Tim Evans

Frustrating Repeatedly Cracking Windshield.

Here is an email I received about a frustrating repeatedly cracking windshield. My windshield has developed a 1" crack on the INSIDE of the glass. I can feel the crack with my finger on the inside of the windshield but nothing on the outside. The same thing happened when the car was about 3 months old and the dealer changed the windshield for me, assuming that it was a flaw. He said he had never seen that... (posted by Tim Evans 4 years 111 days ago.)

My New Car Has Very Unusual Windshield Wiper Blades. What's Up?

Many new cars built starting about 2005 have a new style of windshield wiper blades that are very different. They have no metal frame. You can tell if your new car has flex blade style wipers by lifting the wiper arm off the glass, if it hangs in a big arc and has no metal to it you have these new blades. They are called FlexBlades, Valeo, Innovision, and Reflex to name a few. The purpose is... (posted by Tim Evans 5 years 311 days ago.)

The Little Known Cause of Windshield Replacements.

Are you wondering why your windshield cracked when you do not remember being hit with a rock? You woke up one morning and your windshield had a crack in it that seems to have come from no where. You are not alone. The most common cause of windshield replacements are very small impacts at the edge of the windshield. The impact is so small that it usually goes unnoticed.... (posted by Tim Evans 6 years 11 days ago.)