[ds968]

Just like a walrus in mating season, ending up with a tight seal is always a good thing [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img] ... same goal as one would expect with a proper windshield installation.

The shop tells me as soon as the job is completed, the sealing process is already as cured as it can be and I can drive the car right way, even on bumpy roads. Supposedly nothing can move around to affect how the windshield is set in place, once done.

I am a bit skeptical however, so just wondering if they're correct or if I should leave them the car overnight to rest at least 12 hrs before I dive it ( I'm doing this at their site as opposed to the mobile service in that they also said the shop is far better equipped to do a much better job sealing the windshield on these type of cars, unlike other vehicles with greater tolerancesfor 1 mm here, another mm there hit or miss placement )

The drive home from the shop is about 5 miles, on average roads, not all of them in great shape.

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[Anchorman]

I've had the 968 windshield replaced twice. Each time I drove it immediately after the work was done, including once by one of the mobile service trucks. In neither case were there any problems or leaks.

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[Darryl]

The mobile guy I use for all of my windshields says you can drive pretty much immediately, but he does caution about washing/rain storms/extreme temp differences for a period of at least a few hours. I always offer him an indoor location but he rarely takes me up it unless rain is threatening. He did 3 for me in one visit, side by side, one right after the other! I've never had any issues with my repairs and have never had a customer call to complain. If it doesn't inconvenience you, it certainly wouldn't hurt to leave it overnight if you don't mind. I usually don't drive mine until the next morning either, but you'll probably be fine either way.

- Darryl

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[flash]

my guy said driving home was ok, but best to sit overnight

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[ds968]

Thanks guys, I've already told them this car will have 150-160 mph headwinds from time to time [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img] , so if I hear any noise they're redoing the install.. Hopefully that'll give them an incentive to take extra care sealing it [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

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[ds968]

The new windshield was finally installed this morning, the invoice total was slightly over $ 1,000 ( $ 850 part, $ 150 labor + tax, etc ), but my cost was only the $ 50 insurance deductible. Took about two hours in the ( Safelite ) shop, I watched the entire process and it looks as if they were very meticulous on every step of the way, so hopefully all's well and this windshield will be luckier than the last one, avoiding encounters with stones and other projectiles the highways throw in my direction [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif[/img]

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[968 GUY]

did it have the internal antenna? I wonder if tear offs are availablr for the street. I am sure there would be some sort of law against that but would sure help protect the windshield.

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[ds968]

Yes, it has the built-in antenna . Windshields without antennas are no longer avialable for the 968 coupe ( I understand this has been the case for at least three or four years now.. )

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[firefish]

I replace my windshield a week ago and they did not have the one with antenna - maybe it's a European thing.

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