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1. 09:27 PM - Installing a windshield. (Gary Vogt)
2. 11:46 PM - Re: Installing a windshield. (Rick Pollack)
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| Subject: | Installing a windshield. |
For years, I have preferred the C. Bailey windshield because they fit better.
But, I've had a few complaints about distortion in the windshield. My windshield
has a slight distortion in it if I look for it. It's been so long since I
installed an LP Aero windshield that I really don't know if they have any distortion.
Garner is always chiding me for using C. Bailey windshields. But, let's face it,
if LP Aero made a superior windshield, I'd use theirs.
SO . . . . I had a customer request an LP Aero windshield. Garner packed it up
and sent it.
I put it on the frame today for a trial fit.
For the best bond (using RTV 732) I need a bond of around .015 inches. On a C.
Bailey, I can get it to around .010 at the tightest edge on the trailing edge
of the windshield bow and still have it within .025 at the leading edge at the
tightest spots.
Just sitting on the bow, the LP Aero windshield has a gap greater than .125 in
the two upper corners. It sits flat across the middle. No mater how I do it,
it's going to look like shit.
C. Bailey windshields come trim-to-fit. That means, there is a trim line about
1/2 inch around the windshield; too much windshield. Trimming is a pain in the
ass.
LP Aero windshields come trimmed to the size. Let's hope it fits.
C. Bailey windshields can be shimmed along the front edge using a washer held in
place by a screw through the double bead seal holes. I can shim all around
the front edge without interfering with windshield mounting and keep my .015 inches
gap all around the bow.
There is no place to do the same on the LP Aero. So. . . . . I'm trying something
new to keep my spacing. We'll see. Keep your fingers crossed.
Someone needs to make new tooling that actually fits the windshield bow curve.
That would be nice.
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| Subject: | Re: Installing a windshield. |
Gary, my fingers are crossed and I'm sure you can work out a good
installation with the LP. Let me know -
Rick
On Jun 12, 2010, at 9:19 PM, Gary Vogt wrote:
> For years, I have preferred the C. Bailey windshield because they fit
better. But, I've had a few complaints about distortion in the
windshield. My windshield has a slight distortion in it if I look for
it. It's been so long since I installed an LP Aero windshield that I
really don't know if they have any distortion.
>
> Garner is always chiding me for using C. Bailey windshields. But,
let's face it, if LP Aero made a superior windshield, I'd use theirs.
>
> SO . . . . I had a customer request an LP Aero windshield. Garner
packed it up and sent it.
>
> I put it on the frame today for a trial fit.
>
> For the best bond (using RTV 732) I need a bond of around .015 inches.
On a C. Bailey, I can get it to around .010 at the tightest edge on the
trailing edge of the windshield bow and still have it within .025 at the
leading edge at the tightest spots.
>
> Just sitting on the bow, the LP Aero windshield has a gap greater than
.125 in the two upper corners. It sits flat across the middle. No
mater how I do it, it's going to look like shit.
>
> C. Bailey windshields come trim-to-fit. That means, there is a trim
line about 1/2 inch around the windshield; too much windshield.
Trimming is a pain in the ass.
>
> LP Aero windshields come trimmed to the size. Let's hope it fits.
>
> C. Bailey windshields can be shimmed along the front edge using a
washer held in place by a screw through the double bead seal holes. I
can shim all around the front edge without interfering with windshield
mounting and keep my .015 inches gap all around the bow.
>
> There is no place to do the same on the LP Aero. So. . . . . I'm
trying something new to keep my spacing. We'll see. Keep your fingers
crossed.
>
> Someone needs to make new tooling that actually fits the windshield
bow curve. That would be nice.
>
>
>
>
>
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