Well, I saw recent posts that people have gotten there windowshield cracked by rocks on FWY's, Highways, etc. Is it a common thing for xB's to be so vulnerable by window cracks? I mean I had mine for about a month going 65MPH on the FWY and BAM stupid rock cracked my windshield. Is it because it's so BIG?

 

its because its at such an agle..... and so big....

im on windsheild #3...

#1 was replaced when a hammer fell off the roof of my house... i should hold onto my tools when putting up gutters.
#2 was replaced when a truck in front of me on the highway was filled to the brim with gravel... LOVELY

 

I got a rock chip in mine also. No big. I think im just gonna get it filled though.

 

We are rock magnets................

 

Eh...mine happened when I closed the door to my car must have gotten hit by a rock the day before...screw it though, I'm just gonna let this one get trashed and buy a thicker one...definitely not letting the dealer do it, money mongers...

 

I am on # 2 and need to replace it already (another crack) It's the price we pay for hitting warp speed.

 

I'm about ready to order #6 (that's in one year).

 

i didnt knw we had an issue with the window.. breakin

 

since buying my scion I've developed a truck phobia. whenever I see a truck ahead I slow down or change lanes. my windshield remains unscathed, but then I don't do much freeway driving.
Dump trucks are the worst offenders. Put a windshield tax on dump trucks and use it to reimburse their victims.

 

Im on windshield #3. !st 2 times came from I-10. Its a pain in the butt.

 

I just had my windsheild replaced today. I got hit by a rock on the I-75 in Florida heading to work. Luckily for me, Florida law is set up so that my insurance replaced the windsheild without charging a deductable or increasing my premium.

 

Truck phobia is a cure. I change lines too and kep my distance. And i hate that creepy noise that sand makes when it starts hitting the front glass. What phobia is that?

 

Well my windshield is cracked but im not replacing until it breaks totally!! Its 800 bucks from the dealer.....hell no im not gunna pay that much

 

mines crcked a bit not fixin it till it spiders

 

It's a combination of the size and angle of the glass. Owning/driving an xB has forever changed the way I drive. You must avoid any trucks that may drop rocks in front of you and you must learn to position yourself better in traffic. It's something you learn after the first few months of ownership. After 30K I have one small chip in my original windshield.

 

I love seeing those gravel trucks with the signs that read "Not Responsible for Objects Thrown Up From the Roadway" Give me a break Like hell the're not

 

Exactly right!!! It's a save your xB glass phobia

Forget the replacement one from Toyota. Get it replaced with one from Safelite. They are better quality and more crack resistant plus cost around 300 bucks or less. They also come to you and install.

 

I've only lost one xB windshield on the highway, but there is absolutely nothing I could have done about that one - a medium size rock was thrown off the top of a rear wheel of an oncoming truck running without a trailer. Combined speeds put that rock's impact with my windshield at about 210 MPH - it shattered BOTH layers of glass.

The biggest problem with so many xB windshields getting damaged is it is a large, nearly verticle windshield, close to the ground, and with a very short hood to shield it from road debris. Some of the after-market glass (notably "Fuyao") appears to be a bit thicker/stronger than OEM, but even it will fail if hit hard enough (my windshield above was a Fuyao...).

It's just something we have to live with, herding a box.

Tomas
{damned tpyos!}

 

What about putting protective film on the outside?

 

Nice idea but I don't think there is anything available that has enough clarity to be legal. Unless you could get some of that stuff Nascar uses on race cars.