erad
06-07-2011, 03:10 PM
Yesterday, I drove home from Sydney against a fearfully strong headwind. It was actually coming more from 45 degrees off due headwind. I was doing about 110 km/h, against winds which the Bureau of Meteorology recorded at about 70+ km/h.
The passenger side windows were popping out - my wife reckoned about 15 mm or so at the top. The wind noise was horrific. I was concerned about the wind loading on the glass causing the whole pane to break and blow out. In places, I had to ease off the throttle because of this but the glass still kept blowing out. I have only just replaced the rear window because a wayward garage door spring hit it and snashed it when the spring broke, so I am still paranoid about things like this.
Has anyone here experienced the side windows bulging out in strong wind conditions like this?
The passenger side windows were popping out - my wife reckoned about 15 mm or so at the top. The wind noise was horrific. I was concerned about the wind loading on the glass causing the whole pane to break and blow out. In places, I had to ease off the throttle because of this but the glass still kept blowing out. I have only just replaced the rear window because a wayward garage door spring hit it and snashed it when the spring broke, so I am still paranoid about things like this.
Has anyone here experienced the side windows bulging out in strong wind conditions like this?