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YOUR RESEARCHWindshield woes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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retainer hoop
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The other issue is the retainer hoop on the windshield.
Windshield woes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Use called me
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Suggestion
The mobile installer I used called me to reschedule saying that I would need to provide one or he would use the generic gasket they have for windshields.
Windshield woes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Leading evidence: 'retainer hoop' (1 discussions report identifying this cause; no attributable repair resolution). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'retainer hoop' (1 discussions; 1 report identifying it and 0 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Use called me' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
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Suggestion
The mobile installer I used called me to reschedule saying that I would need to provide one or he would use the generic gasket they have for windshields.
Windshield woes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Use generic gasket material
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I had it shipped to me from Sunset Imports (cheapest place I could find it) but it arrived bent by UPS and it was worthless, so I got credit for it and had them use the generic gasket material...
Windshield woes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Use generic gasket they have
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Suggestion
The mobile installer I used called me to reschedule saying that I would need to provide one or he would use the generic gasket they have for windshields.
Windshield woes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Use called me
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Suggestion
The mobile installer I used called me to reschedule saying that I would need to provide one or he would use the generic gasket they have for windshields.
Windshield woes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Use generic gasket material
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Suggestion
I had it shipped to me from Sunset Imports (cheapest place I could find it) but it arrived bent by UPS and it was worthless, so I got credit for it and had them use the generic gasket material...
Windshield woes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
Use generic gasket they have
No successful repair reported for this finding.
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Suggestion
The mobile installer I used called me to reschedule saying that I would need to provide one or he would use the generic gasket they have for windshields.
Windshield woes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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I need to check mine, but I think it's made by Sekurit. Personally, I'd go with OE glass as I've heard too many bad stories (in the Mercedes community) about aftermarket windshields being a bit wavy.
Hello,
I Can agree only with OE Glass by Securit. You don't want to take a chance with aftermarket once, besides there's not much savings anyway ..
Securit are not only supplied by a Porsche dealer in fact, they source them out to independent installer/supplier specifying Securit brand.
Let us know what happens.. Thx...
t2-Bxtrs
Aftermarket isn't bad as long as you tell the installer you want to see it off the car before installation. If it is not clear (wavy) just tell him you want him to come back with one that's not wavy.
Factory glass is terribly expensive and not worth it in my opinion when you can just make the company bring out a new piece of glass that's better and tell them you don't want crap on your car.
The other issue is the retainer hoop on the windshield. The mobile installer I used called me to reschedule saying that I would need to provide one or he would use the generic gasket they have for windshields. I had it shipped to me from Sunset Imports (cheapest place I could find it) but it arrived bent by UPS and it was worthless, so I got credit for it and had them use the generic gasket material... which I actually think looks better!
You just might get points taken off at concours though.
I replaced mine about 5+ years ago. If I recall, it was pricey! I'm thinking around $900 installed. It was at a Porsche dealership. I remember inquiring about an aftermarket one but don't remember why I didn't go with it???
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