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Bad day for me and my six month old C8, a branch fell on my C8 shattering the wind shield. There are tiny shards of glass allover the dash, I thought they were made of safety glass and this was not supposed to happen? Any comments?
Dan
Not sure if there are even aftermarket windshields availabe for the C8 yet, but when you speak to your insurance company request that the replacement windshield be an OEM windshield. Otherwise, they may try to stick you with an aftermarket windshield, if they are available, and you surely want an original windshield in your car. Not sure what state you are in but, for example, here in California, you ave the right to demand an OEM windshield at no additional cost if the vehicle is two years or less old, as your car is, and have the right to demand it but with the potential for an upcharge after that point. Sorry to hear of your problems. Good luck!
Again we don't know which state you are in. In FL, if you have impaired vision due to a broken or cracked windshield, your insurance company must replace as often as necessary if you carry comprehensive insurance. It's illegal to drive w/a broken windshield that obstructs your view in FL (& many other states as well).
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I had a break in my windshield and it did this…
inside was small shards. No larger pieces
That's what mine looks like, only much worse! Insurance is already working on it, I'm going with an installer that Stingray Chevy recommended and requested genuine GM parts. Also expecting a wait.
I had my windshield replaced a few weeks ago. My insurance company said they would only pay for the lesser expensive of an aftermarket or O.E.M. and I could pay the difference if I wanted. Turns out SafeLite said the aftermarket was $200 MORE then the O.E.M. . I ended up having an independent glass company replace it and it only took him a few days to get an O.E.M.
I had my windshield replaced a few weeks ago. My insurance company said they would only pay for the lesser expensive of an aftermarket or O.E.M. and I could pay the difference if I wanted. Turns out SafeLite said the aftermarket was $200 MORE then the O.E.M. . I ended up having an independent glass company replace it and it only took him a few days to get an O.E.M.
That is promising news, hopefully I will get one soon!
It is safety glass. It's designed to shatter into small, not very sharp pieces so you don't slice your neck open in an accident.
FYI.....Windsheilds are NOT tempered safety glass. Safety glass is heat tempered so it shatters into tiny pieces when struck. Windsheilds on the other hand are laminated glass which is thin layers of glass with a clear membrane sandwiched between the layers of glass. They are designed to remain in place should they get broken. It could be catastrophic having a windsheild shatter into a thousand small pieces while traveling at any speed. One would get a face full of glass and serious injury may result. ALL windsheilds are laminated for that reason. The side windows and rear glass are tempered and easy smashed out in case of an emergency where extrication may be necessary. In the automotive industry, laminated and tempered glass have been used for decades in this fashion.
The side windows and rear glass are tempered and easy smashed out in case of an emergency where extrication may be necessary.
The use of tempered glass on side windows has nothing to do with emergency extrication. It's about cost. Laminated side and back window glass has been standard or optional on some higher end car models for many years. Toyota has been using laminated side window glass on some models sold in the U.S. since at least 2001. I included the $1,370 retail laminated side window glass option in the Panamera build specs I gave to my local Porsche dealer several months ago but I don't know if the package includes the rear window. The laminated glass option for the 911 specifically includes both side and rear windows..
The use of tempered glass on side windows has nothing to do with emergency extrication. It's about cost. Laminated side and back window glass has been standard or optional on some higher end car models for many years. Toyota has been using laminated side window glass on some models sold in the U.S. since at least 2001. I included the $1,370 retail laminated side window glass option in the Panamera build specs I gave to my local Porsche dealer several months ago but I don't know if the package includes the rear window. The laminated glass option for the 911 specifically includes both side and rear windows..
Tempered glass is in fact less expensive and is also lighter. You're right, Tempered glass wasn't designed for quick emergency extraction, however, that is one benefit of it. If you have ever broken or removed any glass from a modern car one will discover just how hard it is to gain acccess by smashing out a windsheild made from laminated glass. A quick crack with any sharp pointed metal tip will blow tempered glass in a millisecond. In theory, under worst case scenarios, I'd prefer the tempered glass...if I was trapped in a car that was on fire and emergency crews needed to extract me quickly....just saying.
Tempered glass is in fact less expensive and is also lighter.
Tempered glass isn't necessarily lighter. The laminated glass option on the current Porsche 911 both reduces interior noise and reduces vehicle weight by 8 pounds according to the sales spiel. It would be interesting to measure the overall thicknesses of the two Porsche glass types to see if they are different or the same. The optional laminated side window glass is far thicker than the standard tempered glass on some car models. It's as if two standard tempered glass windows were glued together. Good examples are the standard side window glass on the 2001-2006 Lexus LS430 and the laminated side window glass that came in the optional Ultra Luxury and Custom Luxury packages. .
Many modern vehicles have laminated side window glass including some quite inexpensive ones. The document at the following address purports to show "Models with Laminated Non-windshield OEM Glazing" from the early 1990's to around 2019 although I see a number of obvious omissions: https://www.aaa.com/AAA/common/AAR/f...hicle-List.pdf
Emergency responders who are up on their training should have the knowledge to deal with laminated glass. It can be necessary to separately break through the glass layers. Some responders might use a saw.
Sorry. 31 years in the insurance biz (retired) which I apparently will never get over.
That's what mine looks like, only much worse! Insurance is already working on it, I'm going with an installer that Stingray Chevy recommended and requested genuine GM parts. Also expecting a wait.
Good luck. That was my 2020. It took 3 months to get an OEM windshield at the time. Came just in time to trade it in for my 21
GM continues to make 180 C8's per day but can not provide a windshield for my car. I am getting very tired of the waiting game and leaning towards selling the car when it does get fixed. GM is unable or unwilling to even provide me with an estimate of when it will arrive.
Broken Windshield!
. I ended up having an independent glass company replace it and it only took him a few days to get an O.E.M.
