With the crazy weather here in PA, I apparently had a chip near the A-Pillar...

On to windshield number 6!

 

4 on the R52 , 2 on the r58.

 

dayum, nearly 60k here on #1

 

Wow. I replaced mine at 130k because it was crazy pitted. No chips or cracks. Still on #2

 

#4 and over 250,000 miles noted. So I do have some mileage on the glass PPG or OEM glass in the past.

 

Yeah I'm at about 190K myself on my R53.

I've had three crack similar to my current one. A rock hits right by the a-pillar. I wonder if this is very common?

 

Also here's my favorite windshield story...

Me and my late best friend (RIP buddy) were out motoring and took a turn pretty fast. A truck in the other lane kicked up a decent sized rock, maybe about twice the size of a hot wheels car.

We both saw it coming and yelled "HOLY $H1T". Rock comes right through the windshield and landed on my dashboard. Glass everywhere.

 

On the A pillar it would have to be a huge rock, lots of force. But on the end on the A pillar near the window, I would say yes, as that the edge of the window ( weak point ). Also the same thing right by it on the glass . I been through some glass, seen it all.


On the A pillars also watch when new ones are put in after a window replacement , glass places are know to destroy and damage them.


https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ent-parts.html

 

I've gone through about 8 of those A-Pillar covers.

Here's an image of the chip that caused the crack:


Fingertip for reference

I just noticed the crack three days ago. And thanks to the sudden changes in weather, here's the length of the crack:

Goes to about that black line

 

Yep right on the edge. Had the same thing twice, once it hit just a little and took out most of the a pillar. Then Safelite did the repair and A pillar flew off afterwards after I told them not the break the clips. :(

 

That's 2 for you and 3 for me the same way... Design flaw?

 

Well its been debated many times

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...and-cracks.htm

Early cars , there was no rock chip , but stress cracks from installs : ie Pen test.

http://www.motoringfile.com/2003/07/...dshieldIssues/


, but seen other Cars other then MINI do this also. We just have a very upright windshield. Have an R58 with a greater rake on the windshield , time will tell.

 

I have an '06 R53 with 80K miles. I'm on windshield #2. Took a good size rock right a semi kicked up right in the center of the glass when I'd owned the car for a couple of years. Otherwise, no issues.

 

My Buddy had a r56 and he had his car for 4 years and said he went through 3 windshields.. Crazy!

 

'05 R53 with 137k; I bought it 2 months ago with 130k. Don't know the past history but the car currently has an OEM windshield with a crack at the lower right, a star at the lower left and a migrating crack in the line of sight.

My current work requires me to go through a large highway construction project twice a day, so I don't plan to replace the windshield unless this job ends or the windshield gets so bad it affects my vision.

 

'05 with 155k and about to get at least it's 3rd tomorrow. I only know the one on there is a replacement is because the glass guy pointed out that a previous installer had broken all the tabs off and just glued the a-pillar covers on. So he stopped and ordered 2 new ones and coming back out to do it right tomorrow.

 

Seen it many time with the a pillars re-glued. :(

 

I think I still hold the record. I'm on Windshield #7 but it got a pretty big rock ding a couple of years ago right in the middle. I just filled it as much as possible and left it there. #7 I paid for myself because the insurance company won't pay for windshields on my car anymore.

 

Thats crazy.

 

You win. Not sure whether congratulations or condolences would be more appropriate...

 

145k and I'm still on #1. Did have to repair a chip that spidered out a bit. Rain-X windshield repair fixed that nicely.

Since I just rebuilt the tranny I plan on keeping the car awhile, so I may replace the windshield soon due to the countless minor pits.

 

Neither my co-pilot nor I have gone through a windshield but 3 of them have been replaced resulting from stone damage in just under 100,000 miles.

 

Almost 95k and still on my 1st.
I have some pitting from winters in Chicago. Nothin major though.

 

 

I replaced our in the Clubman in October but evidently the broken one was ot an OEM. We bought Lulu has a CPO from our local dealer. CarFax shows it was originally out of NY so it probably happened there. I don't think windshields replacement would show up on CarFax so there is now way of knowing. The Safelite Tech. said it wasn't OEM but a cheap knock off.

Tom