Question: Front Windhield, what the....

[jwawhite]

heck!

I've searched the search and found no info on this topic.

My Corvette has just a bit over 26k miles on it with mostly freeway traveling.

Well, you know those two times of day with sunlight about directly through the windshield? I really, really see a lot of pits, what gives?

My wife thinks that since the car is so low to the ground, that it just picks up all kinds of debris from the cars ahead.

How could the glass be so weak?

Second note: have an '09 Scion Box and you should see the crud BETWEEN the glass sheets!!

I can see clearly now.....

 

[1963SS]

You have an unusually gifted wife. She is correct. I believe that your car is being sandblasted as you drive down the road. On a better note, my insurance company will replace glass that is no longer serviceable and they do it under comprehensive coverage. Zero deductable and it doesn't really count as a claim. Cool huh? I don't know if all insurers do that or if it is a benefit of living in an area that has a lot of coal trucks. It may be worth a check though.

 

[TooFast]

My insurer will do the same thing, State Farm, my 2004 has about 14K on it but I don't have that problem.

 

[2bubbas]

This has happened on every vehicle I've ever owned- not just my Corvettes- roads are covered with dirt debris- every car in front of you or that you meet is flinging sand and stones up into the air for you to run into- and that is on the paved roads-

 

[Fullback32]

At first I thought maybe you just lived here in Colorado. You don't dare drive your 'vette in the winter as they sand the roads but don't seem to clean them up. Pitted and/or cracked windshields are a common sight here.

 

[CO GEEZER]

+1 on this post. It's 5 times worse in Douglas County (South of Denver) where they use a combination of rock salt and 3/8" pit run squggie or gravel so it will not break down as fast as sand. I think a tank would get stuck in some of the piles of this stuff they have spread in front of my house. Most cars here not only need windshields replaced on the average of 15 months (statement from a local glass shop) but they usually need the front clip repainted if you want to sell them.

The bigger problem in Colorado is the use of Magnisum Chlolride which is used in many areas of the State. This stuff eats aluminum and magnisium and works it's way into electrical connections and creates huge expenses for trucking as well as cars. It is also death on chrom plated plastic trim, grills, etc. to say nothing of what it does to the environment.

State refuses to address problem. Frankly, I'd rather they quit spraying the roads and maybe we can get rid of a few of those California drivers.ad

 

[TooFast]

At first I thought maybe you just lived here in Colorado. You don't dare drive your 'vette in the winter as they sand the roads but don't seem to clean them up. Pitted and/or cracked windshields are a common sight here.

That's why mine won't be back on the road until the street sweepers come round to cean up all of the stuff they put down in winter...usually late April early May.

 

[killain]

At first I thought maybe you just lived here in Colorado. You don't dare drive your 'vette in the winter as they sand the roads but don't seem to clean them up. Pitted and/or cracked windshields are a common sight here.

Same situation hre on the East Coast, or at least here in the Delaware Valley. When the first signs of snow, 1. the PA DOT puts down a solution called 'Bring' from what I understand it a wet coating of salt water. Then when the real snow starts, it's 2. they put down a layer of rock salt. (This stull will absolutely remove any paint just behind the wheels on the rocker panels.

And if it's not too serious, 3. they put down cinders, Now this stuff works slower, but will also strip the paint off your rocker panels and if it's a 'Rock Salt' day, then if you even get near a DOT dump thruck spreading rock salt, it's real possible to get a cracked windshield.

I get the fact that they do have a job dealing snow and ice, and we get "Black Ice" often during winter. Which is why the Corvette in the garage from December to April. Between that I use my winter beater, a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier. Excellant car that can take a beating and still run beautiful. It was a Con. Edision car and lived it's whole life on Long Island, NY. It too has a badly pitted windshield and the front area on the hood is pitted badly as well. I consider myself lucky as i don't have to use the Vette during the harsh weather in the winter months.

 

[gofastlarry]

Same situation hre on the East Coast, or at least here in the Delaware Valley. When the first signs of snow, 1. the PA DOT puts down a solution called """"""""'bring""""""""""' from what I understand it a wet coating of salt water. Then when the real snow starts, it's 2. they put down a layer of rock salt. (This stull will absolutely remove any paint just behind the wheels on the rocker panels.

And if it's not too serious, 3. they put down cinders, Now this stuff works slower, but will also strip the paint off your rocker panels and if it's a 'Rock Salt' day, then if you even get near a DOT dump thruck spreading rock salt, it's real possible to get a cracked windshield.

I get the fact that they do have a job dealing snow and ice, and we get "Black Ice" often during winter. Which is why the Corvette in the garage from December to April. Between that I use my winter beater, a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier. Excellant car that can take a beating and still run beautiful. It was a Con. Edision car and lived it's whole life on Long Island, NY. It too has a badly pitted windshield and the front area on the hood is pitted badly as well. I consider myself lucky as i don't have to use the Vette during the harsh weather in the winter months.

i think u ment " brine ". i lived on long island for 16 years and i know what your talking about. that stuff is really bad on everything. i live in indiana now and we just had like 18 " of the white shit fall last couple of weaks. my baby is in the garage too. i drive a jeep wrangler during the winter months

 

[Tom]

This has happened on every vehicle I've ever owned- not just my Corvettes- roads are covered with dirt debris- every car in front of you or that you meet is flinging sand and stones up into the air for you to run into- and that is on the paved roads-

I have eight vehicles, and all the windshields are pitted. I wsh the insurance company would replace them.