Help. Anyone else with window scratch issues? - Toyota Yaris Forums

xed · 11-08-2008, 01:00 PM

Hi all, long time no yap. *wave*

I got my '08 liftback in Oct of 07 so I've had it for just over a year now. The problem is that there are tiny scratches showing up on the front windshield. They're really small, not deep at all and are all about 3 inches. There does not appear to be any pattern to them (some horizontal, some vertical). I can only see the scratches if the angle of the sun is just right; otherwise they're invisible.

Any ideas? If it was scratched from dirt being on the wiper blades then I would think the scratches would all be in a pattern that follows the path of the wiper blades. Anyways I don't think modern windshield would ever scratch so easy that the typical amount of "whatever" on a wiper blade would ever scratch a windshield or else every windshield on every car would be scratched up.

Anyone else having this problem?

thanks in advance

detroiter · 11-08-2008, 02:04 PM

Well from my understanding, the Yaris has pretty soft glass on it. It scratches and knicks really easily. There used to be a few good threads on this topic before the "Great Crash of 08". Maybe a few other people can chime in and offer ways to maybe help in ideas of prevention or repair.

sanityassassinv2 · 11-08-2008, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by xed

Hi all, long time no yap. *wave*

I got my '08 liftback in Oct of 07 so I've had it for just over a year now. The problem is that there are tiny scratches showing up on the front windshield. They're really small, not deep at all and are all about 3 inches. There does not appear to be any pattern to them (some horizontal, some vertical). I can only see the scratches if the angle of the sun is just right; otherwise they're invisible.

Any ideas? If it was scratched from dirt being on the wiper blades then I would think the scratches would all be in a pattern that follows the path of the wiper blades. Anyways I don't think modern windshield would ever scratch so easy that the typical amount of "whatever" on a wiper blade would ever scratch a windshield or else every windshield on every car would be scratched up.

Anyone else having this problem?

thanks in advance

I thought I was imagining mine! I guess I'm not the only one. I own two Toyotas: a 2000 Toyota Tacoma (which I bought new in 2000) and the Yaris LB which I bought a couple of months ago. In the two months that I have had the Yaris I have picked up several of these scratches in the windshield (not to mention rock chips on the paint.) With the Tacoma I didn't have any of these problems--the main problem I had with the truck is the fact that the windshield seems to be a rock magnet (I am on windshield number 4!)

NJBob · 11-08-2008, 05:34 PM

Just from the few frosts I've had to scrape off I already have scratches. I've never seen this on any car I've EVER had and it sux.

Bob_VT · 11-08-2008, 05:39 PM

I am not in the glass business but I would say you should go to a good large scale glass shop and ask about it. I would ask a pro and not toyota either.

SilverBack · 11-08-2008, 10:00 PM

Keep seeing little scratches too sometimes, but then they seem to go away on their own. Not sure what the deal is

NJBob · 11-09-2008, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob_VT

I am not in the glass business but I would say you should go to a good large scale glass shop and ask about it. I would ask a pro and not toyota either.

Sounds like a plan. I just bought my car in Apr, hoping to keep it for some years and this bizness ain't gonna make it. I'm not too happy about the paint either.

427chev · 11-09-2008, 07:55 AM

J.C. Whitney sells a kit to remove very light scratches from glass.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/I...D:100000163373

Quote:

Originally Posted by xed

Hi all, long time no yap. *wave*

I got my '08 liftback in Oct of 07 so I've had it for just over a year now. The problem is that there are tiny scratches showing up on the front windshield. They're really small, not deep at all and are all about 3 inches. There does not appear to be any pattern to them (some horizontal, some vertical). I can only see the scratches if the angle of the sun is just right; otherwise they're invisible.

Any ideas? If it was scratched from dirt being on the wiper blades then I would think the scratches would all be in a pattern that follows the path of the wiper blades. Anyways I don't think modern windshield would ever scratch so easy that the typical amount of "whatever" on a wiper blade would ever scratch a windshield or else every windshield on every car would be scratched up.

