Windshield breakage in convertibles
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Melting Slicks
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From: Franklin IN
Windshield breakage in convertibles
If you own a Convertible Do not hang on the corner of the windshield as you enter or exit the car you can crack the windshield. I done it many times and been lucky. A glass man told a friend of mine about this recently.
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St. Jude Donor '04
I'm in the process of replacing a windshield frame on an 04 coupe and was surprised to find out how light weight they are, the coupe and convertible windshield frames are the same cast aluminum parts and the whole assembly weighs about 20 pounds.
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St. Jude Donor '11
Originally Posted by 87bob
If you own a Convertible Do not hang on the corner of the windshield as you enter or exit the car you can crack the windshield. I done it many times and been lucky. A glass man told a friend of mine about this recently.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
When installing a radar detector, don't push up on the suction cups too hard either
The vert and the Z06 share the same lightweight windshield, 5.9lbs lightier than the coupe's, took me 4 weeks to get one
The vert and the Z06 share the same lightweight windshield, 5.9lbs lightier than the coupe's, took me 4 weeks to get one
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