Re: Heatshield Warning

From: Jeff Durling (durling@ibm.net)
Date: Sat Jul 24 1999 - 22:44:46 EDT


I don't know about your state but here in florida if you get a chip/crack in your
windshield your insurance company has to cover the full cost, no deductable, and
cannot raise your premiums. I know of a few people who have had problems with
thier windshield and have had a rock damage it :-). From the road of course!

Jeff Durling
'96 RC Sport

Patrick Delgado wrote:

> Tibor,
> If the streaks are on the surface, a glass shop can polish them out. If the
> streaks are in the glass itself it can't be fixed but may be replaced under
> warantee.
> Dr. Pat
> ----------
> >From: Tibor Kun <tiborkun@excite.com>
> >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >Subject: DML: Heatshield Warning
> >Date: Sat, Jul 24, 1999, 9:26 PM
> >
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I was cleaning the inside of my windsheild this afternoon, and came across
> > something that about had me sputtering in fury - my windsheild is "stained"!
> > I look around at all the rest of the glass in the cab, and cleaned each one
> > before inspecting; all the others are fine. But the windshield has vertical
> > streaks that simply refuse to even consider coming out near the base and
> > leading about halfway up the windsheild. When I cleaned the windows this
> > spring, I checked it out the evening after and thought "man, what a crappy
> > job I did last night," but never got around to cleaning it again. Now the
> > windsheild appears to be ruined, because my Windex sat there on the stain,
> > and I scrubbed like a mad man, and they're all still there!
> >
> > Here's my theory: The silver, reflective heat sheild that I put in the
> > window when I leave the truck in the sun (every day, at work and at home).
> > The heat sheild gets VERY hot, sometimes to the point that I end up playing
> > hot potato with it. And it appears it's getting hot enough to bond to the
> > glass, too.
> >
> > So my warning is: be careful with your heat sheilds!! This one doesn't
> > have a tag stating it's manufacturer, and I've used it for years, so I don't
> > recall. All it has is a tag saying "Made in Taiwan." Go figure!
> >
> > Second, what are ya'll's favorite window cleaners? Windex is seriously
> > letting me down on this little project, and I'm hoping that there's
> > something out there that will fix the marks. Please advise, guys!
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > --
> > Tibor Kun
> > Email: tkun@compuserve.com
> > '98 Dakota Sport RC V6 5-speed red
> >
> >
> >
> >
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