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rear glass chips?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Raistlen0, Aug 27, 2018.

  1. Aug 27, 2018 at 12:58 PM
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    Raistlen0

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    So washing the truck yesterday and noticed something on rear window. Seemed like a little rock. Scratched it and it came out but now there is a chip in the glass. Like a hole but not all the way through. I then noticed 2 more places with similar imperfections but not as bad. Almost like something is trapped in the glass. I can't imagine how a rock could get it let alone three places. Any one have anything like it too?
     
  2. Aug 27, 2018 at 1:00 PM
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    I haven't noticed anything wrong with my rear windows. It's on the outside right?
     
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    BB gun?
     
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    Maybe when the truck was delivered to the dealer it was on top of the transporter facing backwards and got a rock chip?
     
  7. Aug 27, 2018 at 2:13 PM
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    Maybe just never noticed before. Those smaller ones are scratchy. Like there is something stuck in it. I noticed them when they grabbed ahold of my rag.
     
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    The glass in these trucks are really thin and cheap,2nd gen had cheap glass also.
    Cheap/thin glass is used now.
     
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    How often do you drive backwards on the highway?
     
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    First thought that came to mind when I saw the pics was this.

     
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    You mean in the 50s a BB pellet would not have cracked the glass?
     
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    Lol
     
  13. Aug 27, 2018 at 3:14 PM
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    Really don't think so. The deep one had something stuck in like a rock. I picked it out with my nail. Whole time I picked at it I thought it was stuck on bird shit. Popped out and there was the hole. The others feel similar but much smaller and what ever it is isn't coming off /out.
     
  14. Aug 27, 2018 at 3:18 PM
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    Rock chips will happen especially if a semi zips by you going 90 on freeway. One thing I never do is don't follow semi's .
    It will break skin even if a pebble hits you.
    That is not stress related . It's a chip from something thrown at it either accidental or on purpose. From the looks of it, it looks something dead on and not from the side which would show the direction object came from.
     
  15. Aug 27, 2018 at 3:21 PM
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    it's the rear window that makes it strange.
     
  16. Aug 27, 2018 at 3:26 PM
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    Yea. Believe it or not I had it happen when a semi flew by me on the freeway. You can hear all the crap the tires were flying up and hitting everything. What you should do is get that filled in so the glass doesn't get stress fracture.
     
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    Window graphics. Problem solved. Bummer you have this issue.
    BFC4173E-7FFA-41D5-833A-A5D2980F66C3.jpg
     
  18. Aug 27, 2018 at 4:40 PM
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    Stuff, things, this, an ADS
    Same thing on rear passenger side on the door glass.
     
  19. Aug 27, 2018 at 4:45 PM
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    Raistlen0

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    So thing scratchy stuck in it or a chip?
     
  20. Aug 27, 2018 at 4:46 PM
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    El Duderino

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    Stuff, things, this, an ADS
    A chip. All black window with a small white speck.
     

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