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Fitment issues...
Posted by CY [Email] (more from CY) on Fri, 6 Aug 2010 12:24:35
In Reply to: Five clips., B Millar [Profile/Gallery]
, Thu, 5 Aug 2010 16:43:56
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To expand upon the fitment - most likely, the glass was cut to the correct size - that's the easy part. The correct form (aka curvature) is a bit tougher, and that can adversely affect the fit very easily, even if the glass was cut to the correct size. It's hard to check, though, without knowing the condition of the body and what a good measurement should be (Saab probably has internal standards at the factory - I know Toyota does). Thickness is a whole 'nother issue. Cheaper glass will be thinner, and will not block out wind and road noise as well. Name-brand glass shouldn't suffer from this issue.
But in my experience, the installation is a much bigger factor... I especially don't trust mobile-one-man-glass-repair. Those windshields are big and heavy and if the fit looks good on one side, who's checking how the fit looks on the other side?? Once you lay the glass down, it can be tough to move it to the correct location. You wanna get it right on the first try.
AAAANywho, John- not much you can do about it now... just keep it in mind to replace the rubber on your next windshield replacement. Oh! or you could test it for excessive wind noise or water leaks, complain to Safelite, and have them re-do the job on their dime?!?
BTW, I really hate Safelite ... for being such a big name in glass repair, they've screwed me over too many times.
-Chris
2k2 Aero 5M
PS - PPG spun off its auto-glass business a few years back... they are now known as PGW. AFAIK, they finished re-labeling all glass last year.
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