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Old May 12, 2004 | 10:09 AM
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Default Sunlight broke my rear quarter glass?

I parked my car from 9~11:45 the temperature at ~1:30 was 85degrees.

I had all my windows full up, moonroof closed, visors down. Sunlight was probably hitting the passenger side of the vehicle.

I came out after a final and the rear quarter glass was shattered, but still intact. There was kind of a ridge running horizontally through the middle of the glass, but over by the molding, there was a focal point that exhibited the traditional impact appearance.

The officer said it might be a heat fracture, due to greenhouse effect.

Has this happened to anyone before? Even if not on an RSX? It sounds like BS to me. I mean the glass is tempered (heat-treated) anyways, right??

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Old May 12, 2004 | 10:15 AM
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Default Re: Sunlight broke my rear quarter glass? (PHiZ)

i had it happen before on my 91 accord. i was parked in the shade and moved my car and like a hour later the back glass was all crackly looking and i touched it and it all fell in.
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Old May 12, 2004 | 10:25 AM
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Default Re: Sunlight broke my rear quarter glass? (PHiZ)

dunno...I haven't seen or heard of that happening here in S.CA. Perhaps in your are the "green house" effect is more imminent
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Old May 12, 2004 | 10:25 AM
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Default Re: Sunlight broke my rear quarter glass? (nvmonkeys)

phiz i think someone is pissed at you.... have you been stickin your mitts in their honey pot again??
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Old May 12, 2004 | 11:31 AM
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Default Re: Sunlight broke my rear quarter glass? (PHiZ)

This happened to someone i used to work with..It took out his entire rear windshield..Security even checked, it went on its own ..
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Old May 12, 2004 | 11:52 AM
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Default Re: Sunlight broke my rear quarter glass? (bluesiTYPER)

This happened to a glass outdoor table my ex-girlfriend had.... Or at least we assume it was something to that effect.
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Old May 12, 2004 | 12:18 PM
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yup it's feasible, sux though
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Old May 12, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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Default Re: Sunlight broke my rear quarter glass? (Hooligan317)

probably took advantage of any imperfection in the glass.
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Old May 12, 2004 | 01:10 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by envision2teg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">probably took advantage of any imperfection in the glass.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well because of the heat today i couldn't roll up my passenger side window. You know that plastic thats on the inside of the door panel which i held up by the beige glue. When i tried to roll up my window i saw nothing but smears of the beige glue, an dnow they won't go up or down. Oh well just another thing for Acura to fix.
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Old May 12, 2004 | 01:37 PM
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did you make a bad ecu for a pissed off mafia guy?
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Old May 12, 2004 | 02:02 PM
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My front window in my EP3 cracked for the sun.
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Old May 12, 2004 | 10:35 PM
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maybe someone threw a spark plug at it?
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