I have a 14 inch...

Blue87Sport · 01-12-2005, 12:44 AM

Crack in my windshield.

F'ing dump trucks for the third runway at SeaTac.

Would a standard auto glass repair place (like Speedy) have a windshield to fit an 8 or does one have to go to a Mazda dealer? Insurance will be paying and I want something that is OEM equivalent. Any suggestions (besides firing RPG's at the dump trucks) would be appreciated.

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wndotinter · 01-12-2005, 12:04 PM

Any decent glass shop will have the windshield. Just make sure it's a PPG winshield. (OEM equivalent) Some shops like safelite have there own windshields. I'd stay away from those. They are cheaper. I share a building with Harmon Auto Glass. They use nothing but PPG products.

wndotinter · 01-12-2005, 12:05 PM

Speedy also uses PPG windshields. The Speedy down the street from us does great work.

Nemesis8 · 01-12-2005, 12:39 PM

Good god what hit you to cause a 14" crack??

Where you on I5? That could of been real nasty, glad your OK.

Blue87Sport · 01-12-2005, 01:43 PM

Thanks for the input Wndotinter. I will check into Speedy. I wonder if the replacement glass has the same "black dot" shading on the top above the rear view mirror. I find that effectively hides my radar detector.

Nemesis8: Actually my wife was driving when it happened. She was on highway 167 (Valley Freeway) in Auburn. A rock hit the glass and left a ding with the start of crack (about 1/2 inch on either side of the ding). The next day, the crack grew to its present size. I wonder if the combination of cold outside air and the hot defrost air caused a thermal stress in the glass which caused the crack to grow so quickly?

I guess that's what I get for letting my wife drive my baby.

Nemesis8 · 01-12-2005, 01:56 PM

At least it was a small rock.. Just think if it was one of those California boulders!

Glad she was OK, windshield can be replaced.

wndotinter · 01-13-2005, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue87Sport

I wonder if the replacement glass has the same "black dot" shading on the top above the rear view mirror. I find that effectively hides my radar detector.

It should. And i'm sure it was a thermal stress crack. I've seen it too many times.