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BlackCherryZ 01-27-2010 05:05 PM

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....................

6MT 01-27-2010 05:09 PM

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

eddieconfetti 01-27-2010 05:28 PM

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

kannibul 01-27-2010 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT (Post 377079)
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 07:05 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 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackCherryZ (Post 377245)
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 08:15 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 10:03 PM

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. ;)

frost 01-27-2010 10:07 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 :icon17:

m4a1mustang 01-27-2010 10:08 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 02:31 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 06:41 AM

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.

VCuomo 01-28-2010 05:06 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 05:12 PM

Quote:

$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 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by IDZRVIT (Post 378807)
LOL, that's because everything is expensive in Alberta!!!

:icon18: Not true, why the other day I got the Cheeseburger fries and coke $99.99 meal at the drive thru..... such a deal! :roflpuke2:


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