TJ windshields?
#23
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Re: TJ windshields?
I had the windshield replaced in my YJ and it was round $132 installed at my
house...
Ben
95 YJ 2.5L
"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.NEB.4.61.0502021747360.6348@panix3.panix .com...
>
> Check your auto insurance policy. Many include glass coverage even if you
> don't carry collision. They consider it a safety issue and would rather
> pay for the glass (hey, you're paying for it in the end) than for
> collision injuries.
>
> I don't have the slip handy but my CJ replacement glass cost somewhere
> around $125US, installed.
>
>
> On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Ken Knapp wrote:
>
>> I have a good one. A couple years ago on my old '97 TJ the windshield
>> mysteriously cracked. Parked it in the driveway and the next time I drove
>> it
>> the windshield was cracked.
>>
>> Last week my wife used my '03 TJ and parked it in the driveway where it
>> sat
>> until today. This morning when she drove it again the windshield was
>> cracked
>> from top to bottom. We live out in the country so I know nobody is
>> breaking
>> them on me, besides we have several other cars and nothing has ever
>> happened
>> to them.
>>
>> The jeep is still under warranty and I'm hoping it will be covered. Is
>> this
>> a TJ problem? If so is there anything I can do to prevent this? I sure
>> don't
>> want to pay for too many of these. I remember I priced one for my '97 and
>> they weren't cheap (at least not as cheap as you'd expect for flat
>> glass!).
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Knapp
>> www.rktreasures.com
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> "I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
> whips....r"
> R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.
>
house...
Ben
95 YJ 2.5L
"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.NEB.4.61.0502021747360.6348@panix3.panix .com...
>
> Check your auto insurance policy. Many include glass coverage even if you
> don't carry collision. They consider it a safety issue and would rather
> pay for the glass (hey, you're paying for it in the end) than for
> collision injuries.
>
> I don't have the slip handy but my CJ replacement glass cost somewhere
> around $125US, installed.
>
>
> On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Ken Knapp wrote:
>
>> I have a good one. A couple years ago on my old '97 TJ the windshield
>> mysteriously cracked. Parked it in the driveway and the next time I drove
>> it
>> the windshield was cracked.
>>
>> Last week my wife used my '03 TJ and parked it in the driveway where it
>> sat
>> until today. This morning when she drove it again the windshield was
>> cracked
>> from top to bottom. We live out in the country so I know nobody is
>> breaking
>> them on me, besides we have several other cars and nothing has ever
>> happened
>> to them.
>>
>> The jeep is still under warranty and I'm hoping it will be covered. Is
>> this
>> a TJ problem? If so is there anything I can do to prevent this? I sure
>> don't
>> want to pay for too many of these. I remember I priced one for my '97 and
>> they weren't cheap (at least not as cheap as you'd expect for flat
>> glass!).
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Knapp
>> www.rktreasures.com
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> "I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
> whips....r"
> R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.
>
#24
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Re: TJ windshields?
I had the windshield replaced in my YJ and it was round $132 installed at my
house...
Ben
95 YJ 2.5L
"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.NEB.4.61.0502021747360.6348@panix3.panix .com...
>
> Check your auto insurance policy. Many include glass coverage even if you
> don't carry collision. They consider it a safety issue and would rather
> pay for the glass (hey, you're paying for it in the end) than for
> collision injuries.
>
> I don't have the slip handy but my CJ replacement glass cost somewhere
> around $125US, installed.
>
>
> On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Ken Knapp wrote:
>
>> I have a good one. A couple years ago on my old '97 TJ the windshield
>> mysteriously cracked. Parked it in the driveway and the next time I drove
>> it
>> the windshield was cracked.
>>
>> Last week my wife used my '03 TJ and parked it in the driveway where it
>> sat
>> until today. This morning when she drove it again the windshield was
>> cracked
>> from top to bottom. We live out in the country so I know nobody is
>> breaking
>> them on me, besides we have several other cars and nothing has ever
>> happened
>> to them.
>>
>> The jeep is still under warranty and I'm hoping it will be covered. Is
>> this
>> a TJ problem? If so is there anything I can do to prevent this? I sure
>> don't
>> want to pay for too many of these. I remember I priced one for my '97 and
>> they weren't cheap (at least not as cheap as you'd expect for flat
>> glass!).
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Knapp
>> www.rktreasures.com
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> "I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
> whips....r"
> R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.
