Re: XJ windshield question
 

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Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> No. I told you, Bimmer.

Re: XJ windshield question
 

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Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> No. I told you, Bimmer.

Re: XJ windshield question
 

Except for the crack every single one of incidents happened on I-40 on
my way to or from work, I try to stay away from anything remotely
resembling construction trucks but in traffic it can be tough. One of
these hits happened with no trucks in sight at all.

There must be something about me that just attracts rocks... sometimes I
feel like Charlie Brown on Halloween <G>.

Jeff DeWitt

L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Don't follow trucks.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
>>The single most troublesome part on the Cherokee is one with no moving
>>parts, the windshield.
>>
>>I'm on the 4th one. First one cracked for no apparent reason somewhere
>>around 160,000 miles, in the following 150,000 or so miles it's been
>>replaced two more times, each time for rock chips that developed cracks
>>serious cracks.
>>
>>Am I just unlucky (two stone chips in three days a couple of weeks ago)?
>> Would a air deflector on the front make a difference? Are some
>>brands of windshield tougher than others?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Jeff DeWitt

Re: XJ windshield question
 

Except for the crack every single one of incidents happened on I-40 on
my way to or from work, I try to stay away from anything remotely
resembling construction trucks but in traffic it can be tough. One of
these hits happened with no trucks in sight at all.

There must be something about me that just attracts rocks... sometimes I
feel like Charlie Brown on Halloween <G>.

Jeff DeWitt

L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Don't follow trucks.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
>>The single most troublesome part on the Cherokee is one with no moving
>>parts, the windshield.
>>
>>I'm on the 4th one. First one cracked for no apparent reason somewhere
>>around 160,000 miles, in the following 150,000 or so miles it's been
>>replaced two more times, each time for rock chips that developed cracks
>>serious cracks.
>>
>>Am I just unlucky (two stone chips in three days a couple of weeks ago)?
>> Would a air deflector on the front make a difference? Are some
>>brands of windshield tougher than others?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Jeff DeWitt

Re: XJ windshield question
 

Except for the crack every single one of incidents happened on I-40 on
my way to or from work, I try to stay away from anything remotely
resembling construction trucks but in traffic it can be tough. One of
these hits happened with no trucks in sight at all.

There must be something about me that just attracts rocks... sometimes I
feel like Charlie Brown on Halloween <G>.

Jeff DeWitt

L.W.(Bill) ------ III wrote:
> Don't follow trucks.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
>>The single most troublesome part on the Cherokee is one with no moving
>>parts, the windshield.
>>
>>I'm on the 4th one. First one cracked for no apparent reason somewhere
>>around 160,000 miles, in the following 150,000 or so miles it's been
>>replaced two more times, each time for rock chips that developed cracks
>>serious cracks.
>>
>>Am I just unlucky (two stone chips in three days a couple of weeks ago)?
>> Would a air deflector on the front make a difference? Are some
>>brands of windshield tougher than others?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Jeff DeWitt

Re: XJ windshield question
 

On Sat, 4 Nov 2006, Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:

> The single most troublesome part on the Cherokee is one with no moving parts,
> the windshield.

And here I thought it was the radio.


> I'm on the 4th one. First one cracked for no apparent reason somewhere
> around 160,000 miles, in the following 150,000 or so miles it's been replaced
> two more times, each time for rock chips that developed cracks serious
> cracks.
>
> Am I just unlucky (two stone chips in three days a couple of weeks ago)?

Not unlucky, it is just that random events tend to look like they are
clustered together. If the events were uniform distanecs apart they
wouldn't be random.

Unless, of course, you tend to tailgate trucks laden with crushed stone.
In that case you get what you deserve.


> Would a air deflector on the front make a difference?

I can't see where it would help much. I've driven into pebbles that were
thrown laterally by truck tires and a 5-ton that I sometimes drive has a
stone chip about 8' above the ground.


> Are some brands of windshield tougher than others?

I think that for all practical purposes in the case of windshields, glass
is glass is glass. Don't forget that your XJ windshield is part of the
passenger restraint system and is designed to break in a controlled
manner. If it didn't give, anything squishy that got loose during a crash
would go *splat*.



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

Re: XJ windshield question
 

On Sat, 4 Nov 2006, Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:

> The single most troublesome part on the Cherokee is one with no moving parts,
> the windshield.

And here I thought it was the radio.


> I'm on the 4th one. First one cracked for no apparent reason somewhere
> around 160,000 miles, in the following 150,000 or so miles it's been replaced
> two more times, each time for rock chips that developed cracks serious
> cracks.
>
> Am I just unlucky (two stone chips in three days a couple of weeks ago)?

Not unlucky, it is just that random events tend to look like they are
clustered together. If the events were uniform distanecs apart they
wouldn't be random.

Unless, of course, you tend to tailgate trucks laden with crushed stone.
In that case you get what you deserve.


> Would a air deflector on the front make a difference?

I can't see where it would help much. I've driven into pebbles that were
thrown laterally by truck tires and a 5-ton that I sometimes drive has a
stone chip about 8' above the ground.


> Are some brands of windshield tougher than others?

I think that for all practical purposes in the case of windshields, glass
is glass is glass. Don't forget that your XJ windshield is part of the
passenger restraint system and is designed to break in a controlled
manner. If it didn't give, anything squishy that got loose during a crash
would go *splat*.



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

Re: XJ windshield question
 

On Sat, 4 Nov 2006, Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:

> The single most troublesome part on the Cherokee is one with no moving parts,
> the windshield.

And here I thought it was the radio.


> I'm on the 4th one. First one cracked for no apparent reason somewhere
> around 160,000 miles, in the following 150,000 or so miles it's been replaced
> two more times, each time for rock chips that developed cracks serious
> cracks.
>
> Am I just unlucky (two stone chips in three days a couple of weeks ago)?

Not unlucky, it is just that random events tend to look like they are
clustered together. If the events were uniform distanecs apart they
wouldn't be random.

Unless, of course, you tend to tailgate trucks laden with crushed stone.
In that case you get what you deserve.


> Would a air deflector on the front make a difference?

I can't see where it would help much. I've driven into pebbles that were
thrown laterally by truck tires and a 5-ton that I sometimes drive has a
stone chip about 8' above the ground.


> Are some brands of windshield tougher than others?

I think that for all practical purposes in the case of windshields, glass
is glass is glass. Don't forget that your XJ windshield is part of the
passenger restraint system and is designed to break in a controlled
manner. If it didn't give, anything squishy that got loose during a crash
would go *splat*.



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

Re: XJ windshield question
 

Well, it _IS_ kind of a Bimmer bummer.

Jeff Strickland wrote:

> No. I told you, Bimmer.
>
> "L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
>> Bummer!
>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O

tw
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__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

Re: XJ windshield question
 

Well, it _IS_ kind of a Bimmer bummer.

Jeff Strickland wrote:

> No. I told you, Bimmer.
>
> "L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
>> Bummer!
>> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O

tw
--
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________