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Old 01-07-2006, 12:55 AM
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I've never heard of them just plain shattering, mine hasn't.... I think the biggest danger is when installing or removing the window and applying uneven pressure to the curved glass, then they have been known to shatter, quite often....especially if they are old and the layers are separating...

I shattered the passenger door window on my car trying to get the jammed regulator/seal to come undone, all the sudden I heard a "BSSSHHH" and all of the glass discentegrated into little ball bearing size pieces, and they were rounded!! It was both cool, and sad, at the same time. Thankfully autoglass specialists came and replaced it two days later for a total of $128, not bad! They happened to have one in stock in their GR warehouse.
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