Cracked windshield - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

echo419 · 01-19-2018, 09:26 AM

anyone ever have their windshield just crack for no reason? got home last night, parked in the garage(no lower than 50F) and woke up to a nice 5" crack coming from the bottom going up.

it has been super cold here recently and with the salt/brine on the road I stopped to rinse my car off because it was covered in that white stuff. could that have done it? I did go to the gym before going home so it sat outside for a couple of house but even that wasn't below freezing.

now I'm certain that nothing it me on the road and that nothing happened in the garage. just wtf?! am I simply not allowed to have nice things?

finch1750 · 01-19-2018, 12:26 PM

The first time my windshield cracked I didn't know it had a rock chip because it was down towards the very bottom til I came outside to a 8-10" long crack. No indication of any damage at either end of the crack?

extrashaky · 01-19-2018, 01:03 PM

I'm on my third windshield. It doesn't take much at all to crack one. You may have gotten a tiny chip without even realizing it. A lot of crap is getting kicked up right now in places where the roads have been salted or treated.

Skip Safelite and find a reputable local installer. You'll get better service and a MUCH better price on factory quality glass.

echo419 · 01-19-2018, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by finch1750

The first time my windshield cracked I didn't know it had a rock chip because it was down towards the very bottom til I came outside to a 8-10" long crack. No indication of any damage at either end of the crack?

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Originally Posted by extrashaky

I'm on my third windshield. It doesn't take much at all to crack one. You may have gotten a tiny chip without even realizing it. A lot of crap is getting kicked up right now in places where the roads have been salted or treated.

Skip Safelite and find a reputable local installer. You'll get better service and a MUCH better price on factory quality glass.

it would have to be a crack I didn't know about. seems to have started out of no where. but even still I was never in freezing temps yesterday or last night.

I swear between the paint and this the BRZ is the most delicate car I've ever owned.

I've called a couple of places. all $500+. Safelite=$365. fml

extrashaky · 01-19-2018, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by echo419

I've called a couple of places. all $500+. Safelite=$365. fml

Huh. Safelite was at least $100 more expensive both times mine was replaced. Last time I think I only paid $360 in New Orleans for really pretty PPG glass, and I was able to roll into their shop and back out in under two hours instead of waiting two weeks for an appointment from Safelite.

Personally, I think I'd read some reviews on line and call a few more places. Your profile says Atlanta. Most large cities have at least one good glass shop that comes more highly recommended than the rest.

finch1750 · 01-19-2018, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by echo419

it would have to be a crack I didn't know about. seems to have started out of no where. but even still I was never in freezing temps yesterday or last night.

I swear between the paint and this the BRZ is the most delicate car I've ever owned.

I've called a couple of places. all $500+. Safelite=$365. fml

Mine cracked in SoCal where the low was 65 lol. Our windshields are fragile

Ouch, would think there would be more competition in a major city like that to lower the price. I had mine replaced for $240 a few years ago.

Somerandom18 · 01-19-2018, 04:43 PM

Yes. Mine is over half way across the windshield now. Kind if annoying as the car is only a year old.

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reeves · 01-19-2018, 05:28 PM

I haven't had any issues with the paint, but I wouldn't be surprised if the windshield is thinner than most other cars for weight-saving purposes.

Ultramaroon · 01-19-2018, 08:09 PM

Windshield is as thin as reasonably possible to add lightness & drop CG.

This amplifies issues arising from normal variations in manufacturing. If I had to replace a windshield more than once for some unexplained reason, I would suspect a mismatch in the curvature of the frame.

Full disclosure: Not a windshield expert. I'm just applying related experience to a offer a free theory. The variations are real. I'm speculating on cause & effect.

humfrz · 01-19-2018, 09:03 PM

Well, echo419 .......that's a shame......

Sometimes glass just cracks ....... the reason don't matter.

Bad timing, with paying off holiday bills and all.

Yep, just get er replaced .......at least you will have a nice new, non-pitted windshield, to start off the new year ......

humfrz

echo419 · 01-19-2018, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by finch1750

Mine cracked in SoCal where the low was 65 lol. Our windshields are fragile

Ouch, would think there would be more competition in a major city like that to lower the price. I had mine replaced for $240 a few years ago.

I hate you

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Originally Posted by Somerandom18

Yes. Mine is over half way across the windshield now. Kind if annoying as the car is only a year old.

Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

we just can't have anything nice.

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Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, echo419 .......that's a shame......

Sometimes glass just cracks ....... the reason don't matter.

Bad timing, with paying off holiday bills and all.

Yep, just get er replaced .......at least you will have a nice new, non-pitted windshield, to start off the new year ......

humfrz

true story indeed.

01-19-2018, 09:26 AM	#1
echo419 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited Location: Atlanta Posts: 3,150 Thanks: 4,291 Thanked 4,057 Times in 1,879 Posts Mentioned: 29 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	Cracked windshield anyone ever have their windshield just crack for no reason? got home last night, parked in the garage(no lower than 50F) and woke up to a nice 5" crack coming from the bottom going up. it has been super cold here recently and with the salt/brine on the road I stopped to rinse my car off because it was covered in that white stuff. could that have done it? I did go to the gym before going home so it sat outside for a couple of house but even that wasn't below freezing. now I'm certain that nothing it me on the road and that nothing happened in the garage. just wtf?! am I simply not allowed to have nice things?

01-19-2018, 12:26 PM	#2
finch1750 Undisputed El Presidente Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Zenki 37J ZN6 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 11,594 Thanks: 9,404 Thanked 9,411 Times in 5,270 Posts Mentioned: 374 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	The first time my windshield cracked I didn't know it had a rock chip because it was down towards the very bottom til I came outside to a 8-10" long crack. No indication of any damage at either end of the crack? __________________ "Just like how a strut bar somehow enables you to corner 20MPH faster around a cloverleaf on-ramp, when the reality is, you can do it already but you just don't have to balls to do it." - CSG David

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extrashaky Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited Location: USA Posts: 4,046 Thanks: 1,100 Thanked 5,620 Times in 2,267 Posts Mentioned: 55 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I'm on my third windshield. It doesn't take much at all to crack one. You may have gotten a tiny chip without even realizing it. A lot of crap is getting kicked up right now in places where the roads have been salted or treated. Skip Safelite and find a reputable local installer. You'll get better service and a MUCH better price on factory quality glass.

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humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 30,432 Thanks: 29,826 Thanked 32,845 Times in 16,844 Posts Mentioned: 715 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Well, echo419 .......that's a shame...... Sometimes glass just cracks ....... the reason don't matter. Bad timing, with paying off holiday bills and all. Yep, just get er replaced .......at least you will have a nice new, non-pitted windshield, to start off the new year ...... humfrz

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