TJ windshields?

I have a good one. A couple years ago on my old '97 TJ the windshield
mysteriously cracked. Parked it in the driveway and the next time I drove it
the windshield was cracked.

Last week my wife used my '03 TJ and parked it in the driveway where it sat
until today. This morning when she drove it again the windshield was cracked
from top to bottom. We live out in the country so I know nobody is breaking
them on me, besides we have several other cars and nothing has ever happened
to them.

The jeep is still under warranty and I'm hoping it will be covered. Is this
a TJ problem? If so is there anything I can do to prevent this? I sure don't
want to pay for too many of these. I remember I priced one for my '97 and
they weren't cheap (at least not as cheap as you'd expect for flat glass!).

Ken


--
Ken Knapp
www.rktreasures.com

Check your auto insurance policy. Many include glass coverage even if you
don't carry collision. They consider it a safety issue and would rather
pay for the glass (hey, you're paying for it in the end) than for
collision injuries.

I don't have the slip handy but my CJ replacement glass cost somewhere
around $125US, installed.


On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Ken Knapp wrote:

> I have a good one. A couple years ago on my old '97 TJ the windshield
> mysteriously cracked. Parked it in the driveway and the next time I drove it
> the windshield was cracked.
>
> Last week my wife used my '03 TJ and parked it in the driveway where it sat
> until today. This morning when she drove it again the windshield was cracked
> from top to bottom. We live out in the country so I know nobody is breaking
> them on me, besides we have several other cars and nothing has ever happened
> to them.
>
> The jeep is still under warranty and I'm hoping it will be covered. Is this
> a TJ problem? If so is there anything I can do to prevent this? I sure don't
> want to pay for too many of these. I remember I priced one for my '97 and
> they weren't cheap (at least not as cheap as you'd expect for flat glass!).
>
> Ken
>
>
> --
> Ken Knapp
> www.rktreasures.com
>
>
>

--
"I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
whips....r"
R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.

Mine has cracked 2 times in the two winters I've owned it... Both times just
starting it up and going back inside. Come out, cracked.... After getting it
fixed this last time, no defroster, no crack (knock on wood)...

never actually had a working defroster in a Jeep before. Now I know why :-)
....

--

(Please remove the "nospam" when replying)

2000 TJ - OME, 31x10,and a lot of wishfull thinking


"Ken Knapp" > wrote in message
...
>I have a good one. A couple years ago on my old '97 TJ the windshield
>mysteriously cracked. Parked it in the driveway and the next time I drove
>it the windshield was cracked.
>
> Last week my wife used my '03 TJ and parked it in the driveway where it
> sat until today. This morning when she drove it again the windshield was
> cracked from top to bottom. We live out in the country so I know nobody is
> breaking them on me, besides we have several other cars and nothing has
> ever happened to them.
>
> The jeep is still under warranty and I'm hoping it will be covered. Is
> this a TJ problem? If so is there anything I can do to prevent this? I
> sure don't want to pay for too many of these. I remember I priced one for
> my '97 and they weren't cheap (at least not as cheap as you'd expect for
> flat glass!).
>
> Ken
>
>
> --
> Ken Knapp
> www.rktreasures.com
>

Thanks for the info. I didn't consider the defroster. That might have done
it. I'll have to check my insurance too.

Ken

Ya I'm on my 3rd one with my 01TJ
The defroster did it the last time.
Stone chip started it though.

Ken Knapp wrote:

> Thanks for the info. I didn't consider the defroster. That might have done
> it. I'll have to check my insurance too.
>
> Ken
>
>

I had a problem where the Chrysler ones kept breaking; the last
replacement I got in 2000 was made by Lamiver (Canadian) and has never
broken. Even got a stone chip in it last year that never got bigger.
I'd recommend them, and they're cheap.

Matt

i get them instaled for 100 bucks from uni-glass here in houston


"Ken Knapp" > wrote in message
...
> I have a good one. A couple years ago on my old '97 TJ the windshield
> mysteriously cracked. Parked it in the driveway and the next time I drove
it
> the windshield was cracked.
>
> Last week my wife used my '03 TJ and parked it in the driveway where it
sat
> until today. This morning when she drove it again the windshield was
cracked
> from top to bottom. We live out in the country so I know nobody is
breaking
> them on me, besides we have several other cars and nothing has ever
happened
> to them.
>
> The jeep is still under warranty and I'm hoping it will be covered. Is
this
> a TJ problem? If so is there anything I can do to prevent this? I sure
don't
> want to pay for too many of these. I remember I priced one for my '97 and
> they weren't cheap (at least not as cheap as you'd expect for flat
glass!).
>
> Ken
>
>
> --
> Ken Knapp
> www.rktreasures.com
>
>

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the warranty to kick in, it ain't
gonna happen.

I had the windshield replaced in my YJ and it was round $132 installed at my
house...

Ben
95 YJ 2.5L


"Lee Ayrton" > wrote in message
.com...
>
> Check your auto insurance policy. Many include glass coverage even if you
> don't carry collision. They consider it a safety issue and would rather
> pay for the glass (hey, you're paying for it in the end) than for
> collision injuries.
>
> I don't have the slip handy but my CJ replacement glass cost somewhere
> around $125US, installed.
>
>
> On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Ken Knapp wrote:
>
>> I have a good one. A couple years ago on my old '97 TJ the windshield
>> mysteriously cracked. Parked it in the driveway and the next time I drove
>> it
>> the windshield was cracked.
>>
>> Last week my wife used my '03 TJ and parked it in the driveway where it
>> sat
>> until today. This morning when she drove it again the windshield was
>> cracked
>> from top to bottom. We live out in the country so I know nobody is
>> breaking
>> them on me, besides we have several other cars and nothing has ever
>> happened
>> to them.
>>
>> The jeep is still under warranty and I'm hoping it will be covered. Is
>> this
>> a TJ problem? If so is there anything I can do to prevent this? I sure
>> don't
>> want to pay for too many of these. I remember I priced one for my '97 and
>> they weren't cheap (at least not as cheap as you'd expect for flat
>> glass!).
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Knapp
>> www.rktreasures.com
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> "I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
> whips....r"
> R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.
>

" > wrote in message:

I had three winshields crack so far on my 03 TJ. All the cracking
started at the defroster. Usually it was very cold outside (-20 to
-30 degrees) and I had the defroster on maximum heat (bad idea). All
three of the times I saw it happen.

> I had a problem where the Chrysler ones kept breaking; the last
> replacement I got in 2000 was made by Lamiver (Canadian) and has never
> broken. Even got a stone chip in it last year that never got bigger.
> I'd recommend them, and they're cheap.
>
> Matt