in premium.

 

Not a solution. Gorilla glass is the INNER layer. The point of that windshield is better optics and lower weight, as the Gorilla glass layer is thinner. Outer layer is standard glass.

What we need is a glass shield for our windshield. Finally dropped my S20, cracked the glass shield in four places, but no damage to the phone's glass. I don't see a good way to handle a thin glass shield except during windshield manufacture, though. Maybe acrylic would do? Thinking about whether the blades would wear streaks into that quickly.

 

Just getchya one of these. No more worries about Rocks & Windshields. A little old, might need an oil change....

 

I prefer an M1 MBT, the mileage of those first gen tanks is abysmal, and their tow capacity sucks.

 

Acrylic would be all scratched up in a week.