New windshield

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by kw600, May 30, 2013.

  1. dannythetrucker

    dannythetrucker Road Train Member

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    all's well that ends well ! Maybe part of it is how they do it. IDK, but on Pete 379's you can run a string or wire around and pull them in their pretty easy with a little practice.

    Probably make a guy wonder what he's paying so much for if you see it done. But it does take practice ! I've done a couple and didn't get it quite right, had to resort to a little screwdriver and was a major pain that way ! Also, on some trucks like my International you almost have to add some silicone, they prolly don't want a guy watching that either !
     
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  3. FLATBED

    FLATBED Road Train Member

    Watched them change windshields in all makes of trucks I owned , today they restrict access into the shops more than in the past for INSURANCE issues and a few places are starting to limit it for their yard as well if work is being done on a truck.
     
  4. kwloo

    kwloo Medium Load Member

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    They dont want you to see them scratching the paint to bare metal under the windshield.
     
  5. Semi Crazy

    Semi Crazy Road Train Member

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    They also don't want you to see him break the glass into a gazillion shards and glass dust flying all around getting in your air ducts and carpet.

    I had 2 meth heads come out to my house from a major glass installer and they made one heckuva mess.

    After that I just started doing it myself. Since I do my own I never get any leaks. Go figure!
     
  6. kw600

    kw600 Road Train Member

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    I asked to ssee my old windshield solely for this reason. It was still in one piece
     
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