flower Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 right i need some informative advise none of this is sorry about your window thats harsh ect, bull shit. Right picture this scene. I'm driving along southend sea front with 2 of my mates. Going along at a steady pace and then disaster struck...............BANG!!!!!! I looked round and i had a f**king huge hole in my back window and the whole thing had shattered. I stopped instantly and look about for some ignorant twats to savage. But alas there was no one to be scene. Pretty much all the glass was out side the car not in the boot. And the remaining glass was bulging outwards. This is the confusing part you see. My dad said that someone must have thrown something and it shattered the window but kept it whole but as the windows were open it acted like a gun a blasted a whole through it. But i have hurd on a tv programme AGES ago that a certain car and model had this problem, but it was the pressure from within the car causing it to go BOOM.IF anyone has any advice similar experiences please let me know as i curious and f**king pissed off. Iv been driving a week and i also go to lash out cash for a service on wednesday.ps. Oh its 1.1 saxo forteCheers Flower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
011001000110010101110010 Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Sounds wierd, do you have a killer stereo and speaker set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flower Posted April 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Sounds wierd, do you have a killer stereo and speaker set up?No not at the moment its all im my garage as the amp was faulty when i bourght it. Its the standard stereo which is nothing to shout about really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smo™ Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 You said that the glass was outside the car? If you had anyone in the back I think it would be about time to ask them a few questions. Unless you had a monsterous sound system and were blasting music at a stupid volume then one of them smashed it, either accidentally or not. I find it hard to believe that someone could've thrown something that resulted in the glass falling outwards from the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flower Posted April 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 You said that the glass was outside the car? If you had anyone in the back I think it would be about time to ask them a few questions. Unless you had a monsterous sound system and were blasting music at a stupid volume then one of them smashed it, either accidentally or not. I find it hard to believe that someone could've thrown something that resulted in the glass falling outwards from the car.Well thats wat i said but if the "object" wasnt big enough to smash it but to crack it then the force created by the wind blowing through may hav caused it to blow through. It only needs a week point. But im confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smo™ Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 (edited) You mean the wind blowing through the open windows being forceful enough to pull the glass out? I doubt that mate, it would have to be rediculously strong, at least enough for complaints from the passengers as their eyelids are torn from their faces. Plus you would've stopped right after the almighty bang, in which time the wind wouldn't have been able to tear the glass out. For that to happen you would've had to ignore the massive smashing noise, proceed to achieve a ridiculous speed then come to a halt eventually and notice the rear window missing.I honestly think one of your mates broke it by accident and doesn't want to admit it. I may be wrong, but the facts just don't fit. Edited April 17, 2006 by Smo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flower Posted April 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 (edited) You mean the wind blowing through the open windows being forceful enough to pull the glass out? I doubt that mate, it would have to be rediculously strong, at least enough for complaints from the passengers as their eyelids are torn from their faces. Plus you would've stopped right after the almighty bang, in which time the wind wouldn't have been able to tear the glass out. For that to happen you would've had to ignore the massive smashing noise, proceed to achieve a ridiculous speed then come to a halt eventually and notice the rear window missing.I honestly think one of your mates broke it by accident and doesn't want to admit it. I may be wrong, but the facts just don't fit.Yeah after something hit it thus causing a week point over the window its self, and the wind acting as a hammer effectivly pushed the shatterd glass out. But i dont know so. but if uv ever thrown a brick at a glass panal it does that spiders web effect then the wind would blow through that. But the noise was when the glass went out of the window. Edited April 17, 2006 by flower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir trial a lot Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Its a long story but basically the exact same thing happened to my dad. He used to have a Citreon Xantia and we were cutting the grass. All of a sudden, BANG and we didnt know what it was at first but here the exact same thing had happened. The rear screen was shattered. No one was around and when we put it in to get fixed we were told that sometimes the pressure gets too much on the sides and just shatteres it. And the reason for the glass to be falling out over is because the window is shaped out, so when the glass smashes it pushes out over, and also would have been if you had the windows open (air flow). so basically yeah, this has happened to me and my dad before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 at least enough for complaints from the passengers as their eyelids are torn from their faces. dont know why but that made me giggle My apologies to hijack the thread but.......Im also having saxo trouble. I went out with my mum to practise on some quiet roads. It was a nice sunny day, and we started by just driving around (couple of things happened but they not important, i jsut hate old people driving )Anyway we came back in for a drink then went out again to do some manovures on a quiet estate down the road. we had just finished and started heading back when the temparature warning light came on A bit odd but I thought fair enough, its a hot day, and we weren't travelling fast/far to cool the engine down.Anyway got it back, let the fan cool the engine down. Checked the coolant and was fine. Left it for 3 hours outside (by this time it was now in the shade and getting colder), turn the engine to the second point and the light came on again! So we left it overnight, went to it in the morning and my brother said the battery was flat :S we're going to take it to the garage tomoz, but any ideas to what it is? (mostly so I can be absolved from blame)thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cable Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Maybe a short circuit?From Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomR Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Simple answer - its french. French + electronics or engineering really dont mix. Some clio's and xsaras i think it is come out of the factory as MOT failures.