windshields

[Per Lindgren]

If you have a chip or "rose" in your windshield, you should get it fied
before winter, because water molecules in the chip an actually crack the
glass when the water freezes! It hasnt happened to me, but I've heard of
several cases of cracked glass because of frost.

PerL
87 Cq

Joel A. Frahm wrote:

>Yeah, welcome to Colorado, "The Broken Windshield State."
>My impression is that stock Audi glass is decent, way better than
>cheapo aftermarket glass anyway.  My 90 Q had a couple of good stars in
>it that never spread, as does my 944.  The 944 glass seems a little ticker
>but not a great deal.  The aftermarket glass in my van cracked 2/3 the
>way across after a small rock strike, and I even had it filled at a glass
>shop.  Generally in Colorado you replace your windshield once it's cracked
>right in front of your eyes, and with aftermarket glass you are lucky if
>you make it two years before you replace it again.
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>Audi's probably show more glass damage, as they are the weapon of choice
>for winter driving and for sand we use pea-sized granite chunks.  My 90Q
>was a Colorado car all it's life and the front end was badly sandblasted,
>the headlights replaced, windshield pitted and cracked, but hey that's
>what it's for.
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>-Joel.
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>Joel Frahm <frahm at jila.colorado.edu>
>University of Colorado, JILA
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