Out of all the issues Ive encountered with this truck this is the worst. It should be an easy fix, alas it is NOT. Ive got three good,reputable glass companies in the area that Ive used before. For some reason they dont want anything to do with a windshield reseal on a superduty. "They are hard to reseal, especially if there is rust." "We could break the glass taking it out and we're not liable for that."
Ive been past the point of caring about warnings and what could happen since I lost the first starter due to water leakage. My truck went 245k miles and 10 years on the stocker and now since that got replaced Ive been thru two more due to the leaky windshield shorting out the gem and the truck tries to start itself. What a friggin nightmare!! Friday it rained off and on here. As a precaution, I put a 4x6 tarp and bungees on the truck to seal the windshield. I went out Friday night to close garage doors and turn off lights on my shop and I smelled that familiar, acrid burnt smell. The fuggin thing burned itself up AGAIN! Sorry for the rambling rant.
I called around and of course everybody is closed but one place called me today and asked if I needed help still. Same rebuttals as before"We probably will break the glass taking it out." I said OK..thats fine..have an extra with you in case. "if there is rust where the glass needs to sit you'll need a body shop to fix it first or we WILL NOT put the glass back in." The bodyshop is the same one that Im waiting for a call from to paint my truck. They are slammed and apparently dont return calls in light of that fact. Im stuck here and Im about ready to burn the damn truck to the ground to be rid of the problems. I know the truck is older and has miles on it but why cant I get this damn thing fixed? Ive been calling these glass places and just cant get the problem fixed. Is it that big of a pita to put glass in these trucks?
Since I cant get any esteemed glass shop to do it for me could I get some black OSI Quad and just caulk around the trim rubber? As a temp fix? ANybody done this? I cant afford,with good sense anyway, to keep putting starters in the darn truck and then have em burn up. Its really kind of a reliability issue as well. Its getting to the point where if it rains I dont wanna take the thing anywhere.
Is it doable to take a shield out and replace it yourself?
Any help is appreciated!
Ive been past the point of caring about warnings and what could happen since I lost the first starter due to water leakage. My truck went 245k miles and 10 years on the stocker and now since that got replaced Ive been thru two more due to the leaky windshield shorting out the gem and the truck tries to start itself. What a friggin nightmare!! Friday it rained off and on here. As a precaution, I put a 4x6 tarp and bungees on the truck to seal the windshield. I went out Friday night to close garage doors and turn off lights on my shop and I smelled that familiar, acrid burnt smell. The fuggin thing burned itself up AGAIN! Sorry for the rambling rant.
I called around and of course everybody is closed but one place called me today and asked if I needed help still. Same rebuttals as before"We probably will break the glass taking it out." I said OK..thats fine..have an extra with you in case. "if there is rust where the glass needs to sit you'll need a body shop to fix it first or we WILL NOT put the glass back in." The bodyshop is the same one that Im waiting for a call from to paint my truck. They are slammed and apparently dont return calls in light of that fact. Im stuck here and Im about ready to burn the damn truck to the ground to be rid of the problems. I know the truck is older and has miles on it but why cant I get this damn thing fixed? Ive been calling these glass places and just cant get the problem fixed. Is it that big of a pita to put glass in these trucks?
Since I cant get any esteemed glass shop to do it for me could I get some black OSI Quad and just caulk around the trim rubber? As a temp fix? ANybody done this? I cant afford,with good sense anyway, to keep putting starters in the darn truck and then have em burn up. Its really kind of a reliability issue as well. Its getting to the point where if it rains I dont wanna take the thing anywhere.
Is it doable to take a shield out and replace it yourself?
Any help is appreciated!