jabba96

So I'm driving down the highway, hit a small bump and hear glass shatter, follow by a cool breeze. Anyone experience this?

hallenfe

WTF is right i would have been pissed and headed straight to the dealer. let us know what comes out of this man. i have a sliding rear window.

ftrucktough

This happened to me on an old Bronco that I had. It was about 10 degrees outside and had just snowed. I had the rear defrost on and going down the highway in the middle of nowhere, the rear glass just completely shattered.

Did you have the rear defrost on? If there is some abnormality in the glass, that temperature difference can be enough to make it real brittle and all it takes is a little bump...

jabba96

Defroster was off, it was cool out but not cold here in Jersey. i called some glass places and they quoted me about 400 or 450 If I want a slider. Looks like I'm SOL

BlueSpark

Jersey? - maybe you're being shot at. No insurance?

Papi4baby

You could ask the insurance to cut you a check for the factory replacement and then get the slider one you paying the difference.

jt94

92 explorer did the same. probably tempature difference

deepwater

Ford Ranger. Heard very very load BOOM!!! and the driver side window exploded while I was driving. Upon investigation I discovered that a 243 bullet was left in the ash tray which found its way into the cigarette lighter socket. I guess it shorted out and got the bullet so hot it exploded. The whole ash try was blown up as well.

I was within inches of being killed in a freak accident.

GunMonkeyINTL

Skeptical.

A cartridge igniting outside of a gun rarely deals enough energy to hurt, let alone kill, anyone.
The primer lights the powder and pushes the bullet out of the case but, since the pressure is not contained, the bullet never achieves any significant velocity.

The Army did tests several years ago where they electronically ignited .30-06 cartridges in the pockets of BDU pants and blouses. The BDUs were hanging on dummies and, other than a few primer cup shards, nothing even broke through the cloth. None of the dummies suffered anything more than superficial burns.

It's a great story, though, if you shot the truck and need something to tell dad.

obusnizzle

looks like a friday afternoon install on the window line at the plant!