Posted by Mark on February 11, 1999 at 14:45:47:
Some moron broke my side window trying to steal my radio. Well the
alarm sounded and he left.
I live in Houston and was able to find a replacement glass but the
plastic connectors that hold the glass in are not availablew anyplace.
Auto glass shops didn't have anything I could use but they could
install it for $50. I tried some professional plasic connectors from
an industrial glass and mirror place but the connectors they had were
meant for a stationary glass and the window sheered right through them
after a few days.
Here is the fix that I have used now for about two months. Bolts and
large wwashers and nuts. First, coat one side of each washer with
about a 1/16 to 1/8 inch of good sylicone, let them dry compleetely.
get a bold that fits through the hole on the glass with a bit of room
to spare and noce you have put one of the washers on the bolt, sylicone
side facing the glass put some type of cusioning around the bolt. I
had some old rubbe hose that did the trick. Tape or sylicone would
probably have worked also. The glass hasn't cracked and the windo is
working fine.