I've seen the 3M "clear film" bra's they sell for some luxury cars and the "theft proof" or bullet proof films they sell as well. Is there something similar that can be used on the front windshield? At least to stop all that minor pitting that ends up looking like a sandblasted windshield even if it doesn't protect against the big hits.

 

Ive never owned a vehicle that gets as many bugs on the windshield as this H3 ... its the only thing I hate about it lol no rocks yet ... just bugs so far thank god lol

 

Mine also looks like a topo map of bagdhad. Not because I tailgate but the highway I travel daily has had construction all summer long. I watch some of the rocks dropped from the dirt haulers bounce 2 or 3 times before WHAM into the windshield. I was also wondering if I was the only one that had the pitting going on with the windshield. Like WFTurner said, looks like a frosted shower door when I'm driving into the sun.

Thankfully no turkey buzzards HOLY S*%&

 

I agree that lack of angle on the windshield maybe some of the issue, and old body shop guy told me once that he can tell someones driving habbits by looking at the front of their car. He said that all the stone chips on the bumper-cover -tip of hood & windshield are from "ridding someones ***" you are that close you are catching the debris from the car in front giving it know chance to fall to the road.

 

I will quickly agree to what you're saying here, but I drive at the speed limit and get passed allot on the highway. All of my big stone hits come from cars/trucks just after they have passed me from the other lane. There is nothing I can do about that.
I do not tailgate and I keep my distance. Sadly, I have used my local Novus windshield repair guy often enough to call him by his first name

 

If you tailgate close enough, the rocks don't have enough time to climb high enough to hit the windshield! :P The only big chip I have came when I was driving along at 50-55 with NO-ONE around for 250 yards! I think I got a rock caught in the tread and did it to myself.

 

Wow glad no one got hurt !!!

 

Car is the operative word in that statement. Always seem to be a couple "Mr. Safetys" here that try and create opportunities to let others know of their superior driving habits.

I am not a math wizard but I do understand angles, heigths and trajectories. Given the incredible height of the front of the H3, compared to other vehicles, it is nearly impossible for debris to rise above the grill to strike the windshield with any great force as a result of tailgating. My Accord, which sits about a full 2' lower at the front of the hood, is the perfect position to catch rocks from tailgating, however, I have never had a rock chip on that vehicle in the last 5 years.

The angle of those 2 windshields also differs by approximately 30 degrees. Which gets us back to the root of the problem; the windshield does not allow for glancing impacts.

If you can provide diagrams, graphs, and pie charts to support your theory, your assertion will be reconsidered, if not let the adults continue their conversation.

 

The worst chip I ever got was on a rural interstate, no traffic on either side or any overpasses nearby. I still don't know where the rock came from. Chips and pitting are just a fact of life with this truck. When I get the big one or it gets to were I can't see out of it I will have it replaced.

 

It’s been a once a year windshield for me. Been fortunate enough not to develop a crack yet, but I’ve had as many as 9 chips in one of them before I replaced it.



Had Explorers for 10 years before this, never had a chip.