Is this normal?
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Le Mans Master
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From: 2019 CMG Z06
Is this normal? UPDATE
What you're looking at is the top of my windshield. There are tiny "bubbles" almost all the way across. Kind of odd for a new car, let alone a $65k car. The car is brand new, 2016. The windshield has the correct GM markings and is set in perfectly. I'm I being too picky? Is this a normal?
Last edited by LT4CMG; Apr 10, 2017 at 04:22 PM.
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That does not look normal to me. I would go to your dealer and check out the other cars on the lot, then bring it to service and tell them the problem. If they start in with "that is normal" tell them none of the other Corvettes on the lot have it"... assuming they don't after you check them out.
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Le Mans Master
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From: 2019 CMG Z06
That does not look normal to me. I would go to your dealer and check out the other cars on the lot, then bring it to service and tell them the problem. If they start in with "that is normal" tell them none of the other Corvettes on the lot have it"... assuming they don't after you check them out.
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Burning Brakes
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No, definitely not normal. No need to look at other cars as it would confirm if/if not they also have defective windshields. The tiny bubbles are likely caused by contaminants/air that got in between the layers of glass and lamination during assembly. It may or may not get worse and it may affect the integrity of the glass. It should be replaced,
Last edited by ZMan64; Sep 28, 2016 at 02:22 PM.
Burning Brakes
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Probably wasn't visible at the time of the cars manufacturing. The bubbles often don't develop and become visible until the car has had enough exposure to the sun. The heating/cooling cycles causes the interior separation or delamination process to occur.
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Le Mans Master
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Thanks guys, but not feeling any better. Still means some jackass who could care less about my new car has to rip off the current windshield and replace it. Hating that thought
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I don't think I'd mess with it. No one else will even notice. I'm like most, I'd rather endure the little things than have someone screw up my car and take the chance that fixing it might end up making things worse than just leaving it alone.
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Last edited by Randy G.; Sep 28, 2016 at 03:17 PM.
