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Risk of window shattering?
Some kids threw a small piece of gravel at my rear window causing a surface graze/chip of around 2 mm. The mark is not too deep but is noticeable. What is the risk of the window suddenly shattering bearing in mind the glass is toughened not laminated? If i left the graze alone would it be OK? Side windows also damaged but not too concerned at that at the minute.
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- ?Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Door glass in a vehicle is tempered glass. It is either broken into small pieces or is intact. Chip should not cause it to shatter. If if was a windshield it would be a different story, Windshields are laminated glass and a small chip can start a "run" that can crack out. Tempered glass cannot "crack", it breaks into many small pieces when it breaks.
Source(s): 44 years in the glass business. - 1 decade ago
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Source(s): PERSONAL EXP IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY - ?Lv 61 decade ago
it could possibly crack when winter comes due to freezing ice compresing against the glass inside and outside.
