Anyone had rear windshield shattering? - HondaClub.com

ubatu · 05-16-2006, 10:47 PM

Just the other day my rear hatch window shattered for the second time. Just wondering if its just my car that has bad luck. I have the type-r style hatch cover so I am thinking the heat from the engine and then washing it had something to do with it. I was getting it washed when all the sudden after the rear hatch was shut it shattered.

If this happens again then I am getting a lexan winshield.......

tom · 05-16-2006, 10:48 PM

You're not dropping it shut, are you?

ubatu · 05-16-2006, 10:48 PM

Uh kinda but not hard enough to shatter it......I push down and just let it fall in place. I ask Jon Martin if there was a proper way to close it but he said it was ok with the way I was closing it.....by the way I did not shut the hatch.....it was the porter who was washing my car.

tom · 05-16-2006, 10:49 PM

I have the Type R mesh cover, and I have no problem with it so far. Perhaps your "Kinda" drop close might have something to do with it. Maybe it's time to get a lexen hatch?

ubatu · 05-16-2006, 10:50 PM

I don't drop the rear hatch hard at all........but who knows.....hopefully Jon will be able to find out from the engineers at Honda.

honda888 · 05-16-2006, 10:51 PM

Wow. Sorry to hear of your problem. I don't have an engine cover at all, but you've really concerned me. When I close my hatch, I gently lower it into place and then gently push it into a lock position.

Keep us informed.

d16man · 05-24-2006, 02:45 PM

The heat could be it, but I doubt it...heat has more effect on metal than on glass.

FragSource · 05-30-2006, 06:05 PM

i would think the problem would be that your slamming your back door too hard, or maybe some one did it on purpose. I would reccomend getting a stronger type of glass windshield

k20a2Stitch · 09-23-2006, 12:00 PM

heat and then cold water could have somethng to do with it, but it would shatter the minute the water hit it, not after.

boxcarracer0260 · 09-25-2006, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by honda888

Wow. Sorry to hear of your problem. I don't have an engine cover at all, but you've really concerned me. When I close my hatch, I gently lower it into place and then gently push it into a lock position.

Keep us informed.

that is the same thing i do with my hatch but like everyone has said it could be the heat and/or cold too.

05-16-2006, 10:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
ubatu Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3	Anyone had rear windshield shattering? Just the other day my rear hatch window shattered for the second time. Just wondering if its just my car that has bad luck. I have the type-r style hatch cover so I am thinking the heat from the engine and then washing it had something to do with it. I was getting it washed when all the sudden after the rear hatch was shut it shattered. If this happens again then I am getting a lexan winshield.......

09-23-2006, 12:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
k20a2Stitch Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mohegan lake, New York United States Posts: 112	heat and then cold water could have somethng to do with it, but it would shatter the minute the water hit it, not after. __________________ New York Integra & RSX forum

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05-16-2006, 10:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
tom Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4	You're not dropping it shut, are you?

05-16-2006, 10:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
ubatu Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3	Uh kinda but not hard enough to shatter it......I push down and just let it fall in place. I ask Jon Martin if there was a proper way to close it but he said it was ok with the way I was closing it.....by the way I did not shut the hatch.....it was the porter who was washing my car.

05-16-2006, 10:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
tom Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4	I have the Type R mesh cover, and I have no problem with it so far. Perhaps your "Kinda" drop close might have something to do with it. Maybe it's time to get a lexen hatch?

05-16-2006, 10:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
ubatu Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3	I don't drop the rear hatch hard at all........but who knows.....hopefully Jon will be able to find out from the engineers at Honda.

05-16-2006, 10:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
honda888 Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2	Wow. Sorry to hear of your problem. I don't have an engine cover at all, but you've really concerned me. When I close my hatch, I gently lower it into place and then gently push it into a lock position. Keep us informed.

05-24-2006, 02:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
d16man Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 10	The heat could be it, but I doubt it...heat has more effect on metal than on glass.

05-30-2006, 06:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
FragSource Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 20	i would think the problem would be that your slamming your back door too hard, or maybe some one did it on purpose. I would reccomend getting a stronger type of glass windshield