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by **Aotoyota** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:35 am

how did this happen?

no points of impact or anything. got home at 2am and parked car outside... left at 7am to find this happened.. and NO I didn't pour hot water on it. cracks are consistent throughout the rear windshield.

anyone want to give this a try.

by **Biggi_e** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:12 am

its kinda cool up close but i have no idea how it happened. sorry dude

by **philosophicaljt** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:15 am

TEmp flux,

recent trama cause a stress crack, and since its safety glass, it will always do that.

Holy crap, you don't have a sunroof!

by **rollaevo99** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:29 am

philosophicaljt wrote:Holy crap, you don't have a sunroof!

lol

by **LostSoul** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:02 am

omg wtf!!!!!!!!!

by **Donnie** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:20 am

I think someone popped you with a BB gun. Won't leave a mark that you can find easily in all that mess.

by **Aotoyota** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:38 am

I was thinking BB gun also but it was in a 5hr wiindow where its about 40F here? I cant see anyone drunk or not being that bored. plus if it was a BB gun there should be a starting point. the cracks were consistent on the entire thing!

even the window guy was wtf? and luckily the tint held it all together.

so any other theories before i send this to the xfiles or someone?

by **Chinky420** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:45 am

i once heard that if you throw a spark plug at a window, and it hits with the contacts, something happens where it causes the glass to shatter/spiderweb like that.

probably an old wives tale, but let us know if you find a loose spark plug near your car.

sucks for the window though, hope it doesn't mess up 2009 for you.

by **LEE337** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:54 am

Dam!!! Not a clue on how that coulda happened.
If it was me, I'D BE PISSED!!! :evil:

by **Aotoyota** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:00 am

Chinky420 wrote:i once heard that if you throw a spark plug at a window, and it hits with the contacts, something happens where it causes the glass to shatter/spiderweb like that.

probably an old wives tale, but let us know if you find a loose spark plug near your car.

sucks for the window though, hope it doesn't mess up 2009 for you.

after cursing enough to scare the dead, i check all around and nuttin i could find. whatevs... just so everyone knows it cost 400 for replacement iin so cal..

by **Gangis** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:17 am

Insurance should cover it for you, Aotoyota!

by **QuickSEV6** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:47 am

Same thing happened to my parents car years ago.

They had a Cadillac back in the 80s. We were stopped at a red light when all of a sudden, the rear window just shattered. No one hit us and the guy behind us said nothing hit us.
Insurance company said it was probably due to stress. Mounting, temperature and humidity will all play a factor.

Insurance should cover it.

Good luck.

by **Aotoyota** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:54 am

insuarance?? well deductible is 500... windshield is 400... so no bueno.

I even tried calling toyota to see if i can get a replacement.

by **gnegroni** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:45 pm

Chinky420 wrote:i once heard that if you throw a spark plug at a window, and it hits with the contacts, something happens where it causes the glass to shatter/spiderweb like that.

probably an old wives tale, but let us know if you find a loose spark plug near your car.

sucks for the window though, hope it doesn't mess up 2009 for you.

Its not a wive tale...true and I've seen it happen to a lot of friends.

by **QuickSEV6** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:14 pm

gnegroni wrote:
Chinky420 wrote:i once heard that if you throw a spark plug at a window, and it hits with the contacts, something happens where it causes the glass to shatter/spiderweb like that.

probably an old wives tale, but let us know if you find a loose spark plug near your car.

sucks for the window though, hope it doesn't mess up 2009 for you.

Its not a wive tale...true and I've seen it happen to a lot of friends.

You have a lot of friends throwing spark plugs at windows?

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