The same thing happened to one of my cars. Blown window from someone cutting grass. I have a feeling that’s what happened here
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The same thing happened to one of my cars. Blown window from someone cutting grass. I have a feeling that’s what happened here
I wish someone would attack me with bbq.Could be a bbq or pellet gun...those type of attacks are becoming more frequent
Me too! I want some bbq for lunch!I wish someone would attack me with bbq.
Nothing like lawyering up for a $300 broken window.Although not as common but spontaneous glass breakage does happen. Unless you got a very good lawyer, car manufacturers and dealerships would first blame owners by default, no investigation needed!
Barometric pressure, not crazy or a mystery.Nope. 30 years ago, I'm chief of police for a Cape Cod town. Hurricane coming (Bob, I think). We were putting stuff in my car (Ford Explorer). Rear cargo "door" open. Kinda windy, but nothing special. Standing around car. Driver side rear passenger window just blows out. Like in a bazillion pieces.
My lieutenant is standing nearby. Gets ready to scream at the officer who did it. But there weren't no one around to blame...
Yeah, crazy. But stuff happens.
Rich
Could be a bb(not bbq LOL) or pellet gun...those type of attacks are becoming more frequent
That is the dirtiest, non-dirty post I've read.I had them replace my rear cargo glass at delivery due to a nasty bulge up near the right hinge that clearly held the glass under alot of pressure. It was primed and ready to explode.
got any pictures? very interested!I had them replace my rear cargo glass at delivery due to a nasty bulge up near the right hinge that clearly held the glass under alot of pressure. It was primed and ready to explode.
The stress is deliberate. We don't want car glass to break into large dangerous shards, so we temper the glass. Thus it is a pile of internal stress that responds to failure by shattering into a multitude of tiny pieces as the stress suddenly finds a way to relieve itself. Even a very small nick or scratch incurred in handling or installation (or in use) can leave a latent stress riser that ultimately results in a "sudden" failure, possibly years later. The "landscaping stone" is also plausible; it only takes a small amount of force applied to just the right spot in just the right way to cause a small localized failure that then propagates throughought the pane. I was working on the door of someone's car once and the handle of my wrench made the slightest tap on the glass. Hardly enough to break an eggshell, in my estimation. Yet in an instant the entire window became a pile of glass nuggets. Improper installation is another possibility. But without direct evidence, proving the root cause of a particular break can be difficult.Glass can store a remarkable amount of stress when it's made, if it isn't made just right. Also, while it's a somewhat different type of glass, it's even more exciting when a glass shower door does this. It's exceedingly rare, but not unheard of.
Lol, my science teacher once related how he had gone inside a skyscraper as a kid. Given his technical leanings, he idly tried to calculate how much mass was perched above his head. Arriving at an answer, he was overcome by dread and fainted straight away.To the OP: In any car, you're surrounded by glass. Defects happen. Random debris happens. No need to be paranoid about the glass.
Next time you're on a passenger jet, don't think about the reality that you're sitting on a few zillion gallons of jet fuel. When my wife realized that, she refused to fly for several years.
Just do the math on how AIR is above your head ...Lol, my science teacher once related how he had gone inside a skyscraper as a kid. Given his technical leanings, he idly tried to calculate how much mass was perched above his head. Arriving at an answer, he was overcome by dread and fainted straight away.