Google RatingIt is highly recommended to calibrate the camera after a windshield replacement to ensure your car is safe for the road. If your car has a camera mounted behind the windshield, that camera has to be re-aimed after the glass is replaced, or lane warning and automatic braking can read the road in the wrong place. Calibration costs $250–$350 and we do it in-house at our West Armitage Avenue shop. If you’re making an insurance claim, your insurance will always cover the recalibration as well.
What ADAS means
ADAS stands for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, the features that watch the road alongside you: lane departure warning, forward collision alert, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control. On most cars the main camera sits behind the windshield, near the rearview mirror.
Why a new windshield changes anything
The camera is aimed at the factory against the exact position of the original glass. When the windshield comes out and new glass goes in, the camera’s angle shifts, often by less than a degree. That is enough to move what the camera sees by several feet down the road. The system still reports that it is working. It is just reading the road in the wrong place.
How to tell if your car needs it
- Look for a small camera housing on the glass near the rearview mirror
- Your car has lane warning, automatic braking, or adaptive cruise control
- The owner’s manual says calibration is required after windshield replacement
- A warning light comes on after the glass is replaced
What calibration actually involves
Target panels are set up around the car at measured distances, and the camera’s alignment is reset with a scan tool. Some cars also need a short drive afterwards. It is a real procedure with real equipment, not a step to skip to save time.
Have it done in one visit
We handle windshield replacement and calibration in-house, so the glass and the camera are handled by the same shop in the same appointment. You are not driving home with a lane warning that nobody checked.
If your car has a camera and you need new glass, call (773) 227-5200 or send your year, make and model through the quote form. We handle the insurance paperwork and bill insurance companies directly.
Driving a Honda, Toyota or Subaru? See our Honda Sensing, Toyota Safety Sense and Subaru EyeSight calibration pages.
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