Windshield cracked - hit by a rock on the highway

[Greenwater]

I have a cabin in the woods on a paved state highway in Washington. Last year they "chipped it", it added stupid unneeded gravel with oil. It took a couple of months before those rocks went away. I got hit 3 times. I'm glad I didn't get it immediately fixed. I had two thoughts without any evidence. One, the airflow seems to head straight for the right lower half of the window. That's where all 3 of mine hit. Second, I was quite surprised how badly a crack I got. I got a strke just below your blocked out blue registration sticker, and that's the one that made a crack go around 1/4 of the way across my window. I wish I had some kind of dynamic air dam that could come down like some trucks have the diverts air flow over the car (and this would lower mileage too).

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[drbiggieg]

End result of all this was windshield replacement by SC directly. Took about two weeks for it to come in and a few days to install it. I had to pay out of pocket approximately $1800 and was reimbursed (minus the deductible) by my insurance company once I submitted the paid invoice from Rivian.

Glad it was resolved, but it was a bit of a hassle to get everything situated. Just know ahead of time that you will likely have to pay Rivian directly as they do not deal with insurance in this case.

 

[atebit]

First, you get the Fu.
Then, you get the Yao.
THEN, you get the crack.

 

[WarehouseWilly]

If you look closely at the right angle and in the right light you will notice very small micro-defects in the glass. I imagine that if a rock hits at or near one of these it will result in a cracked windshield.

 

[MooreND23]

January ski trip in bend. Some jerk passes me and cuts me off close and sends a rock right at me. Large bullseye right in my view. Submitted a claim, $100 deductible. 4 months to get a new windshield. Never cracked but very obvious and distracting. $1800+ for new one. Still haven’t gotten an insurance refund yet and this happened today! 4 days later!

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