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Big Bang ---> windshield

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by tag, May 25, 2004.

  1. tag

    tag Senior Member

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    Doing about 50 mph earlier today when some, well, whatever hit the windshield with a sound that left my ears ringing.

    But no hole and no cracks. Just sort of a one-half inch abrasion (for the lack of a better term) about 2-3 inches above the hood line.

    I've been driving a loooong time and, although I've had my share of crud hit the windshield at high speed, none has produced such a deafening sound.......and no crack!
     
    #1 tag, May 25, 2004
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    I've had a similar experience that nearly scared the crap out of me. I've had ford windshields crack under less impact (though their impact was at the edge).

    So far I've been impressed w/ the strength of this windshield. The rocks that have hit it so far were pretty large (relatively for what gets thrown up).
     
    #2 HTMLSpinnr, May 25, 2004
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    wish i could say the same. a rock hit me at highway speed and put a small crack. i didn't see the rock so i have no idea how big it was. it wasn't very loud though, just a sharp crack noise.
     
    #3 starla30, May 25, 2004
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    Here's a pic of the hit which can be seen right in the center as a longish white mark.
     
    #4 tag, May 26, 2004
  5. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    my ford windshield cracked without a rock hitting it at all. it was just over 90 degrees and i was driving down the road and it just cracked on its own.
     
    #5 DaveinOlyWA, May 26, 2004
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