My lucky days just don't seem to end...
Jan 22, 2007, 07:55 PM
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wow sorry to hear that i know that my insurance gives me 4 glass repairs a year for free but who knows what your insurance does you should call them and if they ask say someone vandalized your car.
Jan 22, 2007, 08:00 PM
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yeah if you had snow on there, and you had the rear defroster running it will crack, and it prob shattered from the shock when you closed the door. I had my front windshield crack from the defogger and snow. cost me $500 installed and OEM too, not too sure about the rear
Jan 22, 2007, 09:50 PM
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if you have like snow on the glass and heat blowing on it it can crack. Happened to my bosses truck. Snow covered the windshield and he didnt brush it off. warmed up the truck for a long time. mabey 20 mins... came out and window was cracked. not shattered though......
Jan 22, 2007, 09:51 PM
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yeah if you had snow on there, and you had the rear defroster running it will crack, and it prob shattered from the shock when you closed the door. I had my front windshield crack from the defogger and snow. cost me $500 installed and OEM too, not too sure about the rear
Jan 22, 2007, 10:10 PM
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Jan 22, 2007, 10:48 PM
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The front just has vents on the bottom blowing hot air onto it, my front one cracked right where the defroster was blowing the hot air onto it. Im going to assume the rear windshield is going to cost more than the front, because of the defroster, and the hole for the rear wiper. I could be wrong though, but good luck on this.
Jan 23, 2007, 04:42 AM
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I remember reading another thread like this awhile back. Another guy broke his in his Evo due to the cold weather. Search it, you'll probably find it.
Jan 23, 2007, 07:32 AM
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so... is this a common problem with our cars? the glass will just shatter if its too cold outside?
op: did you slam your door, or just shut it like you normally would?
op: did you slam your door, or just shut it like you normally would?
Jan 23, 2007, 09:18 AM
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So Nationwide still has $500 deductable. Now I called 2 glass companies:
One told me $164.50 installed, I asked to double check if that was for an Evo, cause Evo has rear wiper. She checked and said that I was right, it had a whole in the glass for the wiper and it came out to be $798.40 I asked them if they could cut the hole themselves and she said they couldnt. She told me that the glass from a regular Lancer would work for $164.40, but I would have to forget about the rear wiper.....
Another glass company told me $690 installed.........
Its nuts..... $500 just for the damn hole in the rear window?????
One told me $164.50 installed, I asked to double check if that was for an Evo, cause Evo has rear wiper. She checked and said that I was right, it had a whole in the glass for the wiper and it came out to be $798.40 I asked them if they could cut the hole themselves and she said they couldnt. She told me that the glass from a regular Lancer would work for $164.40, but I would have to forget about the rear wiper.....
Another glass company told me $690 installed.........
Its nuts..... $500 just for the damn hole in the rear window?????
