Posted by David Blodgett on February 11, 1999 at 23:38:47:
In Reply to: Side Window Replacement.....the right way posted by Craig Selvey on February 11, 1999 at 18:48:55:
The same thing happened to me. I got replacement parts from a Mustang catalog.
: If you want the right items to fix your window, email me...I can sell you some.
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: : 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.