Bang

Parked up the SD1 in town yesterday, and there was a slight bang when I closed the door and locked things. Sounded a bit like a plastic water bottle bursting. Thinking it might be in the boot, opened the hatch. Nothing. Closed the hatch and most of the window fell in...

Strangely, the same happened to my brother last year with his BMW E28. In all my years driving I've only had one window shatter, and that was a screen on the autobahn. So was probably a stone. This simply self destructed. The heater was on, but the day not cold.

I've contacted Autoglass about having it replaced - it's covered by the insurance. Not heard back from them. Rimmer don't list the correct spare. They do sell plain (instead of tinted) glass unheated, though. Wonder if they'll source the correct one?

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Dave Plowman (News)
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Had the same thing on the rear glass of a rover 214 3-door (1990) a few years back, no apparent cause or reason, just happened. It was, however, -5 degrees at the time, might have been a contributory factor maybe... Good luck getting it replaced witht he correct one. Badger.

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Badger

Nasty! You will still be finding little bits of glass weeks after you were certain you cleaned it all up!

It would be worth giving Rimmers a phone call rather than looking on their stock list. When some clown put a hammer through my side window (and two other cars in my street) and Rimmers didn't stock a replacement, I asked if they knew anyone breaking a car that might supply me with a window. And Rimmers sorted it and sent me one - I was invoiced the window, "Part Used".

So if you want a tinted heated one instead of their stock item, it could be worth asking.

Jim

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Jim Warren

I'd probably try Wins at Lingfield first for a secondhand one as it's not that far from here. But I'm still hoping for a new one - the heating element often gives trouble after a few years. I'd repaired mine a few times.

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Dave Plowman (News)

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Dave Plowman (News)" saying something like:

Happened to me a couple of years ago on an Escrote van. One of the rear windows simply starred over with a bit of a crack as I was driving along. Cold day and movement stresses, I thought at the time.

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Grimly Curmudgeon

Crap! it missed you then, you just try watching out for us cyclists in future! you need to re-take your driving test if you have ever taken one in the first place, I thought the congestion charge was mean't to rid the roads of idiots like you!

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Kert Banters

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