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Yesterday morning, around 10 AM, my Taycan's rear quarter glass window was smashed open. I was surprised by the breakage as my Taycan was outfitted with the double insulated glass. Perhaps, that particular panel is tempered glass for the reason of safety access. Furthermore, there was no sign that the interior alarm sensor did not active.

Apparently, the thief was trying to either access the rear-seat folding latch to get a bird's-eye-view of the trunk or attempting to access the passenger door lever. Fortunately, I surmise he may have spotted me exiting the grocery store and probably snuck away.


A few observations I'd like to share from this ordeal. I was told by my insurance agent that this level of activity has been escalating across the country and I just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. And unfortunately, the wrong time is occurring more frequently. Furthermore, these types of break-ins are indiscriminate when it comes to the type of car, whether foreign, domestic, old, or new. The agent recommended always taking your vehicle registration, garage opener, and personal electronic equipment with you in public places when left unattended. Thieves these days have devices to detect powered-up blue tooth devices such as laptops and mobile phones left in your car. The final agonizing lesson learned from this incident is that the glass replacement will take up to four weeks given the production time and since there's zero availability here in the US.

Hope it all turns out well for you.

That really sucks. Where was this at?

4 weeks? Wow devastating.

Happened at the Safeway parking lot.

Sorry to hear this. Crazy it takes them 4 weeks to get a tiny piece of glass it not surprising given gather current world situation.

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I lucked out. Porsche came through in a pinch despite showing zero availability in inventory for rear quarter glass panels. Somehow they were able to come up with the part and air-expressed it from Germany to my installer within a week. I surmise that since the production for Taycans has been temporarily suspended due to a fire at their supplier's EV battery production plant, they may have reallocated parts meant for the assembly line to customers in need. That's quick thinking on Porsche's part since much of the inventory may potentially be replenished by the time the Taycan assembly line gets cranking again.

Sorry this happened to you; great to hear Porsche came through fast though.

Glad to hear that a replacement was made available relatively soon. This seems to be a common issue with Teslas as well and a potential deterrent would be to install a protection film on the outside of the glass like this: https://www.rpmtesla.com/products/model ... ith-20-off

D_Frost wrote: Thu Jul 21, 2022 2:24 am Glad to hear that a replacement was made available relatively soon. This seems to be a common issue with Teslas as well and a potential deterrent would be to install a protection film on the outside of the glass like this: https://www.rpmtesla.com/products/model ... ith-20-off

Thanks for the information. I will definitely look into having the clearplex material installed on all windows. I am also considering a front and rear camera serving as a deterrent to boot.

I was also informed by the glass installer that their business has more than quadrupled in the last two years due to these types of break-ins. To minimize the chance of this occurring in the future, they suggest keeping the rear seats folded down and the trunk empty when parking in public places. A few of their customers, who've experienced similar and repeated incidents, have learned this practice the hard way. Like my insurance agent's recommendation, the installer suggests taking the garage opener (not necessary for me since it's already programmed into the car), insurance, registration, and any other documents with personal information with me, in case the scope of the break-in is beyond stealing items from the trunk. What a world we live in. Welcome to the new norm. Stay safe fellow Porsche enthusiasts!