Most of the cracks that happen in glass, have nothing to do with
the glass itself. If the glass is stressed because of a poor fit,
the smallest stone can cause a crack. Vanagons don't flex much, and
the original fit, glass to window frame, is very good, therefore it
can take a beating.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Dave Bayer wrote:

> > I used Safelite Auto Glass the last time I had a Vanagon windshield replaced.
>
>         I have but one statical point to add on safelite:
> my golf currently has two large spidered cracks from *small*
> pebbles hit at around 50 mph. The pebbles made small cracking
> noises...
>
>         My stock vanagon windshield recieved a nice chunk of
> gravel kicked up by a semi up in canada at 80 km/h. The chip
> is hardly noticable. The rock made a very loud smack as it
> hit the windshield...
>
>         Anyone know of anyway to compare glass quality?
>
> dave
>