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Simple answer - its french. French + electronics or engineering really dont mix.haha nice one :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 If your engine is really hot, you should put the fan on full blast on the hottest it will get, this takes the heat from the engine, thus cooling it down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radfax Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 a while back i pumnched the rear windscreen on my vectra, the whole thing shattered causing all the glas to end up in the boot and there was an ALMIGHTY pop/boom, so i expect that this is usual because my vectra isnt french ,then i got a new rear wind screen on insurance for £60, them damn vandals (A) . it would have been £365 other wise because the window was heated blah blah blah (no jokes about keeping your hands warm when pushing it home wither!) So i expect its usual. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramps Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Well this isn't about cars but, a few years ago I was sitting in my living room with my dad and a glass cabinet that contained the stereo just feckin exploded. I don't know what happened but it shit me up real bad! Mabee it is the same thing that happend though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todge Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Rear screens on Smart Cars used to have a tendancy to blow out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Rear screens on Smart Cars used to have a tendancy to blow out awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomR Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Haha who needs In Car Entertainment when your windows blow out on random occasions, more entertaining than any multi-thousand pound ICE install! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Haha who needs In Car Entertainment when your windows blow out on random occasions, more entertaining than any multi-thousand pound ICE install! THE best in care entertainment is the sexy whine of a set of straight cut gears.....although randomly exploding french cars are always good for a laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 dont know why but that made me giggle My apologies to hijack the thread but.......Im also having saxo trouble. I went out with my mum to practise on some quiet roads. It was a nice sunny day, and we started by just driving around (couple of things happened but they not important, i jsut hate old people driving )Anyway we came back in for a drink then went out again to do some manovures on a quiet estate down the road. we had just finished and started heading back when the temparature warning light came on A bit odd but I thought fair enough, its a hot day, and we weren't travelling fast/far to cool the engine down.Anyway got it back, let the fan cool the engine down. Checked the coolant and was fine. Left it for 3 hours outside (by this time it was now in the shade and getting colder), turn the engine to the second point and the light came on again! So we left it overnight, went to it in the morning and my brother said the battery was flat :S we're going to take it to the garage tomoz, but any ideas to what it is? (mostly so I can be absolved from blame)thanks missus' punto used to do the temperature light thing all the time. After several (horrendously expensive and essentially pointless) trips to the main fiat dealer we took it in for new brakes at a proper garage and they found a teeny-tiny leak in a hose where it joins the radiator. They fixed that and it's not happened since. The water only came out when it got hot so we never saw wet spots when it was parked. f**k knows about the battery though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 missus' punto used to do the temperature light thing all the time. After several (horrendously expensive and essentially pointless) trips to the main fiat dealer we took it in for new brakes at a proper garage and they found a teeny-tiny leak in a hose where it joins the radiator. They fixed that and it's not happened since. The water only came out when it got hot so we never saw wet spots when it was parked. f**k knows about the battery thoughBut we all know what fiat stands for....FixItAgainTomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialkid Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Iv always said Fix It Again Tony but s'all good. i have loads of mates with saxos and they all have problems, jus dont but citroens my mum had one and was just shite! if u want a good lil hatch get a fiesta awesome value for money, all the zetec engines are perky and fun to drive and there really reliable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 go japanese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKH Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I can see the rear screen blowing if you get a large change in pressure in the car, say, from a gust of wind through an opened side window. Curved glass is very weak from the inside. A strong gust of wind could have exerted enough pressure to blow the glass, especially if there was already a hairline fracture somewhere. I once shattered the front screen in my old Passat while trying to kill a fly resting on the glass :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 I'm driving along southend sea front with 2 of my mates. Going along at a steady paceA steady fast pace by what Rick has told me bout your driving!SimpsonHope the problems gets sorted out quickly and doesnt hurt your wallet too much but i dont know anything about your problem :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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