I have a 14 inch...
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I have a 14 inch...
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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F'ing dump trucks for the third runway at SeaTac.
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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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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.
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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: 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.
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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.
Last edited by wndotinter; 01-13-2005 at 08:53 AM.
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