I feel your pain. I had the back window of my coupe shattered about a week or so ago by a rock off a truck.
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Heel & Toe
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back window shattered
I know this sounds ridiculous, but I'm driving on the interstate tonight with my windows down, and suddenly my back window blows out...just shattered?!? Scared the hell out of me, anyone ever experience this in a zo6...Thanks
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At first I thought someone shot at me (I do live in florida), but no hole in the glass...it did look like something hit a specific spot, but it would of had to be coming from behind me...it was the mystery bullet/rock (ha!)?!? shattered the entire window. When I went out to get the VIN for insurance (45 minutes later), you could still hear it cracking...
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Originally Posted by pewter99
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I suspect something hit it... or how fast where you going? I had stuff come off my C5 at speeds you can't disclose unless on closed course.
The noise after, is somewhat normal with tempered glass that is still somewhat intact.
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The noise after, is somewhat normal with tempered glass that is still somewhat intact.
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It doesnt take much, just a sharp highly localized impact to start a crack and following total crazing of the tempered glass. Tempered glass is designed to crumple into tiny chunks almost instatnly as a safety feature. It holds its shape once broken because it is also laminated to a clear flexible layer in the middle of glass on each side.
I have seen both front and rear glass shatter like this on several cars belonging to friends and family over the last decades from just the right impact blow of a rock hit. Another way to shatter glass like this is in really cold weather, to try to melt frost or ice with a shower of hot water. When I lived in Minnesota, this was rare becasue most people knew not to do it, but after moving to Oregon, I saw it all the time when we would get a good freeze every few years....people out here not being used to dealing with frost and ice on a regular basis...rain - YES, but not frost, ice, and snow.
Good luck on the replacement.
I have seen both front and rear glass shatter like this on several cars belonging to friends and family over the last decades from just the right impact blow of a rock hit. Another way to shatter glass like this is in really cold weather, to try to melt frost or ice with a shower of hot water. When I lived in Minnesota, this was rare becasue most people knew not to do it, but after moving to Oregon, I saw it all the time when we would get a good freeze every few years....people out here not being used to dealing with frost and ice on a regular basis...rain - YES, but not frost, ice, and snow.
Good luck on the replacement.
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Originally Posted by ebubman
wow; i recall reading about a similar event here in the forums about 6-8 months ago. hope my coupe's window doesn't blow...
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Only difference was he was in a Coupe. I think he was in NJ, or somewhere in the NE region... driving across a bridge or overpass...Kinda bizarre, either way.
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Originally Posted by wit2pz
Only difference was he was in a Coupe. I think he was in NJ, or somewhere in the NE region... driving across a bridge or overpass...Kinda bizarre, either way.
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Never experienced it in one of my cars, but my daughter had a back window blow out of her car. Wasn't going down the road - just sitting still and boom. Guess heat buildup was the cause.