Did Model X Windshield Save My Life?

[cvoltage]

Trailer hitch receiver headed straight toward my left eye at approximately 75 mph. Showered with glass but okay.

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[ModelX]

Wow! Glad you are ok.

 

[Tam]

...Trailer hitch receiver

Were you able to get the license number?

Model X has a big windshield so it may cost more than $1,000 for replacement.

 

[NoSoup4U!]

Wow! That could have ruined your day! Glad you're ok!

 

[Puddles]

Have you gotten the stain out of your shorts yet?

 

[Puddles]

Were you able to get the license number?

Model X has a big windshield so it may cost more than $1,000 for replacement.

Model 3 has a smaller windshield and costs $1300! I can only imagine what it will be for an X.

 

[XHabjab]

Model 3 has a smaller windshield and costs $1300! I can only imagine what it will be for an X.

$1520.00 in Texas.

 

[Lhshockey24]

$2,000 in Northern California

 

[jboy210]

Wow. That was scary. Glad to here you are OK. Dodge a bullet (or trailer hitch) there!

 

[KBaoBao]

Glad it saved you. Safest car period. Did you get that car's license plate so you can claim that person?

 

[AMPd]

Have you gotten the stain out of your shorts yet?

Those, along with the windshield will need to be replaced.
Glad you’re ok op!

 

[Mrcook4590]

Man!! Scary stuff!! You need to send the video to one of the crime shows on TV. They always seem to be able to 'clean up' stuff like this to see it perfectly... Wonder which would be best, CSI or NCIS?

 

[GOOCHY]

Wow. That initial spark is the pin falling out then the ball and hitch comes out!

 

[Fred2001]

The mother of a childhood classmate died when a hubcap came off a truck, hubcap crossed the highway, crashed through the windshield and struck her. It was the saddest thing when my dad took me to his house after it happened. These things do happen and so glad it is just glass damage.

 

[AlanRobock]

The hitch was not actually traveling at 75 mph relative to your car. You and the hitch were both going the same speed when it fell off. It slowed down due to friction with the ground and the air, but its relative speed with respect to your car was probably 20-40 mph (a very rough guess).

 

[jimisbell]

Also, the Tesla windshield is nothing special, just like a Buick, just different size.

 

[mal_tsla]

the different size and curvature is what makes it special. Making a small flat windshield is a lot easier than a giant curved one.

 

[Merle]

Save your life? Maybe!

Getting struck by a 2-3 pound object in your noggin traveling even at 10 mph would cause serious damage and a subsequent loss of control - a cascade of unfortunate events.

Fortunately, it’s only glass and didn’t hit straight on.

Talked to a Model S driver in South Lake Tahoe about a month or two ago (Red Sox fan, as per his license plate) and he said his windshield was going to cost him $997. I was admiring the color of his car (and comparing against the Model X right next to his, both charging) when he came by.

So I think that costs vary depending on State, make, model and year.

 

[Ficheh]

Trailer hitch receiver headed straight toward my left eye at approximately 75 mph. Showered with glass but okay.

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Does no one have insurance? I just had my front roof panel replaced @ tesla in Burlingame, CA (rock hit and cracked it) the $1200 repair cost me the $100 deductible. Same deductible as when my rear driver quarter window was broken by thieves finding out nothing was in my trunk.