Re: [T3] ARGH! Windshield woes...

["John M. Kowalski" <john.kowalski@zg.tel.hr>]

Andre:

Try #3 -- Get a third and possibly fourth person to help you.  Take the
window out again, settle down, review the situation and take a stab at it
with a cool head.  Desperation will only get you tired and possibly a
broken window.  You probably have a new window rubber and two people really
are not enough to tackle the large t3 window with a new window rubber
(unless they are very experienced and strong).

Here is what I did...

Got my landlord to help press the window in in strategic locations.  My
wife also helped (very much0. I took off my shoes and actually stood on the
solid area just above the fresh air vents to put weight on the window while
getting that last bit of window rubber into place.  It eventually sat well
into place, but it took some work on the outside to hold the glass center,
pushing from the top AND pulling the window rubber over the little ledge
from inside the car.  It will go, but you will need some help.  What ever
you do, don't get frustrated or start pounding on the glass.  That will
only result in the need to look for a new windshield (because you just
broke yours!)  Don't forget to use a lot of dishsoap or other lubricant.  

Good luck,

John
Zagreb, Croatia




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>1.  If I buy one of those windshield suction cups (or two), attach them to
>the inside of the glass, then attach ropes to them and tension them from the
>inside of the car, could I them smack that sucker into place, or...
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>2.  Am I S.O.L.?  Time to start over?
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>Andre
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