Who charges it
- Imposed by
- the dealer, as an optional product
- Legal status
- Optional — never required to buy the car or get the loan
- Negotiable?
- Yes — typically removable from the order
- Attention level
- low
Dealer add-ons
Windshield Protection
Chip repair or windshield replacement coverage. Replacement coverage matters more on vehicles whose windshields require ADAS camera recalibration.
Negotiable: Yes — typically removable from the order
Benchmark range
$200–$500
typical $350
Depends on vehicle and ADAS exposure
- Carlarity operator benchmark (starting hypotheses from the 2026-09-07 brief, cross-checked against dealer F&I menus) — F&I ancillary product starting ranges (secondary source, accessed 2026-09-07)
The report pre-fills $299 for this line as a catalog starting point you can overwrite; it is not a market benchmark.
Why it matters
There are several different products under this name: a coating, chip repair only, or full replacement coverage. Replacement coverage is worth more when the vehicle's windshield carries camera-based safety systems that need recalibration.
What to ask at the desk
“Please confirm whether this is a coating, chip repair, or full replacement coverage, and whether camera recalibration is included.”
What Carlarity evaluates
- Classifies the line as windshield / glass protection from its name and aliases, and the fair price depends on the vehicle.
- Compares the quoted amount with the benchmark range above and states any potential excess as a range, never a point estimate.
- Adjusts the benchmark for the vehicle segment (luxury, ev) before comparing.
- Flags the line for contract review: the coverage terms, exclusions and cancellation rights decide its value.
- Keeps government, manufacturer and lender charges out of the negotiable total by construction.
Reading this page
Legal and expensive are two different questions. An optional product can be entirely legitimate and still cost more on the buyer’s order than the same coverage elsewhere; a low-value item can be fairly priced. This page tells you what the product is, who is charging for it and what a fair range looks like. Your report judges your actual quote against that range, as part of the whole deal.
Benchmarks are market ranges from the sources cited, not exact prices, verified 2026-09-07. Nothing on this page is legal or financial advice. The product’s contract terms decide its value on your deal.