That looks like a good way to do it. I keep my defroster in the blue. 70 degrees. No problems yet.
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That looks like a good way to do it. I keep my defroster in the blue. 70 degrees. No problems yet.
I already had an appointment set up for me 12mo service set for February. They are scheduling glass replacement when I go in for that. Until then I am watching my crack slowly work its way across the screen. Since the crack it's only spread about an inch farther, it has gone from vertical to walking more horizontally now.
Thanks. I was trying to figure out whether to install a film over the windshield. They have drawbacks but would make sense if you had to wait for months to replace the windshield.
That is what mine is doing.
The dealer in Maryland is trying out different films. They haven’t found a good one yet.
I did a similar thing using a Z shaped trim from Amazon, I cut off the bottom edge of the Z to make it more of an L which made it easier to go around the corners. Its not a super hard rubber so will probably have to be redone in a year or two, but cheap and easy to do.
That looks really good - factory even.
Do you have a link for the Z trim. I see varying sizes and yours looks great so I'd like to order the same. New windshield goes on next week so with this trim, defrost deflector, Racing Optics I am hoping the $300 in preventative will work to make the windshield as protected as possible.
Hmm how did that rubber turn around the corner without bunching up? Did you do relive cuts?
I have started to save pics of cracked windscreens. Out of the 27 I have collected, more than 50% look similar to yours. This simply can not be coincidence. Not sure how to proceed, if at all. My first broken screen looks identical. very frustrating!
The other factor is the defrost vent is in the middle. So perhaps the effects from the windshield impact is made worse by more extreme temp delta? In that lower center portion?
Mine cracked when the heating was on pretty high and it was -6c outside. It started from the vent area. However, there was ricochet damage on the outer rim of the glass.
This is what I used, as mentioned you need to cut off the lower edge to make it an L shape (not too hard to do just using scissors).
It’s a soft rubber (or is it a rubberized foam?) so if you are careful you can massage the strip on the corners to remove bunching and ripples. The outer section on the edge of the screen bows out slightly on the corners which helps keep the curve on the windscreen face smooth.
