Hope mine is not too cold, I'll check it when I can find it. 
Do you face these C5 winter problems?
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Racer
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From: Bovenkarspel, Noord Holland, Netherlands
I think the winter gods hate me.....because yesterday when moving my C5 from the driveway to its garage I heard a sudden "plop" sound.......first I could not understand what it was but then I saw suddenly a growing crack in my front winshield......I felt like crying 
The complete window needs to be changed.....fortunately I have an insurance for it.
When driving the 2 KM stretch to my garage the clutch problem continued, this together with the window and electronic errors made me quite frustrated and turned me in a bad mood.
I arrived and then I opened my garage door and turned my corvette in the garage to drive onto my car lift. After having her sit on the lift I cleaned the floor and I suddenly saw a red colored line on the wall of my garage.....to be honest guys I fell to my knees and called myself the biggest moron on the planet.....
I left and when home........
Today I had the nerve to check the damage......
I keep wondering why this all needed to happen.......???
Mike
The complete window needs to be changed.....fortunately I have an insurance for it.
When driving the 2 KM stretch to my garage the clutch problem continued, this together with the window and electronic errors made me quite frustrated and turned me in a bad mood.
I arrived and then I opened my garage door and turned my corvette in the garage to drive onto my car lift. After having her sit on the lift I cleaned the floor and I suddenly saw a red colored line on the wall of my garage.....to be honest guys I fell to my knees and called myself the biggest moron on the planet.....
I left and when home........Today I had the nerve to check the damage......
I keep wondering why this all needed to happen.......???
Mike
Last edited by Michaelw; Jan 3, 2010 at 11:58 AM.
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That's strange. -9 celsius is not that cold. Windshields do not just crack because of cold temperatures unless there already was a small existing crack somewhere. Do you know if the windshield is original or aftermarket? If it's aftermarket, then there is a possibility that the installation wasn't done properly or the windshield was damaged during the installation process.
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Racer
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From: Bovenkarspel, Noord Holland, Netherlands
Hi,
The window was original. I inspected the crack yesterday evening and it seems that it originated from a small pitt in the window created by a little stone.
Mike
The window was original. I inspected the crack yesterday evening and it seems that it originated from a small pitt in the window created by a little stone.
Mike
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PS,,yes some other forum members have had some cold problems. One ploiece officer from New Jersey came out late on a winter night,,started to drive home,,turned on his rear window defroster,,,and the glass exploded. Drove home with an open rear hatch!!
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Don't be too hard on yourself. We've all done things like that at one time or another. I sometimes amaze myself at my own stupidity. Maybe you need a new Tiger Shark front end.
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WOW, I thought we (in the US) had some strict gun laws (about concealed carry), but that's ridiculous ! As far as I know, all states allow you to own a gun in your house/home (on your property) and use it against a burglar or intruder.
Hope you soolve your problems, let us know what they were.
Hope you soolve your problems, let us know what they were.
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