is there a rock-chip resistant windshield?

BlackCherryZ · 01-27-2010, 06:05 PM

just hit 500 miles and two windshield cracks/rock-chips already.

nothing serious........it is not even cracked.......... 2 chips

BUT it is on the driver side, right in front of/on the driving vision range about the same level as my eyes.....

damn, i hate driving on I-66 - especially with all those constructions...............

anyway, is there an aftermarket windshield..........

windshield is windshield..........but i am sure this is going to happen again and again...........

is there such a thing as a crack/rock-chip resistance windshield....................

6MT · 01-27-2010, 06:09 PM

Ahh... the most dredded sound (to a owner of a new car)...... SNAP!! of a rock hitting windscreen.

eddieconfetti · 01-27-2010, 06:28 PM

Me too. The first week i got my car, i get a small chip. Its the worst feeling ever.

kannibul · 01-27-2010, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

Ahh... the most dredded sound (to a owner of a new car)...... SNAP!! of a rock hitting windscreen.

It's not so much it hitting glass, it's that you KNOW it's hitting your paint too.

BlackCherryZ · 01-27-2010, 08:05 PM

i do not know if i should replace it......... it will be about $100 with insurance, but.......

had it only hit somewhere else, out of the vision range............hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....

damn......... think about other drivers with GTR or exotic cars...................

thank God i do not have a door ding yet............ yet, that is............

wheee! · 01-27-2010, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackCherryZ

i do not know if i should replace it......... it will be about $100 with insurance, but.......

had it only hit somewhere else, out of the vision range............hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....

damn......... think about other drivers with GTR or exotic cars...................

thank God i do not have a door ding yet............ yet, that is............

$100 ???? That is so cheap for glass insurance! We can't get glass insurance for the Z for under $500!

At least it is replaceable and will look new again. If it was your paint, however... yeesh. I hope you have the clear bra!!!

dalparadise · 01-27-2010, 09:15 PM

I'd say wait until it cracks and becomes a distraction, as this will not be the last chip you receive. Then replace it quickly.

I've always heard that replacement glass is even thinner than OEM, but I have always had better luck with replacement glass. So, who knows? Maybe my driving improves after being hit with the replacement cost of windshields. I dunno. I drive 80mph+ every day, though, thus increasing my odds of cracking my glass. It's part of ownership and freeway driving, I think.

PapoZalsa · 01-27-2010, 11:03 PM

I had less than 300 miles on my Z and had two small chips on the windshield.

Just make sure your deductible for comprehensive is not the highh if the windshield cracks.

frost · 01-27-2010, 11:07 PM

I've driven a lot of sports cars, and I've never had such frequent issues with pits/chips. This windshield must be at some magical angle for rocks

m4a1mustang · 01-27-2010, 11:08 PM

If it starts to crack it should be addressed. Small chips, though, are inevitable and will happen just as soon as you replace it...

BlackCherryZ · 01-28-2010, 03:31 AM

the problem is..........the second rock chip could potentially become a major distraction....

had it not been for the windshield, my left eyeball would have been hit.............

i might get used to it, if not............well...........i do not have a choice, do i?

Jessica · 01-28-2010, 07:41 AM

I got a rock chip in my windshield with less than 600 miles.

Luckily I live in Florida where they have a no fault/no deductible law for repairing/replacing windshields. It cost me nothing to have it fixed and I was told that if I want, I can have it replaced with "Nissan" glass before 1500 miles. After that, it's generic glass.

VCuomo · 01-28-2010, 06:06 PM

There is a film that can be placed on the windshield - pretty much just like a clear bra on the paint, only it's put on glass. I'm going to have it done to my Z in a few weeks.

IDZRVIT · 01-28-2010, 06:12 PM

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$100 ???? That is so cheap for glass insurance! We can't get glass insurance for the Z for under $500!

