Dear listers,
=%OThe GT windscreen is easier to fit in all aspects except the refitting of
=%Othe chrome surrounds.
I have to strongly second that. It took me all afternoon to get my chrome
strips back in and it was extremely unpleasant while doing it. I also
slipped several times and chipped my nice new paint job in about 5 places.
I was sweating like a pig (lost 5 pounds water weight) because if you
rest, and don't hold the strips in, they will pop right out! AARGHH!
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=%OThe factory is said to have had two workers who did nothing but fit those
=%Ochrome strips. There were two of them so that one could go on holidays
=%Oonce a year. It is also said that these two fitted every strip on every GT
=%Oever made.
Those poor devils. They must have been amazing guys.
=%ODoes this give you a case of the shakes when attempting the job? Maybe you
=%Oshould find a windscreen shop who has not done a GT before and get a fixed
=%Oprice quote before they start, having made sure you can buy replacement
=%Ostrips when they are damaged.
And pay to have your paint repaired!
It is actually not quite so bad if you
=%Ore-use the old rubbers seals (undesirable as that may be).
How on earth would you do that? I should think the flexibility of the new
rubber would work in one's favor?
The problem is
=%Othat the strips bend easily,
You bet they do, and the corners are boogers to get to stay in place!
the edges damage easily and it is difficult to
=%Oget the ends finishing up at the centre point.
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=%OBeat of luckGraham
=%O97 MGF
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=%OGraham McCann Rivett, ACT. Australia
=%Ogmccann@pcug.org.au
=%OPhone/Fax: +61 2 62889055
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"Never ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance"
John J. Peloquin
Molecular Biology &
Biochemistry
3205 BioSciences II
UC IRVINE
Irvine, CA 92697-3900
jpeloqui@uci.edu
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