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Old 10-30-2007, 07:46 PM
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A rock the size of a marble hits my windshield...I actually saw it for a split second...then I kind of just sat there staring blankly at my windshield and my girlfriend says she's never seen my face so pissed.











Old 10-30-2007, 07:48 PM
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damn that really sucks. Couple hundred down the drain right there
Old 10-30-2007, 07:57 PM
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wow, that's huge! hope it's not like right in front of ur face too while ur driving. i feel ur pain...
Old 10-30-2007, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by mz*cass*z
wow, that's huge! is it like right in front of ur face too while ur driving? i feel ur pain...
Yeah, it is...it's like a giant dead bug that you can't wipe off with your wipers. But I'm kind of strapped for cash ATM...so I have to live with it till after christmas.
Old 10-30-2007, 08:14 PM
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I feel your pain. Had that happen a couple of weeks ago, only the boulder hit the ROOF. Big chunks of paint gone.
Old 10-30-2007, 08:23 PM
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That's a HUGE pic. Sorry about your windshield
Old 10-30-2007, 08:30 PM
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Sorry to heard that,

...i will get **** too...
if it happen to my Z, probably i will call city hall and pay for that ****...
just blow ur anger
Old 10-30-2007, 08:30 PM
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ouch.. sorry man. think of the positive tho. could have been alot worst.
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damn! that sucks. where you following a huge truck closely? can't imagine how else a rock a big would hit your windshield
Old 10-30-2007, 08:51 PM
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Dang, sorry for your troubles
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Yeah where did the rock come from? Construction truck or some $hiT
Old 10-30-2007, 09:09 PM
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i got one a couple months ago too, it just ruins your fckin day huh?
Old 10-30-2007, 09:11 PM
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Had that happen to me last month... Good thing I have glass coverage.
Old 10-30-2007, 09:25 PM
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Yikes!!!!!Good thing the windshield has that extra layering to help prevent shattering, or else that rock could possibly hit the face.
Old 10-30-2007, 09:27 PM
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Your car insurance doesn't give you free windshields?? In Mass. they do.
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ouch.
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Eek
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Wow. imagine if that rock went through!!! now that would suck... i wonder what your expression on your face would be.. not to mention your girlfriends reaction
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With my insurance if the repair fixes it there is no ded. That one could possibly be fixed. Same thing happened to my Pathfinder.... One week old. I didn't want to break the factory seal so ..... I tried the repair. I was amazed how great it came out. I can't even find it seven years later.

If I had to replace the window it would have only cost me $50 after that if I didn't like the way it came out. I was truly amazed how good it was so I left it like that .... no $'s out of my pocket and factory window seal still intact to this day.

The thing is you want to do this within 24-72 in order to avoid getting any dirt in there. The repair works very well if repaired right away. You wait a week or two, the contaminates get in there and do not allow the material to flow all the way in. That does cause a lousy repair. That's what happened to me the first time I tried the repair process on my Ranger..... Then it was all explained to me.... Doh ..... If I had only gone in sooner....

So, if you are considering .... and your insurance pays for such.... do it sooner than later.

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Old 10-31-2007, 03:53 AM
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Sucks man. I replaced my Z windshield a few months back. Last year I had a bolt come off a truck and hit and actually took a chunk out of my windshield on my Maxima and it has yet to spread out. However, I had a tiny pebble hit it a few weeks later and it spiderwebbed all over.


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