Laminated windshield cracking from water - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

32valvesftw · 12-02-2016

This link is about an Aston Martin, but I wonder if our Zs are also susceptible to this type of failure.
http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/heres-...win-1789564914
Based on what the author states in the article it seems like a good rain shower would have had the same result. Seems like an unlikely cause IMHO.

DRM500RUBYZR-1 · 12-02-2016

I would suspect that likely during his drive down I95 something hit that windshield, and might not have left much of a mark.
Once the heat cold cycle occurred, then the crack happened.
I have never had a crack in a windshield that was not caused by an earlier impact, regardless if it had starred or not.

Good to see his cost far more than ours!
I thought 2900 was rough for the ZR-1 with new weatherstrip and tax!
I guess everything is indeed relative!

Marty

32valvesftw · 12-02-2016

Agreed, I have seen steam come off my windshield when it rains on a hot day in Texas, and nothing cracked.

12-02-2016	#1
32valvesftw Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 529	Laminated windshield cracking from water This link is about an Aston Martin, but I wonder if our Zs are also susceptible to this type of failure. http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/heres-...win-1789564914 Based on what the author states in the article it seems like a good rain shower would have had the same result. Seems like an unlikely cause IMHO.

12-02-2016	#2
DRM500RUBYZR-1 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mullica Hill, New Jersey Posts: 2,619	Re: Laminated windshield cracking from water I would suspect that likely during his drive down I95 something hit that windshield, and might not have left much of a mark. Once the heat cold cycle occurred, then the crack happened. I have never had a crack in a windshield that was not caused by an earlier impact, regardless if it had starred or not. Good to see his cost far more than ours! I thought 2900 was rough for the ZR-1 with new weatherstrip and tax! I guess everything is indeed relative! Marty

12-02-2016	#3
32valvesftw Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 529	Re: Laminated windshield cracking from water Agreed, I have seen steam come off my windshield when it rains on a hot day in Texas, and nothing cracked.