Re: [diesel_mercedes] Glass Damage

 

After our rains, I have found thousands of new (and old) potholes as well, some I have even found 2 and 3 times. Must be great business for front end guys. My experience with polishing the pits out of the windshield is - don't bother. Too much work, too little results. I put new windows in both cars in Sept 2010 at $175 each and am a very happy camper (until the rock truck dropped a big un which fortunately hit an inch from the left edge).
 
brian from la verne, ca


From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, January 17, 2011 6:42:20 AM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Glass Damage

 


More than you'd think ~

Here in Cali. , they're overwhelmed by budgetary constraints and crumbling roads so there's as much gravel and sand on our roads as , say , Michigan in April before all the winter sand & pea gravel gets run off....

My son just bought a Subaru WRX Station Wagon and already one fog lamp got shattered ~ the dealer wants $200 + _each_ , he was able to find a pair OnLine gently used (look new) for $40 , he installed it last night in 5 minutes .

Yes , he broken lamp had that nifty clear plastic anti-shatter film on it , the lens shattered but didn't fall off the car , it just hung down.

We also have blowing sand issues , even in town and German glass is *very* soft so many older German cars that are parked outside , even the In Town ones , have badly pitted windshields , my '84 Coupe is like this , I am considering experimenting with polishing it using glass lens polish , I already reduced the glaring million pin points of light greatly by repeated application of Rain-X but this windshield
is ruined , having a start crack in it already so why not experiment.

-Nate
Max Pondered :
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> Rock cracks? Up here they dump rocks and sand on the roads all winter, really
kills headlights and windshields. Good for business tho. Max


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