Rick,
LOL - I did exactly the same things (except I used popsicle sticks)- I guess
great minds think alike ;-)
- Bryan
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>Subject: Re: bugeye windshield
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>Hi Bryan,
>
>Yep, California is high in this reguard. That is what they quoted me too.
$100
>and they wouldn't guaranty it wouldn't leak or break when installed. They
>told
me
>that most break when they are removed. I used a sharp putty knife on mine to
>remove the glass, it cut the old gasket real nice and the glass fell into my
hands
>or rather the carpet on the living room floor.
>
>Installing it is a little different. Lots of soap and patients. The rope
trick
>didn't work on mine. I ended up using some wooden paint sticks as they
wouldn't
>harm the rubber. With these I was able to slip the glass between the two
edges.
>The T strip just takes time and patients. Lots of patients.
>
>Rick
>
>Bryan Vandiver wrote:
>
>> Damn!
>>
>> I didn't think of the 'donut' option ;-)
>>
>> What really put me off, was even with the $100-$150 price, they also said
they
>> wouldn't guarantee the job, and if anything got damaged, I'd be SOL.
>>
>> - Bryan
>>
>> >Subject: Re: bugeye windshield
>> >To: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>, grbyrns@ucdavis.edu,
>> spridgets@autox.team.net
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>> >
>> >Many told me it should have been $20 - $25, Frank got
>> >away with bringing donuts and coffee.
>> >
>> >--- Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com> wrote:
>> >> Wow $35 sounds really great.
>> >> I ended up doing it myself, because every windshield
>> >> shop I took it too quoted
>> >> me $150+ dollars. And the frame was off the car,
>> >> clean, and I was supplying all
>> >> new parts. Living in 'silicon valley' really sucks
>> >> sometimes. Don't even get me
>> >> started on the cost of housing, and child care.
>> >>
>> >> - Bryan Vandiver
>> >> San Jose, CA
>> >>
>> >> >Subject: Re: bugeye windshield
>> >> >To: Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>,
>> >> spridgets@autox.team.net
>> >> >MIME-Version: 1.0
>> >> >
>> >> >There should be a lot in the archives from last
>> >> year.
>> >> >I went thru this determined to do it myself and
>> >> ended
>> >> >up at the glass shop. $35 later, it was installed,
>> >> >and the shop made me swear to never bring the
>> >> >windshield into their shop again. Some listers
>> >> have
>> >> >had luck with this, some have not. When Frank C.,
>> >> who
>> >> >can pull an engine in 35 minutes (literally), told
>> >> me
>> >> >to have someone else do it, I should have listened.
>> >>
>> >> >The biggest problem it seemed was shi.., I mean,
>> >> >substandard parts. The large seal/gasket from Mini
>> >> >Mania was no good, and the "guaranteed to fit"
>> >> >windshield was also a little off, but in a
>> >> different
>> >> >direction. Who knows if maybe my frame was bad
>> >> too?
>> >> >It's in now, prob'ly the best $35 I spent all year
>> >> >last year.
>> >> >
>> >> >--- Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu> wrote:
>> >> >> Well I looked in the archives and didn't find any
>> >> >> tips on doing your own
>> >> >> bugeye windshield replacement.
>> >> >> It looks pretty straightforward, in from the
>> >> back,
>> >> >> gasket into frame first,
>> >> >> soaped cord into slot, glass pressed against
>> >> gasket,
>> >> >> cord pulled from slot
>> >> >> to raise lip of gasket , lock strip pressed into
>> >> >> place.
>> >> >> What am I missing?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Putting on a new windshield to body seal is a
>> >> joy,
>> >> >> tried sliding it into the
>> >> >> soaped slot, NO WAY! Now I'm trying to push the
>> >> 'T'
>> >> >> channel part into the
>> >> >> groove with a screw driver blade an inch at a
>> >> time.
>> >> >> Whooppee. Should be
>> >> >> done by August.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Any advice from someone who's been there would be
>> >> >> appreciated.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >> >> Regards, Glen Byrns
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >=====
>> >> >Ron Soave
>> >> >"People just get uglier." - Bob Dylan
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>> >>
>> >>
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