Has my windshield been replaced?

[Manfredo]

Kind of a strange topic but I have this mark on the lower driver’s side part of my windshield with a small hand written xx that was there when I got it from the dealer. I never thought much of it but I’ve been having some really bad ear pressure issues since I got the car and can’t figure out why and just had the crazy thought that this windshield might have been replaced before I got it and that’s what the xx means and it wasn’t replaced quite right? It was a demo and had 4000 miles but nothing was divulged to me about any work done on the car. It does feel like a window is cracked open slightly and I hear a little bit of air coming from the front at higher speeds. Anyway, might be a crazy thought but I have to get to the root of this pressure issue. It’s a 2023 4Xe premium.

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[Adventureboy]

I can say my 2022 4Xe Premium is the quietest car I've ever had for wind noise. I'm very impressed that it is as quiet as it is even after 20k mi. I've had my windshield replaced due to a crack from a stone and it is just as quiet as the original windshield.

 

[Manfredo]

I can say my 2022 4Xe Premium is the quietest car I've ever had for wind noise. I'm very impressed that it is as quiet as it is even after 20k mi. I've had my windshield replaced due to a crack from a stone and it is just as quiet as the original windshield.

Thanks. It is very quiet but for some reason I’m having this ear pressure issue every time I drive it. I test drove 5 before I got this cause I’m kinda sensitive to certain things and was fine. I’m pretty sure it’s something specific to my vehicle, not all, and I’m just trying to figure it out. If I love everything else about the car.

 

[Manfredo]

Also it has the night pony package which seem has tinted windows though I doubt that makes a difference.

 

[GordonW]

I received my car July 30, 2022 and everything looked fine but after about 6 months in a mild winter in the northwest I started to see a milky patch about 6x6" in the upper driver's side corner of the windshield. It looked like at one point somebody had put a patch of paint there and used their finger to write "67" in the middle of it, then later scraped it off with a razor blade, scratching the glass. Not only that, the passenger factory wiper blade caused a wear mark at the end of it's travel,

making a vertical smudge in the glass that was actually etched into the glass. The dealer contacted the local Ford rep and he agreed to replace it under warranty and of course, within a week a got a spider web crack at the bottom of it from a rock, but it's been over a year and no smudge from the Goodyear wiper blades and no more milky patches. I just wondered who did it, and what did they put on the glass to hide the scratches for all those months. The only thing unusual that I did was take a 7500 mile trip to Texas and all around the southwest 2 months after I picked it up. I know where all the Walmart's are now! Love the car. Just had to figure out resetting the range computer.

 

[RonBme]

Kind of a strange topic but I have this mark on the lower driver’s side part of my windshield with a small hand written xx that was there when I got it from the dealer. I never thought much of it but I’ve been having some really bad ear pressure issues since I got the car and can’t figure out why and just had the crazy thought that this windshield might have been replaced before I got it and that’s what the xx means and it wasn’t replaced quite right? It was a demo and had 4000 miles but nothing was divulged to me about any work done on the car. It does feel like a window is cracked open slightly and I hear a little bit of air coming from the front at higher speeds. Anyway, might be a crazy thought but I have to get to the root of this pressure issue. It’s a 2023 4Xe premium.

The OEM window has Ford and information on it also it says the glass info and serial number on it

 

[Manfredo]

Turns out the xx was because it was a floor model and that’s how they mark those at this dealership. Mystery solved.

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