2002 S430 windshield

Jan 5, 2016 | 01:52 AM

Seattleguy82

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2002 S430

2002 S430 windshield

I was driving today with the defrost on and heard a pop pulled over and saw a crack and smoke coming from my windshield it seems to have melted or got very hot on the passenger side just below the wiper left a nasty quarter size hole and a crack running up my windshield any ideas?

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Jan 5, 2016 | 07:54 AM

mrbobby

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From: Kingsville Ontario (South of Detroit)

2003 S500 4Matic (SOLD) + 2004 S55 (SOLD) 2005 CLK 500 Cabriolet 2008 S 450

I beleive there are a couple of heating elements in the windshield near there that are designed to prevent the blades from freezing. It sounds like the element went viral and popped the windshield. I've never heard of this before.

Jan 5, 2016 | 09:03 AM

kraut56

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From: Montreal, Quebec

2009 E350 4M Avantgarde;mistress 2002 S600; wife 2014 C300 4M

windshield damage is usually included in your insurance. (the S600 has an expensive one).

Jan 5, 2016 | 10:35 AM

ibeforreal

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From: North Carolina

2003 S500 - Toyota Corolla (in the rain)

Agree with Kraut56, call you insurance company and ask them if you have full glass coverage.

Jan 8, 2016 | 01:54 AM

usafguy69

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2004 S500 4matic

The same thing literally just happened today in my brothers A8.

Jan 8, 2016 | 03:21 PM

trombone

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2002 S430

Insurance companies usually do not cover original MB glasses, just a somewhat cheaper aftermarket glass. If you want OEM you have to pay the difference, itself several hundred dollars.
Also, it looks important to get to the end of this problem, if the origin is a heater malfunction. Do not let your new glass crack next week. A good auto glass shop can be the best source of information what is to be fixed.