[DML] Re: Cracked Windshield

["twinenginedmc12" <twinenginedmc12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Hank.

Sorry to hear about your windshield.

Do you park on a hill, or sloped surface?  It's been pointed out to me, 
I've noticed as well, that when I park on such surfaces, the car warps 
a little bit under its own weight.

When I replaced my windshield, I used 3/8" bead, instead of the (I 
think) stock 5/16" bead, just to get a little more cushion.  Can't 
vouch for the results.  It hasn't broken, so that doesn't say much.  I 
also taped the top edge of the glass to keep it from contacting the top 
trim piece.

Your underbody could just plain be warped.  I've never heard of this in 
the windshield context, but it should be possible.  It's happened to 
people in the door area.  Placing a windshield on the unbeaded flange 
and looking for uneven gaps would expose this defect, if it exists.
Another thing to look for is whether the trim pieces are trapping 
tension on the glass.  If they have to be forced into position, even if 
with only minimal force, to line up the holes, that would be the case.  

Rick Gendreau 

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Hank <heskin@xxxx> wrote:
> On 5/11/05, David Teitelbaum wrote:
> > This crack is from an improper installation. You should try to
> > get the shop to be responsable for it and give you a discount on the
> > labor to replace it, that is if you even trust them to do it again 
(I
> > would not, I would find another shop). 
> 
> My "shop" was Rob Grady, I think he knows what he's doing -- and of
> course, I'm going back to have it replaced.  There's no shop around
> here (Boston) that I would trust to do it correctly.
> 
> And I haven't jacked my car in any way causing any torsion, flex, or 
stress.
> 
> -Hank






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