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Rocks keep cracking my windshield!!

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Old 04-17-2012, 05:23 AM
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Default Rocks keep cracking my windshield!!

So I had a rock hit my windshield about 3 months ago. I got it fixed and yesterday another one cracked my windshield! Anyone else have this problem or is it just my luck?
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I have way more problems with bugs than rocks its my first summer with my jeep and im washing my windshield 3 times a week
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You're not alone. Search the forum for "windshield crack", and you'll find dozens of threads on the issue.
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Relatively flat, upright windshield = chips. I have a couple, just get them filled in and wait for the next one.
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First crack and the Jeep was maybe a month old. New glass and two days later...
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In the last month, I've gotten two rock chips. In the last 5 years, I've got 5 chips. Forget swapping out my windshield until the cracks spread. They just keep happening....
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First crack, 560 miles after buying brand new....

Second windshield, 500 miles after replacing, another crack...

24000 miles now... Still second windshield, still one crack... not going to replace until the state requires it. 8)

It's so flat you just have to get used to it.
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Unfortunately for us, chips and cracks are just one of the added "benefits" of driving a vehicle with the aerodynamics of a brick.
I have 2 chips on my windshield, got the first one the day after I bought it.
As mentioned, just get it filled and wait for the next one
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same here.... there is about 4-5 cracks on mine as we speak...been on there for over 2 years... have not had one in the past year or so....

I just learned to live with them, and actually don't even notice they are there now...
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its a jeep thing, TJs, YJ, and CJ etc all had the same problem

it gets even worse if you have a short bumper since you can actually throw rocks from your tire forward and then drive into them, atleast thats what happens on my Jeep


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