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Facts:
1. Removed windshield frame (did not remove glass from frame)in 2008 and reinstalled.
2. In 2011 the windshield developed a stress crack on the drivers side while parked (maybe over the winter, can't remember for sure).
3. Windshield replaced in August 2011. Drove car a few hundred miles without incident, then parked for the winter.
4. Today I removed the car cover and discovered another stress crack on the drivers side that occurred over the winter while parked.
This is too much of a coincidence to ignore. I'm not about to replace again without figuring out why this is happening. Does anyone have some thoughts or similar experiences? There was a shim in the left side frame post which attaches to the body that I removed and replaced. I'm not sure how to fix and be sure it doesn't happen again. It was not fun to replace the glass and get all the rubber trim correctly installed let alone the expense of the glass itself.
1. Removed windshield frame (did not remove glass from frame)in 2008 and reinstalled.
2. In 2011 the windshield developed a stress crack on the drivers side while parked (maybe over the winter, can't remember for sure).
3. Windshield replaced in August 2011. Drove car a few hundred miles without incident, then parked for the winter.
4. Today I removed the car cover and discovered another stress crack on the drivers side that occurred over the winter while parked.
This is too much of a coincidence to ignore. I'm not about to replace again without figuring out why this is happening. Does anyone have some thoughts or similar experiences? There was a shim in the left side frame post which attaches to the body that I removed and replaced. I'm not sure how to fix and be sure it doesn't happen again. It was not fun to replace the glass and get all the rubber trim correctly installed let alone the expense of the glass itself.