Random Jabber Jibber thread

WeedFreak78

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It sounds lie there's a harder guard around the perimeter that protects the suction cups from stuff being slid under to break the vacuum. It's held in with 700+lbs of force, I think you'd chip or crack the windshield trying to get under it. I'd consider drilling tiny holes, like 1/16" through the windshield from the inside, then getting it replaced through insurance. Wack the spots with a hammer and say rocks got thrown up. Fuck the police.!
 

GreatwhiteNorth

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wonder how much those units cost? i know how to pop a windshield in and out, the tool is cheap. wonder how many used windshields it would take me to make those unit "not cost effective"...wonder what i would do with the pile of them behind my garage?
if i got enough, i could make myself an armored car
As I understand it, on most all new cars in the US the windshield's are "Glued" in and I don't know if it's possible to remove them with out breaking.

But that would be cheap compared to the satisfaction I'd get from the situation.
 

Singlemalt

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As I understand it, on most all new cars in the US the windshield's are "Glued" in and I don't know if it's possible to remove them with out breaking.

But that would be cheap compared to the satisfaction I'd get from the situation.
Special tools and a professional. They do destroy the rubber mounting though. Cal Trans had oil/chipped the highway near my place and another car threw up some rocks cracking my windshield. It's a fairly stiff fine so I had it replaced and watched the guy do it. He slipped this special blade in and ran it all around the glass, popped it out intact, then cut/scrapped the rest of the rubber out, cleaned it up then put new rubber,glue and windshield in. Put blue tape strips all around it and said leave the tape on for at least 24 hrs and leave windows slightly open and close door gently or the pressure will pop out the windshield until glue cures. Would love to have a few tubes of that glue, great shit
 

GreatwhiteNorth

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Special tools and a professional. They do destroy the rubber mounting though. Cal Trans had oil/chipped the highway near my place and another car threw up some rocks cracking my windshield. It's a fairly stiff fine so I had it replaced and watched the guy do it. He slipped this special blade in and ran it all around the glass, popped it out intact, then cut/scrapped the rest of the rubber out, cleaned it up then put new rubber,glue and windshield in. Put blue tape strips all around it and said leave the tape on for at least 24 hrs and leave windows slightly open and close door gently or the pressure will pop out the windshield until glue cures. Would love to have a few tubes of that glue, great shit
I've got a buddy that owns a body shop & this is the tool we used to replace the windshield in my Ford P/U quite a few years ago.
I don't know if the glue was extra strong or what but that glass cracked in multiple places. He said that's the norm & not the exception.

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Singlemalt

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I've got a buddy that owns a body shop & this is the tool we used to replace the windshield in my Ford P/U quite a few years ago.
I don't know if the glue was extra strong or what but that glass cracked in multiple places. He said that's the norm & not the exception.

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My guy used a tool very similar; then he swung this swing arm contraption with 3 large suction cups, adjusted angle and attached the cups to windshield. Had a remote control and he got inside car and tapped windshield with his fist while using the remote and it just popped the windshield out intact. Had a stack of old windshields and mine joined them lol. They recycle them for cash. Perhaps it's the specialized equipment, all this place does is only auto/truck glass
 

BarnBuster

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