S197's unusually susceptible to windshield chips?

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03-05-2011, 06:02 PM

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Bmr4life

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Originally Posted by 157dB

Flying rocks come from following too close to other vehicles that pick up
the rocks and throw them into the air. Stop following too close and
the magnet effect will disappear.

Glass is glass and none are better against flying rocks.
Change your driving habits.
On another note, are these rims made from cheap metal?
Everytime I hit a curb, a mark is produced on the rim.
Everytime.
I must have a curb magnet...

Not true. There are many recipes for windshield glass and they are not equally robust.

03-07-2011, 12:00 AM

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vaporcs

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I have to agree 100%,,I have owned plenty of cars and this is by far the worst glass. Its a 2009 GT,,,I have had 2 chips repaired, and now have given up. I dont know if its cheap glass or more trucks on the road kicking up rocks. Just last weak got another chip low on the passenger side, and have decided to just leave it. At some point I will have to get a new glass.

03-10-2011, 11:22 AM

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157dB

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Originally Posted by Bmr4life

Not true. There are many recipes for windshield glass and they are not equally robust.

Thats why the govt mandates a required recipe to be DOT compliant...

03-10-2011, 01:04 PM

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Thats why the govt mandates a required recipe to be DOT compliant...

They only mandate the minimum requirements.

03-11-2011, 01:33 PM

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Skullbussa

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OP here -

Just so everyone knows, I am driving on very wide interstate highways that are relatively clean and free of "dump trucks".

I drove my Mitsubishi Evo and my BMW 335i on this same route every day for 3 years and while I certainly *HEARD* many rocks hitting my windshield, none of them pitted it.

It may just be bad luck, but right now I am thinking it is just not a coincidence so many people think this glass is lousy.

03-11-2011, 04:52 PM

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d_ames117

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My windshield was hit just above eye level as I was accelerating to interstate speed on an on-ramp with no one in front of me...1/4" divot, go figure...

Dustin

03-14-2011, 01:36 PM

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chays446

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06 gt, 130,000 miles= no chips and have had 100's of rocks hit it over the last 5 years. My other cars have a chip or two.

03-14-2011, 01:42 PM

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06 gt, 130,000 miles= no chips and have had 100's of rocks hit it over the last 5 years. My other cars have a chip or two.

Lucky *******.

03-14-2011, 02:47 PM

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chays446

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Lucky *******.

True!! its about to storm season around here, I'll probably end up getting my windshield knocked out by hail!!!....lol

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03-14-2011, 02:51 PM

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CincyGT2009

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I agree I have almost as many chips on mine as I had on my Taurus after 125,000 miles (vs. 35,00 on the Stang). I think it has to do with the more up-right angle of the windshield vs. that of the Taurus, etc... My Sister's Vovlo has an EXTREMELY upright windshield with expensive Pilkington glass and it gathers chips too...