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Old Jan 3, 2025 | 09:37 AM
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Wooooohooo! The Glass Man Chattanooga did it!! 🥳🎉
 
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Old Jan 3, 2025 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by TheManMac
Wooooohooo! The Glass Man Chattanooga did it!! 🥳🎉
Awesome!
 
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Old Jan 3, 2025 | 12:41 PM
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glad to hear it worked out.
the pictures were quite helpful, thanks for posting those.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2025 | 06:11 PM
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I forgot my happy me pic 😂
I forgot my happy me pic 😂
 
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Old Feb 12, 2025 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by TheManMac
I'm sitting in the glass shop now and they let me look at the window. They're charging $250 to remove and reseal. That's the best deal I found around here. They let me look at the glass after they lifted it and the news was interesting. Still waiting for them to clean and reseal it. It can still break from here 🙏😬

Here are some pictures. He pointed out locations on the windshield where the sealant failed to bond to the windshield. It completely lifted away from the frame with zero adhesion to the glass. He had to cut it in other locations. That has to be dangerous because the airbag presses against the windshield in a crash and if the windshield doesn't hold, the airbag doesn't deploy properly.

I'll add this - I'm not the original owner and I am not sure if someone has lifted and resealed this windshield before or if this is from the factory.

Wide view of the windshield
Wide view of the windshield
The windshield failed to bond at all here (smooth glue). Water was leaking in from here down into the cabin
The windshield failed to bond at all here (smooth glue). Water was leaking in from here down into the cabin
The shield was cut away here (rough glue)
The shield was cut away here (rough glue)

You can see the metal strip on the top of the windshield because no glue bonded here so no glue suck to cover it up when it was removed! 😬
Up close on a rough section - this is what it looks like when it is cut away - the adhesive bonded to both sides.
Up close on a rough section - this is what it looks like when it is cut away - the adhesive bonded to both sides.
There was a spot with no glue at all or it wasnt sealed at all on the bottom
There was a spot with no glue at all or it wasn't sealed at all on the bottom

does anyone know if they issued a recall and/or covering repair/replacement? I saw a class action lawsuit when I googled but never got any info on it even though my vin looks to have been included and affected. Mine has been leaking for probably two years but it’s in the garage and honestly I forget about it until I wash it or it rains heavily. It’s gotten worse just recently is why I finally decided to see about repairing it.
 
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