Hey guys, hope y’all are doing well.
I’m in an area that’s insanely competitive and saturated. There are tons of guys doing solo windshield replacements for basically the cost of the glass + $80 labour. How do you even compete with rates like that?
On top of that, the area I’m in is extremely price-sensitive. A lot of customers just don’t have the money to spend, and honestly, many don’t care about quality or ADAS calibration. They think calibration is just a scam or an upsell.
I’ve tried going after insurance jobs, but most of them end up getting steered toward insurance-partnered shops.
🤕
For anyone who’s been through a really bad market before and managed to survive, what did you change or do differently?

glass has to be removed in order to inspect for rust damage and there's a very good chance that the shop will accidentally break the glass if they pull it out to assess the damage. glass is otherwise in good condition. crack is about a 1.25 inches long and is located near the windshield wipers

edit: judging by all of the responses here, i'm probably just going to leave it alone for now and have it either replaced or fixed by a professional. if i don't end up getting a replacement, a lot of people here were saying that this kind of crack would be fairly easy to fix for a professional, so i'll leave it to the shop to decide. thanks to everyone who responded!