JLU Rubi Rear Window Implosion!

[jigamanz]

I bet this won't happen on the Bronco

It's not gunna happen on the back window, but you can bet windows will break because the windows on the doors are frameless on the Bronco. Save frameless windows for a bentley, porsche or mustang.

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[Spank]

I bet this won't happen on the Bronco

This should be the response to any post of weird, unexplained shit that happens to a JL.

 

[Jeepsterfreak]

This is an interesting read on tempered glass.

It’s a shame consumers have to shell out insurance deductibles to fix possible manufacturing defects.

https://www.wheels.ca/news/exploding-sunroofs-what-can-cause-it-and-whos-to-blame/amp/

 

[PRubicon]

So tonight I was sitting in a parking lot waiting to pickup my daughter this evening. Jeep powered off for at least 5 minutes when suddenly the rear window exploded. It was a super loud explosion.

 

[roaniecowpony]

On our relocation trip from Colorado to Las Vegas yesterday, the rear window of my 2018 JLU Rubi suddenly imploded with a mighty CRASH! We suspect a rock got kicked up and sucked back into the window... but I wouldn't expect that to destroy it. Insurance covers the repair (after $1K deductible, grrr...) but I thought I'd post here just in case anyone else has experienced this (hoping not). Is this a defect or just an unfortunate occurrence?

Have you looked into the aerodynamics necessary to make a rock "suck back into the window"? It's just not possible. Your window broke from stress, due to the hinges being in two different axis. It's nearly impossible to get them perfectly aligned, which is why the glass should be mounted in soft rubber at these hinges to allow for the misalignment.

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