Hi Jason!
I've had it happen before also, the only way around it if you have a chip is
heat the window gradually, Every window change thru insurnce is a claim, and
3 claims = an accident in insurance rates, try and shop to get it fixed
without insurance if you can.
Jim Knox 91 Dak , Canuckville
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Bleazard" <dml@bleazard.net>
To: <dml@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 5:05 PM
Subject: DML: Pop goes the windshield
>
> This was a new one on me... driving along this morning with the defroster
> on high trying to melt some ice on the side and rear windows. Suddenly, I
> heard a loud POP! At first I thought I'd been hit by something falling
> from the sky, but then noticed that there was a new crack going about 80%
> the width of the windshield. The obvious starting point is last year's
> rock chip that had been "repaired." No thanks to I-80 or the state of
> Wyoming :-).
>
> I had always wondered if too much heat from the defroster on a cold day
> could cause that. Guess now I know.
>
> --
> Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Burlington, Ontario
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
> hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
>
>
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