Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 20:44:22 GMT From: "rubber grommet" <rhkwnopsamin.rr.com> Subject: Re: Exploding screen!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great news! Did they give you an explanation, or just claim act of God? "H." <musicboxnopsamrider.co.uk> wrote in message news:g19v0uglcas18k4q0in7aafut7365qc9u5nopsamcom... > Thank you for he response - I have just picked the car up this > evening, and Saab GB some what reluctantly have picked up the cost. > > Here's to hoping it never happens again! > > > On Wed, 5 Dec 2001 22:21:49 -0600, "Nate t. G." <ngoddardnopsamter.net> > wrote: > > >Hello, > > Since its a new car, I think that Saab (the dealership) should eat the > >cost. As mentioned, its obviously flawed glass, or a poor installation that > >caused it. The heater was just the catalyst, by warming it up to expand > >some, increasing the stress. > > As to the front window, as noted, it has a special layer in it. That > >layer is Lexan, which looks like plexi-glass, but instead of being brittle, > >such that it snaps and cracks, Lexan can actually be bent and twist without > >breaking. I have some that I put in a vise and folded it about 60 degrees > >to make a bent mounting for a gadget. It looses some strength, but still > >holds. They use some kind of adhesive to stick all 3 layers together (glass > >in and out, Lexan in the middle). >
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