Rock + Glass = TMC, Ford, BMW, Tesla, etc. tears.
Rock + Glass = TMC tears.
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Rock + Glass = TMC tears.
Talk to your insurance carrier and get a 0 deductible glass policy. Mine is $10 per year on each car. windshields are thinner now to save weight (increased mileage)My top glass and windshield were hit by a rock on the freeway and both cracked immediately!!! Costing me $3200 to fix and my appt to get it replaced isnāt till mid December!!! I also have a Mercedes and so many rocks have hit the windshield on the freeway and never has it cracked!! Sucks that we pay so much for Tesla and we have shitty glasss... anyone else agree?
Even though I filled claims with my insurance and they partially paid for the repairs, I hate how cheaply the glsss is.. does anyone else agree on this? is there a reason why the glass breaks so damn easily??? Anyone had the same thing happen to them.
Thatās part of it. As I work with Saint Gobain (who makes most of the Tesla glass) there are also constraints with the ever growing complex geometry requirements of new cars.Talk to your insurance carrier and get a 0 deductible glass policy. Mine is $10 per year on each car. windshields are thinner now to save weight (increased mileage)
Not complex on the vaporwaretruck.Thatās part of it. As I work with Saint Gobain (who makes most of the Tesla glass) there are also constraints with the ever growing complex geometry requirements of new cars.
The one coming this year. No much easier.Not complex on the vaporwaretruck.
I think it is helpful looking at this from a stationary frame of reference. A car/truck drives by and kicks a rock up in the air with or without a significant backwards velocity component. Your car essentially drives into the rock while it is into the air. The relatively thin layer of air your car is pushing/dragging with it cannot significantly alter the trajectory of the rock before your car and the rock collide.So does this mean your offer to provide an explanation of your generalization was a bluff? I am legitimately interested in the science and feel like the underlying hypotheses presented by DanDi58 and others seems reasonable to test. I was sort of hoping you were an expert and could bring something quantitative to the table.
I know this is slightly offtopic, whatās the best advise when it comes to reducing your chances of getting hit with stones on the freeway? I have learned to avoid being behind trucks as much as possible. Are there any other best practices you follow?
Semi's are fine as long as they have mudflaps (most of them do cause they'll get huge ticket) but absolutely avoid dump trucks, those are like rock showers lolMy experience isā¦ itās actually safe behind big trucks. Itās when passing them on their sides they tend to kick up stuff.
I always try to pass on their driver side quickly. Good thing our cars are pretty quick.
Actually if u tailgate very close ur bumper will catch everythingBest advice to avoid rocks in general, don't tailgate or drive too close to the car in front of you. People usually drive 2 car lengths behind.
I have had a 2023 MYLR since Feb 2023. Iāve already had to replace the windshield for pitting. It got so bad I couldnāt see safely through the glare. Yes I remember being behind a gravel truck once so I attributed the damage to that single truck. The new one is just a few months old and has so many tiny pits that the morning sun is a total glare. I was not behind a sand truck and havenāt been to a beach. Has anyone heard anything about the windshield glass being too soft or hard or anything that would contribute to the short life of the glass?
That should be under warranty unless you regularly drive through an Arabian sand storm.I have had a 2023 MYLR since Feb 2023. Iāve already had to replace the windshield for pitting. It got so bad I couldnāt see safely through the glare. Yes I remember being behind a gravel truck once so I attributed the damage to that single truck. The new one is just a few months old and has so many tiny pits that the morning sun is a total glare. I was not behind a sand truck and havenāt been to a beach. Has anyone heard anything about the windshield glass being too soft or hard or anything that would contribute to the short life of the glass?
Ouch. I can't imagine that the danger of chips/cracks is that much worse in Canada. Silly insurance compaines.Just replaced our 4th windshield in 5 years of owning a model 3 (2018) and a Y (2022). Two on each - all caused by stones on the highway. One chip we were able to have filled and that delayed the replacement almost a year before the crack started to grow. Son's M3 (less than 2 years old) has also had one replacement. The problem in Ontario is that insurance companies consider Teslas "high value" cars and the deductible is $1000 - you can't pay extra to reduce that. In Canada, there is no special comprehensive for glass - it's just like all the rest of the comprehensive coverage. I WISH we had insurance like we had when we lived in Oregon and MA, where glass coverage was way better. So those of you not paying $1K each time count yourselves lucky.
Rock + glass = bad juju for windshield. It's not brand specific. A brief perusal of discussion sites for other brands reveals:
Ford Bronco -- "Comically fragile windshield" 3/2022
Mustang Mach E -- "Fragile windshield" 12/2022
Tacoma -- "Fragile windshield glass" 1/20
Hyundai Pallisade -- "Windshield too fragile" 5/2021
Dodge Challenger -- "Fragile windshields" 6/2011
Nissan Leaf -- "Fragile windshield glass" 7/2011
Honda Civic -- " Does this car just have a fragile windshield?" 5/2019
Honda Passport -- "Windshield really fragile" 7/2022
Toyota 4Runner -- "Fragile windshield glass" 3/2006
Audi -- "Fragile windshield glass or just bad luck?" 6/2001
Lexus -- "Windshield is extra fragile" 11/2013
Rivian -- "Weak windshields" 8/2022
VW -- "Are VW windshields just fragile?" 7/2015
Or we to create softer rocks.We need laser windshield wipers that can also vaporize rocks!