So I have a crack in my windshield coming from the top by the rear view mirror and it is on the INSIDE of my winshield!!! There are no chips in the glass on the outside. WTF!!!! How did this happen?? Has it happened to anyone else??

 

Hasn't happened to me but insurance covers glass at no-fault. You just pay a deductible.

 

Careful... not all insurance companys do this. It depends on state law. Windshields are not that expensive. Less than $200 instaled.

 

Really? I thought that was the reason for having comprehensive coverage...

 

Nope. I would have had to pay my deductable yes. But my deductable is $500 the windshield cost me $186. There is no lower deductable for glass repair here in Maryland and/or with my insurance.

 

i say get a PPG windshield, i had the original one, i think called AP tec and i didn't like it, the glass scratch too quickly and don't get same cheap one also, i paid i think like 360 installed and i like the new on better. i don't know it was just somthing about that cheap ap tech that i didn't like i taked to the glass company and i think they said the glass is made in china and they use inferior materials in the glass. the crack might be a stress crack, did you do any weird driving with your car, hit any big potholes, or maybe it was just installed wrong, it happens.

 

i've heard of extreme heat cracking windshields. Was it sitting out in the sun for a while?

 

PPG = OEM Quality > *

 

i think the only time you would get a crack form heat is if you had it sitting in the sun all day and then splashed ice cold water on the windshield.

 

you're right. i was thinking of people's dash cracking in the heat.

 

wtf is PPG? I live in colorado where it's 100+ degrees in summer and as low as 0 degrees in winter. All the sand on the roads and shit. any way to prevent the craters from sand?

 

PPG is a brand. And no there's no way to prevent the craters. I think i'll be replacing the windshields in my cars every 3 years or so. It makes such a huge difference to have a crystal clear windshield.

 

Was it sitting in a kiln all day?

I know its a horrible idea to thaw ice in the winter with warm water, exactly ffor that reason. I've gotten away with it before on a ford exploder, but i cant say i really cared what it did to THAT thing!