TCH Windshield ROCKS!

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Old 09-17-2006, 06:52 PM
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Default TCH Windshield ROCKS!

After reading the posts about the TCH Windshield's tendency to pit and/or crack when hit by road debris, I adopted an ultra-conservative driving approach.

For over four months and 5,000+ miles, I hung way back from vehicles in front of me and hugged the shoulder when being passed on the driver's side. It seemed to work well until last week.

I then caught two direct hits to the windshield in one day on the interstate and third on a local 4 lane. Each was a grape-sized rock that landed with a very loud 'THWACK', leaving a dusty ring around the eye-level point of impact.

None of the three hits left a visible pit, scratch or crack. I consider myself lucky, but the TCH windshield is not as fragile as I imagined.
 
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Old 09-17-2006, 07:08 PM
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My experience as well...knock on wood.
 
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Old 09-18-2006, 08:57 AM
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I ordered the diamond coating offered by my dealer as well having had a positive experience with it on my past car. Sure enough 3 days after I got the car a rock got flung up the size of a golf ball and smacked the window hard enough that it sounded like a gunshot. Amazingly, no damage!

I don't know if it was the windshield or the coating, but not complaining.
 
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Old 09-18-2006, 09:15 AM
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Hi,

What is the diamond coating? How much does it cost? Please explain. Thanks.
 
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Old 09-18-2006, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Loonbeam
I ordered the diamond coating offered by my dealer as well having had a positive experience with it on my past car. Sure enough 3 days after I got the car a rock got flung up the size of a golf ball and smacked the window hard enough that it sounded like a gunshot. Amazingly, no damage!

I don't know if it was the windshield or the coating, but not complaining.
Wow! Yikes!
 
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