Couple things on the [xB] winshield [bugs and cracks]
#1
Couple things on the [xB] winshield [bugs and cracks]
First off, anyone else notice it's a bug magnet? I swear, it's almost like they think its a most respectable place to die.
Secondly, I've heard people having problems with cracks over little things, suggesting that they're not the most high quality. Well, I hit a friggin turkey today, the sucker jumped almost three feet high and rolled off the winshield in a sea of feathers and tenderized butterball. I was going 60 mph, there wasn't a scratch on the hood, not a crack in the winshield (minus a few loose feathers), not a scratch over the top.
Scion 1, Wildlife 0
Secondly, I've heard people having problems with cracks over little things, suggesting that they're not the most high quality. Well, I hit a friggin turkey today, the sucker jumped almost three feet high and rolled off the winshield in a sea of feathers and tenderized butterball. I was going 60 mph, there wasn't a scratch on the hood, not a crack in the winshield (minus a few loose feathers), not a scratch over the top.
Scion 1, Wildlife 0
#3
Its funny you mention hitting a turkey- my sister hit one in her corolla last month!
As for the windshield being a bug magnet- Hello! look at the angle of it- nearly 90 degrees!!j/k- I wipe off my windshield off twice daily!!
As for the windshield being a bug magnet- Hello! look at the angle of it- nearly 90 degrees!!j/k- I wipe off my windshield off twice daily!!
#4
haha, ive hit the following-
3 birds
about a billion bugs
and i ran over a all terrain truck tire!
tire ripped the rear bumper off on one side and and pushed in the front bumper! but i fixed that
hay rob- at least you dont have a WHITE xB...lol
3 birds
about a billion bugs
and i ran over a all terrain truck tire!
tire ripped the rear bumper off on one side and and pushed in the front bumper! but i fixed that
hay rob- at least you dont have a WHITE xB...lol
#6
Haha good point about the color...
I made a mistake though, there's a pretty big dent in my hood that went unnoticed, but it should be covered by the warranty, so no worries there. Thats probably the only reason why it didn't break the winshield...
I made a mistake though, there's a pretty big dent in my hood that went unnoticed, but it should be covered by the warranty, so no worries there. Thats probably the only reason why it didn't break the winshield...
#10
Re: Couple things on the [xB] winshield [bugs and cracks]
Originally Posted by rob_92183
First off, anyone else notice it's a bug magnet? I swear, it's almost like they think its a most respectable place to die.
Secondly, I've heard people having problems with cracks over little things, suggesting that they're not the most high quality. Well, I hit a friggin turkey today, the sucker jumped almost three feet high and rolled off the winshield in a sea of feathers and tenderized butterball. I was going 60 mph, there wasn't a scratch on the hood, not a crack in the winshield (minus a few loose feathers), not a scratch over the top.
Secondly, I've heard people having problems with cracks over little things, suggesting that they're not the most high quality. Well, I hit a friggin turkey today, the sucker jumped almost three feet high and rolled off the winshield in a sea of feathers and tenderized butterball. I was going 60 mph, there wasn't a scratch on the hood, not a crack in the winshield (minus a few loose feathers), not a scratch over the top.
As far a cracks go, I haven't got anything major yet, but the windshield seems to collect a lot of minute scratches that show when driving into the sun. Our xB is only a year old and the windshield has about the same scratching as my 30-year-old VWs with original glass.
Toyota seems to use very soft glass in the outer layer of their laminated windshields. Someone on the forum stated that they installed a Safelight replacement windshield at half the cost of the Toyota part and the glass was more scratch-resistant than the Toyota glass.
As far as hitting the turkey, the chances of damaging the glass depends upon the sharpness and density of the thing you hit. Turkeys are round and well-padded, so the stress was spread over a larger area of the windshield. A rock of equal weight would have gone through the glass!
George
#11
Originally Posted by Garry
Warranty coverage........................for a dent in your hood? Please explain.
#12
Most people don't realize how hard it is to puncture a windshield - Its two pieces of glass with plastic in between. Bricks at 60 will go through but even relatively large rocks (Rocks that can be thrown up by tires) are usually deflected at speed. However, cracking the glass is all to easy.
#15
i got a white xb too, bugs all over the thing. i priced a clear bra for it and the place here wants 570. so thatll have to wait. ill just need to get use to cleanign the front end all the time.
#16
Originally Posted by LeetXB
Most people don't realize how hard it is to puncture a windshield - Its two pieces of glass with plastic in between. Bricks at 60 will go through but even relatively large rocks (Rocks that can be thrown up by tires) are usually deflected at speed. However, cracking the glass is all to easy.
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