John McLean wrote: > A coworker had one of the mobile windshield repair outfits come to repair > her corvette windshield while she was working. She had a rock chip / > bulls-eye fracture just below and to the left of her field of vision. As > soon as they put the suction cup on and pressurized the epoxy the windshield > cracked clear to the pillor. > Its worth a try though. I have had it done several times successfully. > If you plan to own a Vanagon long term you better get used to the idea of > windshield replacement. > It's always a possibility that a crack will occur. The glass is brittle, and in forming, as soon as it cools a little, stress form and never leave. A chipped place provides a point for stress relief, and it will occur in the for of a crack. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver |
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