My Sonata's windshield cracked.

"MLGCarGuy" (thejdmguy) 05/01/2015 at 19:39 • Filed to: None

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How fantastic. Only 1400 miles and flaws are already revealing themselves.

BTW the glass is made in China if that makes a difference.

AM > MLGCarGuy 05/01/2015 at 19:56

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Thats very weird on such a new car, I’ve never heard of this happening. The only thing I can think of is that something like a rock hit it.

MLGCarGuy > AM 05/01/2015 at 19:58

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My dad told me he heard a small rock hit it, which is funny because on our other cars we’ve had very large rocks hit the windshield and no chips happen.

AM > MLGCarGuy 05/01/2015 at 20:01

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Could be just the way it hit or how fast it was moving. They can do some real damage if they’re moving fast enough. I've had a piece of plywood hit my windshield head on before on the highway and not even a chip.

MLGCarGuy > AM 05/01/2015 at 20:02

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I’m not sure about what exactly happened. I wasn’t in the car when it occurred.

Nibbles > MLGCarGuy 05/01/2015 at 20:27

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Depending on the rock, speed and angle, I’ve seen very small rocks end up cracking glass pretty badly. I’ve also seen (original)(Swedish) glass go for hundreds of thousands of miles before warranting replacement due to pitting

Then again, in Colorado, windshields are seen as a consumable no matter what you drive

I wouldn’t exactly blame the crack on poor manufacturing

MLGCarGuy > Nibbles 05/01/2015 at 22:51

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I examined the crack in greater detail just now. It appears a rock did hit the glass, but it only caused a chip about 1/16th of an inch in diameter. I guess the heat from today then caused the glass to crack further. (???)

twochevrons > Nibbles 05/01/2015 at 23:02

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Heh, I’m seeing that on my 850R. 214,000 miles on salted MN roads, and the windshield almost looks like it’s been sandblasted, but there’s not a chip or crack to be seen.

I’m thinking about having it replaced, but with the rest of the car being fairly worn-out, I’m not sure if it’s worth it.

Nibbles > MLGCarGuy 05/02/2015 at 00:34

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yeah that is a quite possible situation.

Nibbles > twochevrons 05/02/2015 at 00:35

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definitely worth it.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > MLGCarGuy 05/03/2015 at 21:07

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Where are you at?

Florida law requires insurance to replace all windshields for free! No deductibles or hits on insurance!

MLGCarGuy > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 05/03/2015 at 21:21

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So cool. I'm in California.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > MLGCarGuy 05/03/2015 at 23:31

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Yeah but check out that Quest. Bitchinest Mini van sold in the US of A.

MLGCarGuy > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 05/03/2015 at 23:33

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*check out that toaster

FTFY