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Old 11-14-2022, 02:40 AM #1
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Warped Plastic
I found this on the passenger side window/plastic panel. Anyone know what it could be from? It looks like it was burned/vandalized.

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Someone definitely did that. The only other possibility is a reflection from something that concentrated heat there.
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Looks like someone took a Propane Torch to it. Good news- those panels are inexpensive and easy to replace.
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Sorry this happened - you likely have no choice but to park outside at night.

As other poster said, they went after the lowest-cost, easy to replace part. I would bet other vehicles parked nearby also had damage.
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I found this on the passenger side window/plastic panel. Anyone know what it could be from? It looks like it was burned/vandalized.

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Over on the RAV4 forum there are numerous reports of this kind of damage due to solar reflection off of tall building windows.
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Over on the RAV4 forum there are numerous reports of this kind of damage due to solar reflection off of tall building windows.
Driver'''s side melted. : Rav4

Looks like you might be right. Related posts say it does not even need to be a tall glass building but simply parking next to another vehicle at just the right angle on a sunny day.
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I worked with someone a few years ago. He lived in a new development. There was some vinyl siding on his house.
The suns reflection off of his neighbors window caused his siding to deform. I was shocked.
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To OP:
My truck has the same issue, I am sure it is heat related.
In my case, the damage is very superficial\minor, you can only see it only from a certain angle, but it is there, see picture below:
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Looks like someone took a Propane Torch to it. Good news- those panels are inexpensive and easy to replace.
I thought the same. But I didn’t see any smoke/ash residue. Could a propane tank burn still be possible without ash/smoke residue?
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