Chassis Flex?

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Keith

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Hey Frankie, Here is one for you. A while back I was turning on to a highway and halfway down the onramp I heard a loud pop. I was baffled at what the pop could be and decided to pull open the sunroof cover. In my amazement, I look up and find my sunroof in a million pieces. I looked and there was no rock mark to be found, nor were any vehicles infront of me, behind me, on the side of me, or above me. The dealer chalked it up to a freak accident. I do not buy this explanation. Since then, I have heard little cracks around the windshield where it is rubbing against the chassis.

I am thinking that my chassis has some movement in it when I am taking turns. I am afraid that my windshield will spntaneously combust...I really do not want that happening. The sunroof caused my car to be at the shop for 1 month because they could not get the glass shipped in because it had to be specially ordered from china or some crap like that.

Any thoughts?

Thanks as always! FYI, if you ever need Network, Computer, or Facilities related help, let me know!

--Keith
 
I can't imagine body flex shattering a sunroof!

The glass is mounted in a flexible poly insert in the glass "frame" which is held in the very thin, flexible tracks by plastic rollers and pivots with really loose tolerances. There's a fair amount of movement available.

It's not like you can launch your LS with such torque twist one front wheel's still on the pavement and the other front wheel is 8" off the ground!

LS bodies and subframes are pretty rigid. Unless yours was previously a write-off that wasn't straightened correctly or something like that, chances are pretty slim the windshield is going to pop out.

There isn't a car on the road that won't make mysterious little pops and squeaks at some time, usually in cold weather.

Maybe you were the victim of a really constipated pigeon!!
 
Awesome! Very reassuring. I must say that I am still baffled at what caused the sunroof to literally explode for no reason!

Thanks for the reply!
 
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