>
house...
Ben
95 YJ 2.5L
"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.NEB.4.61.0502021747360.6348@panix3.panix .com...
>
> Check your auto insurance policy. Many include glass coverage even if you
> don't carry collision. They consider it a safety issue and would rather
> pay for the glass (hey, you're paying for it in the end) than for
> collision injuries.
>
> I don't have the slip handy but my CJ replacement glass cost somewhere
> around $125US, installed.
>
>
> On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Ken Knapp wrote:
>
>> I have a good one. A couple years ago on my old '97 TJ the windshield
>> mysteriously cracked. Parked it in the driveway and the next time I drove
>> it
>> the windshield was cracked.
>>
>> Last week my wife used my '03 TJ and parked it in the driveway where it
>> sat
>> until today. This morning when she drove it again the windshield was
>> cracked
>> from top to bottom. We live out in the country so I know nobody is
>> breaking
>> them on me, besides we have several other cars and nothing has ever
>> happened
>> to them.
>>
>> The jeep is still under warranty and I'm hoping it will be covered. Is
>> this
>> a TJ problem? If so is there anything I can do to prevent this? I sure
>> don't
>> want to pay for too many of these. I remember I priced one for my '97 and
>> they weren't cheap (at least not as cheap as you'd expect for flat
>> glass!).
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Knapp
>> www.rktreasures.com
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> "I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
> whips....r"
> R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.
>
#25
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Re: TJ windshields?
I had the windshield replaced in my YJ and it was round $132 installed at my
house...
Ben
95 YJ 2.5L
"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.NEB.4.61.0502021747360.6348@panix3.panix .com...
>
> Check your auto insurance policy. Many include glass coverage even if you
> don't carry collision. They consider it a safety issue and would rather
> pay for the glass (hey, you're paying for it in the end) than for
> collision injuries.
>
> I don't have the slip handy but my CJ replacement glass cost somewhere
> around $125US, installed.
>
>
> On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Ken Knapp wrote:
>
>> I have a good one. A couple years ago on my old '97 TJ the windshield
>> mysteriously cracked. Parked it in the driveway and the next time I drove
>> it
>> the windshield was cracked.
>>
>> Last week my wife used my '03 TJ and parked it in the driveway where it
>> sat
>> until today. This morning when she drove it again the windshield was
>> cracked
>> from top to bottom. We live out in the country so I know nobody is
>> breaking
>> them on me, besides we have several other cars and nothing has ever
>> happened
>> to them.
>>
>> The jeep is still under warranty and I'm hoping it will be covered. Is
>> this
>> a TJ problem? If so is there anything I can do to prevent this? I sure
>> don't
>> want to pay for too many of these. I remember I priced one for my '97 and
>> they weren't cheap (at least not as cheap as you'd expect for flat
>> glass!).
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Knapp
>> www.rktreasures.com
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> "I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
> whips....r"
> R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.
>
house...
Ben
95 YJ 2.5L
"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
news:Pine.NEB.4.61.0502021747360.6348@panix3.panix .com...
>
> Check your auto insurance policy. Many include glass coverage even if you
> don't carry collision. They consider it a safety issue and would rather
> pay for the glass (hey, you're paying for it in the end) than for
> collision injuries.
>
> I don't have the slip handy but my CJ replacement glass cost somewhere
> around $125US, installed.
>
>
> On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Ken Knapp wrote:
>
>> I have a good one. A couple years ago on my old '97 TJ the windshield
>> mysteriously cracked. Parked it in the driveway and the next time I drove
>> it
>> the windshield was cracked.
>>
>> Last week my wife used my '03 TJ and parked it in the driveway where it
>> sat
>> until today. This morning when she drove it again the windshield was
>> cracked
>> from top to bottom. We live out in the country so I know nobody is
>> breaking
>> them on me, besides we have several other cars and nothing has ever
>> happened
>> to them.
>>
>> The jeep is still under warranty and I'm hoping it will be covered. Is
>> this
>> a TJ problem? If so is there anything I can do to prevent this? I sure
>> don't
>> want to pay for too many of these. I remember I priced one for my '97 and
>> they weren't cheap (at least not as cheap as you'd expect for flat
>> glass!).
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Knapp
>> www.rktreasures.com
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> "I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
> whips....r"
> R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.
>
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Re: TJ windshields?
