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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.................... |
Ahh... the most dredded sound (to a owner of a new car)...... SNAP!! of a rock hitting windscreen.
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Me too. The first week i got my car, i get a small chip. Its the worst feeling ever.
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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............ |
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$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!!! |
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. |
I had less than 300 miles on my Z and had two small chips on the windshield. :mad:
Just make sure your deductible for comprehensive is not the highh if the windshield cracks. ;) |
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 :icon17:
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If it starts to crack it should be addressed. Small chips, though, are inevitable and will happen just as soon as you replace it...
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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? |
I got a rock chip in my windshield with less than 600 miles.:mad: 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.
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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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