Winshield chips/cracks

[04RC51]

Originally Posted by Lups

A fresh pic from mine....

Flesh wound, will buff out. drive from the other side of the car and u won't even notice it.

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by Lups

A fresh pic from mine....

whaaaa thhaaaa faaahhhkk???

howd THAT happen??

[Lups]

Originally Posted by 04RC51

Flesh wound, will buff out. drive from the other side of the car and u won't even notice it.

It doesn't mess with my vision, and I'm girly enough to admit I haven't fixed it because it makes me smile and remember August.

To your post above: I registered to relearn how to write in English, stayed for the information, and now for the fun of this place too.

[Lups]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

whaaaa thhaaaa faaahhhkk???

howd THAT happen??

A truck threw a stone from the opposite lane, and I was going a bit faster than was recommended. All good, but I like looking at it. Peter II and I have history.

Peter I got a seagull in the lights in Wyoming, so this is a tradition with my road trip cars apparently.

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by Lups

A truck threw a stone from the opposite lane, and I was going a bit faster than was recommended. All good, but I like looking at it. Peter II and I have history.

Peter I got a seagull in the lights in Wyoming, so this is a tradition with my road trip cars apparently.

Wow, that must've scared the shit out of you. I had that happen years ago and I saw the [whatever] get kicked up and come winging in a big arc right into the windshield. It was like slow motion - and I couldn't do a thing because I was doing 80 on the freeway and boxed in.

Sounded like a gunshot when it hit.

Glad you're ok!

[04RC51]

Originally Posted by Lups

It doesn't mess with my vision, and I'm girly enough to admit I haven't fixed it because it makes me smile and remember August.

To your post above: I registered to relearn how to write in English, stayed for the information, and now for the fun of this place too.

I stayed because I can't quit your posts. They are too addicting and challenging to decipher sometimes. And the fact that they enrage some lesser developed members makes them even more entertaining.

[Lups]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

Wow, that must've scared the shit out of you. I had that happen years ago and I saw the [whatever] get kicked up and come winging in a big arc right into the windshield. It was like slow motion - and I couldn't do a thing because I was doing 80 on the freeway and boxed in.

Sounded like a gunshot when it hit.

Glad you're ok!

It actually didn't scare me one bit. yes, it was a huge asteroid but after the seagull, the Yellowstone, and thousands of miles on the road, at that point I was having a fight via texts and I looked up, pulled over asap, realized I'm screwed and I'll need a new wind screen and that crack made me smile for a while because I remember the days a chip in the paint, cracked wind screen and such would've been a big deal. Guess I'm too fucking happy not to care about many things anymore that can be solved with money.

[Lups]

Originally Posted by 04RC51

I stayed because I can't quit your posts. They are too addicting and challenging to decipher sometimes. And the fact that they enrage some lesser developed members makes them even more entertaining.

Are you saying a blond writing in her fourth language (actually, can't even remember if it's merely third) is making you hang out with bunch of car geeks just because you are still trying to find the heads or tails in this mess?

Dude, that's so pathetic. That's like owning a Jack Russell terrier.

[04RC51]

Originally Posted by Lups

Are you saying a blond writing in her fourth language (actually, can't even remember if it's merely third) is making you hang out with bunch of car geeks just because you are still trying to find the heads or tails in this mess?

Dude, that's so pathetic. That's like owning a Jack Russell terrier.

Well I need some other excuse to be here than having a common interest with forum members because crying about minute flaws or slightest imperfections doesn't appeal to me. Oh, or demanding a new car if something goes wrong too! That isn't my thing either!

[GrussGott]

What's pathetic is ciaranob & bluejayfan from the other neighborhood have me convinced i need opti-coat now.

[Lups]

Originally Posted by 04RC51

Well I need some other excuse to be here than having a common interest with forum members because crying about minute flaws or slightest imperfections doesn't appeal to me. Oh, or demanding a new car if something goes wrong too! That isn't my thing either!

My life makes me tolerate imperfections. The back seat is full of muddy paw prints and the leg area full of shoes (kids), clothes (kids) neck warmer thingies I make, that to I have no word for in English and never remember to take the out of there.

