. I have 2 rock chips already on my GXP 
rock chips in glass
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rock chips in glass Was cleaning the road dust off the windshield this morning and noticed half a dozen or so tiny chips in the glass from rocks. Don't recall driving on a gravel road behind a monster truck lately, so I was a bit curious. One of my contractors has an '07 Impala LT rental with a whopping 8700 miles on it. His glass was almost as chewed up as mine.
Anybody else with tiny chips on their glass?
From my admittedly small sample of two cars, they seem to be very prone to this type of damage. No way GM could have missed this in their test mule cars. My '95 went a couple hundred thousand miles without a nick in the 'shield. This one is only at 18K and change.
Seems to be a design flaw. Maybe a hundred thousand or so ticked off owners can get GM to replace the glass when it finally does break. (seems a safety issue to me)
Anybody else with tiny chips on their glass?
From my admittedly small sample of two cars, they seem to be very prone to this type of damage. No way GM could have missed this in their test mule cars. My '95 went a couple hundred thousand miles without a nick in the 'shield. This one is only at 18K and change.
Seems to be a design flaw. Maybe a hundred thousand or so ticked off owners can get GM to replace the glass when it finally does break. (seems a safety issue to me)
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My GXP suffered a chip at about 2000 miles. Just one and I saw it happen, but me and the car that threw it up at me were going a whopping 13mph. Does the Impy have HUD? The GXP does, maybe it's something in the glass, or maybe it's nothing but shitty luck.
I thought it was some kind of problem with the Impala. Buff might want to chime in, if I remember correctly he was having some kind of chips on his shoulder, I mean glass. I don't have any on my Monte.
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In Minnesota it is a "no fault" law in regards to winshield rock chips. We have State Farm Insurance and I have had 3 windshields replaced in the last 7 years on our cars...all at $0 cost to me.
Call your insurance company and ask them.
Call your insurance company and ask them.
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LOL...chip on my shoulder...funny guy!
Yes, i have a million and one teeny-tiny rock chips in my windshield too. I've been meaning to give the windshield a good claying and a follow up with 0000 steel wool and some liquid glass to see what that does. The side windows are shot due to the window wipes being all crudded up (there's a service bulletin on that, though...so i'll likely get all 4 replaced (with new tint)).
I have Geico and made sure to get the "Full Glass" coverage with my comprehensive coverage...$0 deductible. If/when i ever get a good chip in the window, i may make it spiderweb and get a new one installed.
Yes, i have a million and one teeny-tiny rock chips in my windshield too. I've been meaning to give the windshield a good claying and a follow up with 0000 steel wool and some liquid glass to see what that does. The side windows are shot due to the window wipes being all crudded up (there's a service bulletin on that, though...so i'll likely get all 4 replaced (with new tint)).
I have Geico and made sure to get the "Full Glass" coverage with my comprehensive coverage...$0 deductible. If/when i ever get a good chip in the window, i may make it spiderweb and get a new one installed.
Originally Posted by BuffaloSS
The side windows are shot due to the window wipes being all crudded up (there's a service bulletin on that, though...so i'll likely get all 4 replaced (with new tint)).
