: snowflakes in the windshield
bignick 07-31-2008, 07:59 PM we got a bulletin in today for some of the new malibus
the problem is that some of the acoustical film that is between the glass in the windshield, when left out in the sun and heated up, will form, what looks like, a snowflake.
they sent us pictures and it looks exactly like a snowflake, it's weird.
so if you get one, now you know. take it in to the dealer.
DOACanada 08-01-2008, 05:22 AM bignick - Thanks for the heads up....seems they didn't let it set properly.
pwinskey 08-01-2008, 07:06 AM Oh great, I leave mine out at work from 8:00am until 4:30pm every day before I go home and put it in the garage. Did they mention how often they have seen this happen and I assume this will mean a new windshield will be in order? Is there a way to post a picture of what this looks like on the forum? I would be curious to know if this is isolated to a certain batch of windshields or at particular plants where the car was made. Thanks in advance for any info regarding this.
FenwickHockey65 08-01-2008, 07:33 AM Awesome. This is something we don't need on this car. Hopefully it was a limited batch of windshields...
Pizza Man 08-01-2008, 08:03 AM Ours sits for hours in the direct sun. So far, so good.
Does the bulletin state which VIN numbers may be affected?
In The Shadows 08-01-2008, 10:16 AM I've been having trouble with my windshield's cleanliness
:angry:
pwinskey 08-01-2008, 11:21 AM The only problem I have had is what Pizza Man explained in the email about outgassing but it cleans up fine.
we got a bulletin in today for some of the new malibus
the problem is that some of the acoustical film that is between the glass in the windshield, when left out in the sun and heated up, will form, what looks like, a snowflake.
they sent us pictures and it looks exactly like a snowflake, it's weird.
so if you get one, now you know. take it in to the dealer.
I have an odd looking circular "image" with dots in the center on my rear window glass...is this similar? I thought it was the suction thing that the assembly line used to place the window but i sprayed and cleaned it inside and out and its still there.
USA1fan 09-30-2008, 05:31 AM I have similar marks on my side glass (both fronts). They're most noticable when the car gets fogged up a bit some mornings. I also assumed there were from the suction thing, and that with enough cleaning will eventually disappear. Time will tell.
geezz 10-11-2009, 07:51 AM we got a bulletin in today for some of the new malibus
the problem is that some of the acoustical film that is between the glass in the windshield, when left out in the sun and heated up, will form, what looks like, a snowflake.
they sent us pictures and it looks exactly like a snowflake, it's weird.
so if you get one, now you know. take it in to the dealer.
In the glass manufacturing world, its called a "star burst" and is caused by trapped air (dust particle) during the bonding phase ... originally the plastic was encorporated into the windshields to keep passengers inside the car in the event of an accident, since the incorporstion of passenger side air bags the thickness of the plastic had to be increased so the air bag deployment didn't go through the windshield. Calling it acoustical film leads folks to believe its for sound reduction.
Macleod52 10-12-2009, 09:32 AM In the glass manufacturing world, its called a "star burst" and is caused by trapped air (dust particle) during the bonding phase ... originally the plastic was encorporated into the windshields to keep passengers inside the car in the event of an accident, since the incorporstion of passenger side air bags the thickness of the plastic had to be increased so the air bag deployment didn't go through the windshield. Calling it acoustical film leads folks to believe its for sound reduction.
Actually, I'm pretty sure the windshield has the acoustical film as well.
geezz 10-14-2009, 03:19 PM heres how they're made in a nutshell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg3moEI9V5g
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