Jim:
Sorry to hear it did not go well. Mine went by the numbers, and
I did it without any help. I used a new glazing strip, and 3/16" clothes
line. It went in the first time. I guess ignorance in this case served
me well, I didn't know how risky it could be!
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Jim Jones
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 3:10 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: windshield adventures
Friends:
I thought I'd share this experience I had trying to reinstall my
windshield. I had the rope in place in the rubber gasket and lubed it
with liquid dish detergent. No matter how we finessed the positioning
,or how hard my assistants pressed on the glass while I tugged the rope,
the glass would NOT go in. I distinctly remember She Who Must Be Obeyed,
who was watching our thumb-fisted efforts saying, "If you're not
careful, you're gonna break the glass!" Now if you're like me, that's
not necessarily what you want to hear from someone who's had more than a
few unkind words about "that damned car". But something inside me said,
"She could be right!" Rats. I hate it when she's right.
After several more tries I hoisted the white flag and called an auto
glass shop to come install it. And I'd cut my thumb on the windshield
frame flange. They came to install it today while I was at work. Well
they must have had a struggle, too, because the glass shattered while
they were trying to put it in! That's the bad news. The good news is
that their installer's insurance will buy a new windshield for me! And
it won't have any pits or scratches like my old glass had. Now how 'bout
that? I know if I'd kept fighting that glass on my own I would've broken
it, too, but I don't have installers insurance.
The moral of the story, at least for a knothead like me, is that there
are some jobs were you'll come out ahead by hiring a professional! I
hope my experience saves somebody some $$ and aggravation. There's more
than enough of that as it is with these little cars.
The only downside is that I now have to endure the aura of smug
superiority emanating from She Who Must, who knows she was Right. It'll
pass in a few weeks, I reckon.
Jim
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