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Originally Posted by stevej37 View Post
52 years of driving here...never had cracks like that!
Trucks must be haulin!

We get chips.
Chips turn to cracks quickly with a 60°C or 108°F thermal gradient across a 1/4” of glass. Huge thermal stresses there. When the car is idling warming up, it’s more likely a 70°C or 125°F delta T across the glass.
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