Re: [DMCForum] Window cracking problem, what gives?

[mike clemens <rmclemns@xxxxxxxxx>]

Martin,

That's probably the easiest question you've ever
asked, How to hold the mirror in place??  Everybody
knows (inclulding your side of the pond) that was the
reason Duck Tape was invented.  :-)   Shucks, even
MLTAW knows the sticky advantages of WWII wonder.

Mike   TPS    1630

--- Martin Gutkowski - DMC Ltd <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I think you'll find all original DMC windscreens
> have the British Safety 
> "Kite Mark". They were made in the UK probably by
> Pilkington who have 
> been around for years.
> 
> http://www.bsi-global.com/Kitemark/index.xalter
> 
> Not every car has such a swept screen as the
> DeLorean. And what happens 
> a) when you do need to change your screen (you'll
> need a new mittor) or 
> b) when the mirror itself breaks (seen that too).
> 
> There seems to be some reluctance to trust a sticky
> pad. They last for 
> years, just not 25 in the hot sun :-) PLus, if using
> JB Weld, how ydo 
> you hold the thing in place while the glue's
> setting?
> 
> Martin
> 
> timnagin wrote:
> 
> >Hijacked from the DML, obviously.  Are the
> windscreens over there made
> >differently than in the US?  I heard long ago our
> were tougher for safety
> >reasons but I thought that was a thing of the past.
> >
> >Every vehicle I have ever owned, including the De
> Lorean since the previous
> >rocket scientist used JB Weld, has never used any
> sticky pads.  The mirrors
> >have always been mounted to a metal tab stuck on
> with a two-part glue.  When
> >you bump the mirror it folds out of the way but
> doesn't fall off.
> >
> >What gives?
> >
> >Greg
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 


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