Anyone else having this problem?

thanks in advance

Callisto · 11-09-2008, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by k r a y z e e . j o j o

Keep seeing little scratches too sometimes, but then they seem to go away on their own. Not sure what the deal is

Sometime, wipe across those scratches and see if they come off. They may just be silk from a wayward spider or mite.

xed · 11-09-2008, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by k r a y z e e . j o j o

Keep seeing little scratches too sometimes, but then they seem to go away on their own. Not sure what the deal is

At least for me it's all about the angle of the sun. If the angle is right then I see all the scratches. If the sunlight isn't at that angle then the scratches are totally invisible.

I guess the good news is that the angle of oncoming headlights when driving at night is NOT the angle that shows the scratches (at least for me). Little consolation but still at least it's something.

NJBob · 11-09-2008, 08:59 AM

Mine are real. It's definitely from scraping the frost and it's nothing different than I've done with every other car I owned. I'll take 427chev's advice and look into that product.

sanityassassinv2 · 11-10-2008, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Callisto

Sometime, wipe across those scratches and see if they come off. They may just be silk from a wayward spider or mite.

When I first saw them that is exactly what I thought as well...that's why I didn't pay them any attention at first.

drbilal · 11-10-2008, 07:04 AM

Damn, looks like the yaris has a pretty soft window. Good thing it hasnt snowed where im at, well, ever.

11-08-2008, 01:00 PM	#1
xed Drives: '08 Polar White 3dr Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NC USA Posts: 79	Help. Anyone else with window scratch issues? Hi all, long time no yap. wave I got my '08 liftback in Oct of 07 so I've had it for just over a year now. The problem is that there are tiny scratches showing up on the front windshield. They're really small, not deep at all and are all about 3 inches. There does not appear to be any pattern to them (some horizontal, some vertical). I can only see the scratches if the angle of the sun is just right; otherwise they're invisible. Any ideas? If it was scratched from dirt being on the wiper blades then I would think the scratches would all be in a pattern that follows the path of the wiper blades. Anyways I don't think modern windshield would ever scratch so easy that the typical amount of "whatever" on a wiper blade would ever scratch a windshield or else every windshield on every car would be scratched up. Anyone else having this problem? thanks in advance

11-08-2008, 05:39 PM	#5
Bob_VT View User's Garage Drives: 08 Yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,704	I am not in the glass business but I would say you should go to a good large scale glass shop and ask about it. I would ask a pro and not toyota either. __________________ some people are little slinkies. . . . .they are really good for nothing. . . .but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs. Come to the DARKSIDE..... We have candy

11-08-2008, 10:00 PM	#6
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	Keep seeing little scratches too sometimes, but then they seem to go away on their own. Not sure what the deal is __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

11-10-2008, 07:04 AM	#13
drbilal View User's Garage Drives: BELTA SEDAN Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NYC \| Pakistan Posts: 128	Damn, looks like the yaris has a pretty soft window. Good thing it hasnt snowed where im at, well, ever. __________________

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11-08-2008, 02:04 PM	#2
detroiter Drives: 2008 Polar White LB Auto Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,238	Well from my understanding, the Yaris has pretty soft glass on it. It scratches and knicks really easily. There used to be a few good threads on this topic before the "Great Crash of 08". Maybe a few other people can chime in and offer ways to maybe help in ideas of prevention or repair.

11-08-2008, 05:34 PM	#4
NJBob View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Jersey Posts: 444	Just from the few frosts I've had to scrape off I already have scratches. I've never seen this on any car I've EVER had and it sux.

11-09-2008, 08:59 AM	#11
NJBob View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Jersey Posts: 444	Mine are real. It's definitely from scraping the frost and it's nothing different than I've done with every other car I owned. I'll take 427chev's advice and look into that product.