2006-06-19 07:59:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
not many but there are some deterrents when driving there is a true rock deflector had three windshields replaced till i put one on and since never had one broke yet only a deterrent tho, some vehicle crack from sitting from stress from the body but not that many usually sticks to a certain model or type year vehicle even under normal driving conditions even if it does not break over time it will be blasted with small sand particles and will need replaced from obscureness look close at a windshield that's been in a vehicle a while and you will see Small indentations on the glass almost like sand blasting
2006-06-19 08:23:53 · answer #1 · answered by Mechanical 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course things hitting the windshield can crack it and that's where insurance comes in. To prevent such a thing though, you need to take measures.
1. Don't drive behind trucks or any vehicles with deep, wide tread patterns. Rocks tend to get stuck in the tread and come out whenever they please.
2. Keep a good distance behind other vehicles. Watch those rocks and judge for yourself a good, windshield protecting, distance. I would guess at least 5 car lengths.
3.. Never wait for your car to heat up before turning on the defroster. Turn that defroster on the minute you get in the car (when you need to...) and let the defroster air gradually heat the windshield to full defroster temperature. Hitting a cold windshield with hot defroster air is inviting a temperature crack, probably starting at that rock chip you never knew you had!
4.. Keep a rock chip repair kit in the car. When that inevitable rock chip comes you can whip out your kit and secure that star crack so it doesn't fan out with a long crack. This stuff is cheap and works great... available on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DO-IT-YOURSELF-WINDSHIELD-PRO-GLASS-REPAIR-KIT-30-900_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ111110QQitemZ4651325369QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
5. Stay away from cars that have histories of cracked windshields. Cars are very flexible and windshields are too. Cars that aren't stiff enough are too flexlible. This design weakness causes cracked windshields.
6. Installing a strut tower reinforcement bar would add chassis stiffness and may help keep an easily cracked windshield like new.
2006-06-19 14:08:14 · answer #2 · answered by Les 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't drive the car.
Keep it in the garage with a nice cover on it.
If you drive the car enough you will eventually catch a flying rock (or bird, I cracked a windshield on an owl once).
2006-06-19 08:04:14 · answer #3 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most effective = Do Not store/park in the sun and avoid pebble strewn roads. There is no true secret, It's just a fact of life, that if you take avehicle out in public, you subject it to any number of possible damages.
2006-06-19 08:10:06 · answer #4 · answered by Jim M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get a chip from a flying rock, take it to a windshielf shop for a repair. That will usually stop it from cracking.
2006-06-19 08:22:09 · answer #5 · answered by jboatright57 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep +- 5 car lengths from the one in front o u
2006-06-19 08:03:51 · answer #6 · answered by SAMASTER 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is none....even NOT driving the car not will prevent it.
2006-06-19 08:03:18 · answer #7 · answered by Why_Am_I_Here 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been driving in reverse for years..... It works for me!
2006-06-21 16:29:43 · answer #8 · answered by yenkoman1969 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe leave it parked in a building somewhere safe
2006-06-19 08:05:59 · answer #9 · answered by Mark 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wrap in bubble wrap,after parking in garage.never drive car again or take off bubble wrap. DUH!!!! buy insurance
2006-06-19 11:19:07 · answer #10 · answered by crazyfntony 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