"mhammer8@nospamyahoo.com" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message:
I had three winshields crack so far on my 03 TJ. All the cracking
started at the defroster. Usually it was very cold outside (-20 to
-30 degrees) and I had the defroster on maximum heat (bad idea). All
three of the times I saw it happen.
> I had a problem where the Chrysler ones kept breaking; the last
> replacement I got in 2000 was made by Lamiver (Canadian) and has never
> broken. Even got a stone chip in it last year that never got bigger.
> I'd recommend them, and they're cheap.
>
> Matt
I had three winshields crack so far on my 03 TJ. All the cracking
started at the defroster. Usually it was very cold outside (-20 to
-30 degrees) and I had the defroster on maximum heat (bad idea). All
three of the times I saw it happen.
> I had a problem where the Chrysler ones kept breaking; the last
> replacement I got in 2000 was made by Lamiver (Canadian) and has never
> broken. Even got a stone chip in it last year that never got bigger.
> I'd recommend them, and they're cheap.
>
> Matt
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Re: TJ windshields?
"mhammer8@nospamyahoo.com" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message:
I had three winshields crack so far on my 03 TJ. All the cracking
started at the defroster. Usually it was very cold outside (-20 to
-30 degrees) and I had the defroster on maximum heat (bad idea). All
three of the times I saw it happen.
> I had a problem where the Chrysler ones kept breaking; the last
> replacement I got in 2000 was made by Lamiver (Canadian) and has never
> broken. Even got a stone chip in it last year that never got bigger.
> I'd recommend them, and they're cheap.
>
> Matt
I had three winshields crack so far on my 03 TJ. All the cracking
started at the defroster. Usually it was very cold outside (-20 to
-30 degrees) and I had the defroster on maximum heat (bad idea). All
three of the times I saw it happen.
> I had a problem where the Chrysler ones kept breaking; the last
> replacement I got in 2000 was made by Lamiver (Canadian) and has never
> broken. Even got a stone chip in it last year that never got bigger.
> I'd recommend them, and they're cheap.
>
> Matt
#28
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Re: TJ windshields?
"mhammer8@nospamyahoo.com" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message:
I had three winshields crack so far on my 03 TJ. All the cracking
started at the defroster. Usually it was very cold outside (-20 to
-30 degrees) and I had the defroster on maximum heat (bad idea). All
three of the times I saw it happen.
> I had a problem where the Chrysler ones kept breaking; the last
> replacement I got in 2000 was made by Lamiver (Canadian) and has never
> broken. Even got a stone chip in it last year that never got bigger.
> I'd recommend them, and they're cheap.
>
> Matt
I had three winshields crack so far on my 03 TJ. All the cracking
started at the defroster. Usually it was very cold outside (-20 to
-30 degrees) and I had the defroster on maximum heat (bad idea). All
three of the times I saw it happen.
> I had a problem where the Chrysler ones kept breaking; the last
> replacement I got in 2000 was made by Lamiver (Canadian) and has never
> broken. Even got a stone chip in it last year that never got bigger.
> I'd recommend them, and they're cheap.
>
> Matt
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Re: TJ windshields?
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/reviews/percys/
HarryS
"Alex Hill" <hill.alex@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "mhammer8@nospamyahoo.com" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message:
>
> I had three winshields crack so far on my 03 TJ. All the cracking
> started at the defroster. Usually it was very cold outside (-20 to
> -30 degrees) and I had the defroster on maximum heat (bad idea). All
> three of the times I saw it happen.
>
>> I had a problem where the Chrysler ones kept breaking; the last
>> replacement I got in 2000 was made by Lamiver (Canadian) and has never
>> broken. Even got a stone chip in it last year that never got bigger.
>> I'd recommend them, and they're cheap.
>>
>> Matt
>
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Re: TJ windshields?
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/reviews/percys/
HarryS
"Alex Hill" <hill.alex@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "mhammer8@nospamyahoo.com" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message:
>
> I had three winshields crack so far on my 03 TJ. All the cracking
> started at the defroster. Usually it was very cold outside (-20 to
> -30 degrees) and I had the defroster on maximum heat (bad idea). All
> three of the times I saw it happen.
>
>> I had a problem where the Chrysler ones kept breaking; the last
>> replacement I got in 2000 was made by Lamiver (Canadian) and has never
>> broken. Even got a stone chip in it last year that never got bigger.
>> I'd recommend them, and they're cheap.
>>
>> Matt
>