Rear window breaking from chassis flex?

[Lance Racing]

Another broken rear window



60 degrees out. defrost was on. Had parked the car, was getting something from the back seat and heard a big POP. Look up and the rear window is broken, with a hole the size of a brick in the middle where glass had fallen onto the rear speaker tray. If I hadn't had previously read this thread, I would have thought a sniper with bad aim was taking a shot at me.

There was a threat of rain, so I got back in the car, drove the 5 miles to home to get the car in the garage, and jump into another E30 and get back to work. Pretty funny as I drove home, glass kept falling out little by little. I looked like Billy Bob to the cars behind me. By the time I got home, most of the glass had fallen out. Car is an 87.

In better times:

[e30trooper]

mines a 87

[stinkydriverx]

Now I read others with the same thing. Wait.. I notice a lot of plastic bumper pics. What years are you guys saying this has happened?

Mine is a late model too. 89 as said in the OP.

oh yea, seriously, whenever I pull into any driveway/ramp with the music off i can hear the car creak from front to rear as i move up and along the face of the way. Kinda weird when the interior moans like that...

Oh god i can't even count how many times that has happened to me. Pretty much everyday i drive it.

[Huff]

My defroster was not on: there was no one in the car, car was not running.

One of my unsolved car mysteries might have just been solved!! One summer, I came out and my freaking window was smashed! I thought it might have been some kids because I was at a school (I could find any impact points; nothing looked like it was thown at it). I also thought it was a lawn crew (again no impact point). It literally was just smashed and I couldn't figure out why.. Just assumed it was malicious.

Now I read others with the same thing. Wait.. I notice a lot of plastic bumper pics. What years are you guys saying this has happened?

[BigSam]

That being said, my defrost is always on, summer or winter. I never turn it off due to laziness.

I am guilty of this as well.

[NC325iC]

So what is funny about that is I ran for a few weeks with no lockstrip in the back.

The window moved about 1.5"

you turned your car into a big speaker

[m3clutch]

My rear wheel comes of the ground in some driveways and I hear all of the windows creek.

oh yea, seriously, whenever i pull into any driveway/ramp with the music off i can hear the car creak from front to rear as i move up and along the face of the way. Kinda weird when the interior moans like that...

[StereoInstaller1]

Don't lie Luke, you were bumping your mad ghetto phat BAYSE y0!

;)

So what is funny about that is I ran for a few weeks with no lockstrip in the back.

The window moved about 1.5"

[Lance Racing]

I'd say pretty rare scenario. I wouldn't NOT use the rear defroster just out of fear of this happening. Good visibility on a day to day basis trumps a very rare case of the glass breaking.

That being said, my defrost is always on, summer or winter. I never turn it off due to laziness.

[pbr87]

Holy Shit!!!!

I've never heard of this happening. Didn't even realize it was possible.

[T Verdier]

The E30, notorious for bad inner door handles, leaky trunks, and random exploding rear glass.

I feel the need to get defensive but I have both a bad door handle, and a leaky trunk lol

[Holland]

The E30, notorious for bad inner door handles, leaky trunks, and random exploding rear glass.

[Jean]

I can't wait to have a working defroster.... last glass I installed I didn't check (ohm) the grid and it's fricking bad.

[Wh33lhop]

My defroster was not on: there was no one in the car, car was not running.

Don't lie Luke, you were bumping your mad ghetto phat BAYSE y0!

;)

[e30trooper]

i just replaced i rear window becuase of the defroster took a shit

EDIT: PICS





Installed the new window my self and only paid 20 BUX :D My defrost shorted out and yea fucked shit up