<VV> Rear Glass Explosion

[airvair]

On one of my dad's new cars, he had that happen. Took delivery and
brought it home. Parked it in the garage. I can't remember how soon
(within just a couple of weeks for sure) afterwards it happened, but one
morning he went into the garage only to find the backlite totally
shattered.

It wouldn't surprise me that it could have happened out of the blue, so
don't feel that you're totally to blame. "It" happens, sometimes with a
capitol "Sh."

-Mark

"Brown, David" wrote:
> 
> OK, I have a weird one to see who else has had this happen.  Today, I
> removed the rear trim around the rear window glass on my wife's 65 4-dr
> sedan (checking for rust, pre- body & paint work).  No nicks or damage
> to the glass occurred.  The good news is the metal is perfect.  However,
> about 15 minutes later, while working on removing the trim from the
> front glass, I heard a loud "pop" like a large garbage bag being blown
> up.  After searching all around I suddenly realized that the rear glass
> was still in place, but in a million tiny bits.  There is one spot near
> the bottom edge where the breakage pattern looks as though it may have
> started there, but there is no damage at that edge.  In fact that spot
> is not even where I had been working (releasing of the clips from the
> trim).  Any thoughts as to why this occurred?  Also, how do I remove it
> & clean it up?  Should I apply a liberal amount of duct tape before
> trying to remove?
> Dave
> Corvair Houston
>