A Word About Windshields, or what I learned after my 3rd windshield |
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A Word About Windshields, or what I learned after my 3rd windshield |
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Jun 18 2018, 08:58 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,508 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
Before I go any further I would like to mention what a pleasure it was dealing with Richard Tankle @ Pro Source glass. He went above and beyond to make this transaction a pure delight. As you may know, this was my 3rd attempt at installing a windshield in the '70 914. The 1st one slid off the hood and onto the driveway while I was on the phone. lesson learned (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif) . The second windshield cracked before my eyes as it sat on the hood awaiting the install. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) One small crack magically appeared then grew into a Spider web of cracks within 1 minute. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) It lay upon blanket with the edges pointing up (think of an upright "U"). The consensus was this placed an unusual amount of stress upon an already stressed area, the edge, and that any rough or chipped part of the outer edge could cause this. Lesson learned. Before going any further I should mention I had previously installed 2 Chinese windshields w/o a hitch. Given this info I decided to order the real deal, Sekruit. The Sekruit felt heavier so I pinged Richard regarding this and here is his response:
"Glad to hear all went well Kent. Hope all fits well. The Sekurit glass is a little heavier and you will notice the edges are smoother as well. The quality is noticeably better." I would add that "noticeably better" is an understatement. Whereas the edge of Chinese glass was square cut the Sekruit is smooth, rounded and polished. You can actually feel the 2 layers of glass with your fingers on the Chinese. Not so on the Sekruit. Needless to say I will spend the extra couple of dollars next time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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Jun 18 2018, 03:56 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
So what's the proper way to handle a windshield? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I thought glass was always supposed to be resting on an edge with the edge well padded, but I don't remember where I heard or read that to know if it was a reliable source.
Richard tried to figure out a way to get me a Sekurit windshield for reasonable price but it is a $500 windshield once it is crated and shipped. Given that we joke that you can identify tourists cars around here by the lack of cracks and starbursts on the windshields, it's not worth the added expense. Even Chinese will be a $300 piece of glass, so I'd like to avoid mishaps if possible. |
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