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 Feb 12, 2008 - 7:07 PM
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so i'm happy to be driving to bestbuy to check out some xbox360 stuff (perhaps a present for v-day from my gf) and as i'm on the freeway i see a huge something fly at my windshield.
game over. two footlong cracks, a 10inch long crack that looks like snaggleteeth, and two lil epicenters where the glass looks almost shattered. i'm amazed my windshield stayed intact. well, looks like i'm gonna be wanting something else besides an xbox 360.  :sadpanda: will post pix later as i am at work. --------------------  Pandelica 2.0 in progress. |
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Feb 12, 2008 - 7:14 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 28, '07 From Toronto, ON Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Holy crap, you're lucky that the windshield didn't shatter all over your face while driving especially you're on the freeway too so you probably were driving at like 60mph.
But yeah, similar incident happened to my brother's GSR Integra, he was drivin on the freeway and oen of those trucks that holds those sheets of plywood, one of them fell right off the truck and there were two cars behind the truck on both lanes and my brother behind those two cars....the sheet of plywood comes flopping all over the air and the two cars in front are swirving like mad then BOOM my brother takes the hit and tears the fender internally and cracks the bumper (fibreglass bodykit) a bit and gashes the door. could've been worse but like you, he got lucky. Good to see that you're OK though. And just windshield damage, should cost you approx 3-400 for a new one. |
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Feb 12, 2008 - 8:34 PM
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Did you see what hit your windshield?
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Feb 12, 2008 - 8:40 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
tempered glass is a great thing
 that nice sheet of plastic in between the two pieces of glass help hold that thing together very well
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Feb 12, 2008 - 9:27 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 11, '07 From Corona, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
i didnt really see it..i just know it was a lil smaller than a baseball.
yea thank god for tempered glass. if it had hit somewhere else (i think it hit my wiperblade first) i probably woulda busted it up worse. gonna go lookin around the yards.. damn. 3-400 sucks. -------------------- Pandelica 2.0 in progress. |
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Feb 12, 2008 - 9:48 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 26, '07 From riverside,CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
better be at the meet
-------------------- QUOTE(thespacepanda @ Feb 21, 2008 - 4:37 PM) [snapback]644164[/snapback] When I worked for Pizza Hut our store won a health code violation. |
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Feb 12, 2008 - 10:31 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 25, '07 From San Francisco Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
Got mine replaced for 140 installed. Found a guy off craigslist in SF to do it. So shop around, it shouldn't be that expensive.
Man...it's been a bad month for us 6gcs... --------------------   2002 SC430 (WC) - 19" SSR Comp-H, Daizen swaybars, Sparco Demons, JDM Soarer conversion, carbon fiber spoiler, Injen intake, front strut bar, drilled/slotted Brembo rotors 1997 Celica ST (DD) - 17" ADR, ViS Zyclone CF hood, ViS CF hatch, K&N intake, Invader body kit |
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Feb 12, 2008 - 10:45 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
skip the junkyards. there are auto glass places that should be able to do it for about 200bucks or less.
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Feb 12, 2008 - 11:20 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 11, '07 From Corona, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
alright, i'll give that a whirl. there is also an autoglass place next to the pickapart, but i never asked for prices. will shop around n see whats up thx all
i'll be at the meet
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Feb 12, 2008 - 11:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 26, '07 From riverside,CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yea we need our lil trio caravan
-------------------- QUOTE(thespacepanda @ Feb 21, 2008 - 4:37 PM) [snapback]644164[/snapback] When I worked for Pizza Hut our store won a health code violation. |
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Feb 12, 2008 - 11:24 PM
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QUOTE(lagos @ Feb 12, 2008 - 10:45 PM) [snapback]640945[/snapback] skip the junkyards. there are auto glass places that should be able to do it for about 200bucks or less. just have it replaced. -------------------- |
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Feb 12, 2008 - 11:29 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 29, '07 From Philly Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
heres the trick of the trade....get behind a tractor trailer...write down their phone number and call them up...tell them what happened(a rock kicked up from underneath one of their trucks and hit your windsheid and cracked it to the point where it wont pass inspection) they will pay for everything
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Feb 12, 2008 - 11:34 PM
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^^
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Feb 13, 2008 - 1:37 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '03 From Northern Virginia Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) |
QUOTE(95st-celica @ Feb 12, 2008 - 11:29 PM) [snapback]640974[/snapback] heres the trick of the trade....get behind a tractor trailer...write down their phone number and call them up...tell them what happened(a rock kicked up from underneath one of their trucks and hit your windsheid and cracked it to the point where it wont pass inspection) they will pay for everything lmao guess you can't do that anymore since it's online. haha i won't say a word.
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Feb 13, 2008 - 2:48 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 30, '04 From So Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
QUOTE(purplegt4 @ Feb 12, 2008 - 10:37 PM) [snapback]641011[/snapback] QUOTE(95st-celica @ Feb 12, 2008 - 11:29 PM) [snapback]640974[/snapback] heres the trick of the trade....get behind a tractor trailer...write down their phone number and call them up...tell them what happened(a rock kicked up from underneath one of their trucks and hit your windsheid and cracked it to the point where it wont pass inspection) they will pay for everything lmao guess you can't do that anymore since it's online. haha i won't say a word. Damn good one! -------------------- |
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