LOL, that's because everything is expensive in Alberta!!!

wheee! · 01-28-2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by IDZRVIT

LOL, that's because everything is expensive in Alberta!!!

Not true, why the other day I got the Cheeseburger fries and coke $99.99 meal at the drive thru..... such a deal!

01-27-2010, 06:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
BlackCherryZ Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 183 Drives: 2010 BC-Z M6 Rep Power: 15	is there a rock-chip resistant windshield? just hit 500 miles and two windshield cracks/rock-chips already. nothing serious........it is not even cracked.......... 2 chips BUT it is on the driver side, right in front of/on the driving vision range about the same level as my eyes..... damn, i hate driving on I-66 - especially with all those constructions............... anyway, is there an aftermarket windshield.......... windshield is windshield..........but i am sure this is going to happen again and again........... is there such a thing as a crack/rock-chip resistance windshield....................

01-27-2010, 06:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
6MT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: ITU Zone 2 Posts: 22,459 Drives: Reliant Robin Rep Power: 1790	Ahh... the most dredded sound (to a owner of a new car)...... SNAP!! of a rock hitting windscreen. __________________ Andrew 2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold 2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

01-27-2010, 09:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
dalparadise The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 354 Drives: 2010 Z Roadster T/S Rep Power: 16	I'd say wait until it cracks and becomes a distraction, as this will not be the last chip you receive. Then replace it quickly. I've always heard that replacement glass is even thinner than OEM, but I have always had better luck with replacement glass. So, who knows? Maybe my driving improves after being hit with the replacement cost of windshields. I dunno. I drive 80mph+ every day, though, thus increasing my odds of cracking my glass. It's part of ownership and freeway driving, I think. __________________ 2010 Platinum Graphite Roadster - Tour/Sport/6MT/GReddy SE catback/B&M short shift If the top is up, it must be parked.

01-27-2010, 11:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4499	I had less than 300 miles on my Z and had two small chips on the windshield. Just make sure your deductible for comprehensive is not the highh if the windshield cracks. __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

01-27-2010, 11:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	If it starts to crack it should be addressed. Small chips, though, are inevitable and will happen just as soon as you replace it... __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

01-27-2010, 06:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
eddieconfetti A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,334 Drives: A Totaled PW Z Rep Power: 23	Me too. The first week i got my car, i get a small chip. Its the worst feeling ever.

01-27-2010, 08:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
BlackCherryZ Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 183 Drives: 2010 BC-Z M6 Rep Power: 15	i do not know if i should replace it......... it will be about $100 with insurance, but....... had it only hit somewhere else, out of the vision range............hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... damn......... think about other drivers with GTR or exotic cars................... thank God i do not have a door ding yet............ yet, that is............

01-27-2010, 11:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
frost Retired admin Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winterfell Posts: 106,613 Drives: Your Wife Crazy Rep Power: 0	I've driven a lot of sports cars, and I've never had such frequent issues with pits/chips. This windshield must be at some magical angle for rocks

01-28-2010, 03:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
BlackCherryZ Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 183 Drives: 2010 BC-Z M6 Rep Power: 15	the problem is..........the second rock chip could potentially become a major distraction.... had it not been for the windshield, my left eyeball would have been hit............. i might get used to it, if not............well...........i do not have a choice, do i?

01-28-2010, 07:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
Jessica Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 103 Drives: 10' 370Z & '83 280ZX Rep Power: 15	I got a rock chip in my windshield with less than 600 miles. Luckily I live in Florida where they have a no fault/no deductible law for repairing/replacing windshields. It cost me nothing to have it fixed and I was told that if I want, I can have it replaced with "Nissan" glass before 1500 miles. After that, it's generic glass. __________________ Love my Zs.

01-28-2010, 06:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
VCuomo Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 887 Drives: BMW 335i Sport Rep Power: 17	There is a film that can be placed on the windshield - pretty much just like a clear bra on the paint, only it's put on glass. I'm going to have it done to my Z in a few weeks.

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