Oh No!
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Oh No!
If you ever wonder should I take that bike rack off when not in use the answer is YES! My daughter drove to NYC from New Jersey.Parked the car in a garage where they park it for you.On return the rear windshield is broken due to the bike rack not being noticed.They offered to make all repairs and deliver the car to her house.Sounds good we will see.She took a train to my house and one of my cars.And yes I took my bike rack off my car.
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I wouldn't let them lay another finger on my car.
They are going to take it to some shop where a guys brother's cousin will install junkyard glass or call one of those services that send a truck.
You want original quality glass installed at the dealership by trained technicians with warranty on both product and service.
I'd have the car towed to the dealership for repair and present them with the bill.
-Tim-
They are going to take it to some shop where a guys brother's cousin will install junkyard glass or call one of those services that send a truck.
You want original quality glass installed at the dealership by trained technicians with warranty on both product and service.
I'd have the car towed to the dealership for repair and present them with the bill.
-Tim-
Last edited by TimothyH; 09-11-19 at 07:43 AM.
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I wouldn't let them lay another finger on my car.
They are going to take it to some shop where a guys brother's cousin will install junkyard glass or call one of those services that send a truck.
You want original quality glass installed at the dealership by trained technicians with warranty on both product and service.
I'd have the car towed to the dealership for repair and present them with the bill.
-Tim-
They are going to take it to some shop where a guys brother's cousin will install junkyard glass or call one of those services that send a truck.
You want original quality glass installed at the dealership by trained technicians with warranty on both product and service.
I'd have the car towed to the dealership for repair and present them with the bill.
-Tim-
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Even re-attaching rear view mirror on the glass has to be done right.
Cheap rear windows have cheap defogger systems. Some rear glass is highly curved and has a very detailed install process requiring disassembly interior panels. You want Lexus glass on your Lexus and Audi glass on your Audi.
Even going to the dealership isn't a guarantee that it will be installed right. One has to insist that it be done by a collision repair tech who replaces glass on wrecked cars all the time and is factory trained. Replacing glass is a body shop repair, it is not an engine or chassis repair.
This all assumes that it is a nice car. A beater car might be different.
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How can a bike rack break the rear window? Was it one of those ones that sit on the glass? How would parking affect this? I'm missing a piece of the story here...
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That reminds me of my coworker and cycling pal who forgot he had his bike on the roof of his Alfa Romeo when he drove into the underground parking garage at his condo. The clips proved to be the weakest link, and the bike (a mid-to-high-end Motobecane) and rack landed upright as a unit. He did need some roof dents and scratches repaired on the Alfa, but recognizes how much worse the whole scenario could have turned out.
I have transverse load bars and a pair of Yakima bike racks for carrying bikes on the roof of the Passat wagon, but I am very paranoid about using them.
I have transverse load bars and a pair of Yakima bike racks for carrying bikes on the roof of the Passat wagon, but I am very paranoid about using them.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069