I used to aim for perfection. Now I aim for being happy every day and every minute I can. That makes my car the messiest thing in the world, but at least every mile mattered.

[Sid3waze]

1400 miles and loaded with chips and cracks

[dondula]

Originally Posted by germen730

1400 miles and loaded with chips and cracks

loaded with multiple? you're kidding.. at 1400 miles? Do you only do freeway driving?

[Sid3waze]

Originally Posted by dondula

loaded with multiple? you're kidding.. at 1400 miles? Do you only do freeway driving?

I went on a sunday fun run and a gtr with drag veered off into the emergency lane kicking up every single rock/pebble/dirt it ran over. My friend m6 grand couple had his windshield broken.

[rcclarke]

As an additional data point, my daily driver is an F30 328 that's two years old. With 15k on the odo, I have yet to have any issues with chips or cracks in the windshield.

That said, I tend to keep always keep two to three car lengths of open space between myself and the car in front of me.

[IB M]

No respect for clean roads or a job well done. Trash, nails, rocks, pebbles and construction debris. High unemployment and high welfare payouts but no street sweepers and no leadership from elected officials. Muni budgets a wreck and in debt. Go figure. It's a war zone out there.

[dondula]

Originally Posted by IB M

No respect for clean roads or a job well done. Trash, nails, rocks, pebbles and construction debris. High unemployment and high welfare payouts but no street sweepers and no leadership from elected officials. Muni budgets a wreck and in debt. Go figure. It's a war zone out there.

I feel you.. My wife hears it from me every day about our roads here in Michigan... not one decent road to drive on. and the black pebble filler they use on the pot holes, cracks and breaks apart after a month and the black pebble filler gets stuck in everyones tires and they spray the people behind them with rocks while driving.. They just keep filling these pot holes with bandaids that are only a temporary fix and it takes them months just to fill them. Heck, lets call them what they are, Craters, not potholes.

It is such a joke nothing can be done to improve our driving roads. it truly makes no sense to own a nice car in Michigan. This state is shit, no matter how many Pure Michigan commercials they make.

[thebishman]

http://www.clearplex.com

[THEROK]

Originally Posted by TTG

I understand that you have to redo it every year? Can you confirm. And isn't the cost pretty steep as well?

Even if I had to redo it every year, I'd still pay for it at $3-400 a pop to retain the factory seal.

I haven't replaced mine for 2 years and I'm fine, but then I don't daily drive it, but do put about 10K miles a year on it. Had it on my RRS, GT3, and Land Cruiser with no complaints.

Worry free driving. I just wish Metropolitan detail weren't the only authorized dealers in the Seattle area because they're charging more than other areas like Socal for the same product/labor. But those guys are cool so whatever.

[thebishman]

Just made an appt with one of the local tinting/clear bra shops; $250 installed. Anyone paying much above this is being severely ripped off because the material costs are the same everywhere.
Bish

[THEROK]

Originally Posted by thebishman

Just made an appt with one of the local tinting/clear bra shops; $250 installed. Anyone paying much above this is being severely ripped off because the material costs are the same everywhere.
Bish

living costs in seattle are markedly higher than overland as nice as overland may be.

$50 aren't pennies, but these guys are qualified installers and i understand that clearplex is a fairly tricky thing to install.

whatever. bottom-line, get a trusted dealer to install your clearplex. i'm happy with it and wouldn't go without it.

[thebishman]

Originally Posted by THEROK

living costs in seattle are markedly higher than overland as nice as overland may be.

$50 aren't pennies, but these guys are qualified installers and i understand that clearplex is a fairly tricky thing to install.

whatever. bottom-line, get a trusted dealer to install your clearplex. i'm happy with it and wouldn't go without it.

Sorry I didn't make myself clear as I should. I think $300-$400 from highly reputable installers is ok in higher cost of living areas, but I was primarily responding to one of the early posters who was quoted approximately $600! Now that's just a rip off.

You can in fact buy the film for self install purposes. If anyone has installed window film or a 'clear bra' type product, I'm not sure it would be that difficult.

Bish