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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / May 2005

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D.I.Y. windsheild replacement

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malnitz - 19 May 2005 19:23 GMT
I have a little rust at the A-pillar (area of attachment of the
antenna) and must remove the windscheild to repair.

I am thinking of putting in the new windsheild myself (the later
windshield model). Has anybody tried this. If yes, any advice ?

Thanks in advance.

Malnitz
Peter K L Milnes - 20 May 2005 00:20 GMT
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>I have a little rust at the A-pillar (area of attachment of the
> antenna) and must remove the windscheild to repair.
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> Malnitz
Mike F - 20 May 2005 13:13 GMT
> I have a little rust at the A-pillar (area of attachment of the
> antenna) and must remove the windscheild to repair.
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> Malnitz

Whatever your car, I can almost guaranty that you won't get it out
without cracking it.  And since no job like ever goes perfect without a
little practice, and the penalty for getting it wrong is pretty high,
this is something I'd leave to the pros.  I'm not sure where you are,
but around my area, you can get these guys to come to your house, pull
the windshield out, then come back and put it in later.

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Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)

Michael Pardee - 20 May 2005 21:54 GMT
>I have a little rust at the A-pillar (area of attachment of the
> antenna) and must remove the windscheild to repair.
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> Malnitz

In the days when windshields were held in by rubber gaskets it was practical
for schmoes like us to remove and reinstall them (although reinstalling them
was a lot harder than it sounded, even with good string.) Modern windshields
are held in by adhesive, and are a job best left to pros.

Mike
 
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