windshield and cold
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Topic: windshield and cold
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Subject: windshield and cold
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2021 at 8:37am
Other day had a small chip or crack form in center bottom of windshield while driving - by the time I got to destination it became a crack about 1" along bottom on drivers side about 1/2 way across . Next day it took off the other direction across passenger side again about 1" from bottom .
Yesterday when I went to eye doc that right side crack made a U turn and started back to center . Then as it was dark out just as I turned into drive to house I heard a ting noise - but didn't see where the thing cracked this time - and light snow on windshield now so unseen where it went .
Was figuring i would wait to have it replaced until spring but looks like that's a No Go
Jeep Cherokee with built in wiper defroster which is suppose to keep wipers from icing up when parked .
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Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2021 at 8:52pm
Wonder if the wipe blade heater is causing enough temperature differential to cause the cracking. Once a crack starts running it can go all over the place. I didn't even know they had wiper defrosters.
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Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2021 at 9:38pm
My Subaru had those built into the front window. They are like the rear window heaters but only down low on the front. There is like a mat area. I sure miss those. Gave the car to my son. I never had any problems with them causing a problem. Did get a crack once and had to have the window replaced, but it wasn't from the heater.
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