Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 03:09:11 GMT From: Nutmegger<Menopsamcretroad.com> Subject: Re: Rear window disintergrates...
In article <9glsbd$e13$1nopsamium.btinternet.com>, Mary Parry says... > >A "Friend" of mine, whilst aiming stones at a sign-board, managed to shatter >a rear window of a Granada in the way that you mention. All of the glass >hung together, until the unfortunate and somewhat un-observant owner slammed >his door prior to driving off in oblivion... Your "friend" must've felt so bad! :) I've never heard of it and after reading all this, well..... I won't be slamming my hatch, even accidently. > >John Parry >88 900i > > >"Tim Wise" <tjwnopsamnet.au> wrote in message >news:3b2d90c6nopsamns1.netconnect.net.au... >> Has any one else in this news group experienced this problem? >> >> I have a 1997 900 S Talladega 3 door that was parked outside >> last night, it was a very cold night with the temperature below >> 0 degrees C. >> >> I got up early to go to the airport, took some bags out to the car >> and put them in the back through the hatch which was covered in frost, >> or at least what looked like very heavy frost. (Very light frost and a >> shattered windscreen.) >> >> Went back to get a second load and as I closed the hatch a small chunk >> of glass dropped out of the center of the rear hatch window. Then I >noticed, >> (in the dark) that the entire rear hatch glass had shattered and stayed in >> the frame? >> >> Anyone have this happen to them? >> >> Seems unlikely someone could belt the window hard enough to shatter it and >> yet leave >> it in the frame. >> >> The only theory I could come up with was water getting under the rubber >> seals and then >> freezing and the resultant expansion of ice shattered the glass, although >I >> believe the hatch >> is encapsulated glass so this seems unlikely. >> >> Replacement glass is over $900AUS which I'm told is not that expensive >> compared to >> other makes. >> >> Any ideas? >> >> > > ~J~
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