Broken Window!!!
#17
It's very possible that the glass could have shattered by itself. Has anyone ever cooked with hot glass before? You never drain hot liquid out of a glass container and then immediately fill the glass container with ice cold liquid. Doing so may cause cracks in the glass. While it's not that hot in a car, depending on the glass quality, the glass can crack/shatter. Seeing how windows are mass produced and the small rear window isn't the most important window, the glass quality doesn't have to be the best (or even mediocre). That and how I hear there are complaints about the windshield being weak...and weak paint....and easily scratchable wood panels...
Face it, Lexus doesn't use the best quality materials ever...
Face it, Lexus doesn't use the best quality materials ever...
#24
Originally Posted by maz
See if there was a surveillance camera at where your car was parked and see how the window fell out. If it fell out by itself, show it to the dealer.
#25
Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
The window lining does not look cut or torn, so it may be an adhesive/installation issue.
Any chance the tinter f****ed up the seal during install?!? Maybe they need to take responsibility, not Lexus.
Last edited by TimboIS; 04-27-06 at 06:34 PM.
#27
Originally Posted by loftus112
Take pics of where the broken glass lies and not just mainly the the body scratch.
#28
You guys that continue to believe the window blew out are just kidding yourselves (too much X files, not enough CSI. Hypothetically, suppose the pressure did increase from the heat AND suppose the car was 100% air-tight (which it isn't). The pressure would have gradually built up until it weakened the seal, causing the air to slowly leak. The only way you could possibly blow out a window would be to have an massive instantaneous build up of air pressure under huge PSI. That just ain't going to happen inside the car, at least not without some combustible material.
#29
As a scientist I can tell you that it is possible that the glass tolerance was too tight in the frame and during the expansion from the hotter day, cracked from the pressure. Glass expands at nearly twice the rate of steel due to tighter molecular composition. What this means is that the glass expanded further than the steel causing it to flex, then shatter.....CSI THAT!
#30
Originally Posted by duckduck
It's very possible that the glass could have shattered by itself. Has anyone ever cooked with hot glass before? You never drain hot liquid out of a glass container and then immediately fill the glass container with ice cold liquid. Doing so may cause cracks in the glass. While it's not that hot in a car, depending on the glass quality, the glass can crack/shatter. Seeing how windows are mass produced and the small rear window isn't the most important window, the glass quality doesn't have to be the best (or even mediocre). That and how I hear there are complaints about the windshield being weak...and weak paint....and easily scratchable wood panels...
Face it, Lexus doesn't use the best quality materials ever...
Face it, Lexus doesn't use the best quality materials ever...
Sorry to hear about your mishap, Payam. I just hope you can get it fixed under warranty.