Cracked Windsheild on SPF 2238

[JCoop]

Originally Posted by carmine

I wonder if passengers are grabing the top left corner of the windshield with there hand in order to assist them in plulling themselves off the seat and out of the car. This could i would think could stress the glass to to breaking point.

Could be...which is why I have affixed a sticker to both corners and center that says "NO HOLD". The other disturbing thing is leaning down on an open door.

[mpanten]

Originally Posted by JCoop

Could be...which is why I have affixed a sticker to both corners and center that says "NO HOLD". The other disturbing thing is leaning down on an open door.

Add to that when someone throws their seatbelt over their shoulder on your nice paint job

[SP01715]

I replaced the entire winshield assembly on my car when it broke. After talking to Barry and a few others it was decided that replacing the entire thing was easier than trying to replace just the glass. I ended up taking the car to Hillbank (I am lucky that I live close) after the windshield assembly did not fit the car correctly. Both Lance and Barry were baffled because like was said above, there are supposed to only be two types.

Lance had his in house mechanic work on it and he got it to fit. They ended up having to widen the slots where the window frame goes through the body to get it to fit (the new window was not as wide as the original by about 1/8 inch). According to the guy that did the work they are all a little different because they are hand made. They are not just a simple "plug and play" type part. They also did not replace the bolts in the center support because it allows the frame to move if the body flexes and so far the windshield has been fine. I would leave the bolts out.

Lance and Barry were great to work with.

[mpanten]

I have had good luck with the people at Hillbank. Some of the others not so much.

[NHVANA]

I recommend a full replacement c/w new frame. The glass is bonded to the hand made frame at the factory; I assume that this is all made on a jig of some sorts so would be surprised if it did not fit. I replaced my windshield c/w new frame, it took approximatley 1 hour to remove the old unit and replace with new. The whole component was in stock at the Australasian agent (CTC Victoria, Australia) and took 2 weeks to arrive at my front door way down under.

Cheers
Bruce