fraggle

I had my local windshield guy look up replacement cost on the 928 just for fun. He said it was the most expensive one he'd ever looked up.

perrys4

I got mine for 365 installed and there have been others that got them inL.A. for 150 or so. About 1800 new from dealer.

soontobered84

$165.00 installed and all trim installed as well. Right here in the good ol' DFW area.
So I figure that even if it pits or is thinner ( I couldn't tell any difference) I can replace it 8 times for the cost of a factory windshield? I think I'll take my chances.

ew928

Rog,
Here's a nice video that may shed the light on interior impact on windshields.
Posted first from Bill Shaw on the 928 email list.
http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/...t=true&fs=true
Needs flash player to see the video.

Council people in Manchester England's attempt at keeping drivers out of the bus lane.
Note the last clip of the white van. Watch the windshield.
I'm going to be real gentle next time I clean the inside of the windshield.

Got pics of the self-dimming mirror on a 928 windscreen yet?

Ernest (NYC)

Ed Scherer

Here's mine, from about 6 years ago:

borland

Here's how I removed the mirror and mirror button from the windshield on my 1990 S4.

The factory rear view mirror fits into a slot on the windshield metal button. It's just a wedge fit, so you can work the mirror off the windshield by hand toward the rear of the car, rocking it slightly sideways back and forth as you work it free. No locking mechanism to release, so it's pretty easily removed.



To remove the metal mirror button from the windshield, I warmed up the windshield glass (both inside and outside) using a hair drier, but only to about 80degrees F.

Then I heated the metal button with a common butane lighter (Bic). Just apply a small flame for about 5-6 seconds. It does'nt need to be very hot, just hot enough for the button to feel hot to touch, but not hot enough to burn. While the button is hot, I used a long flat bladed screw driver with moderate force to 'rotate' the button and let it pop off. You should feel the adhesive flex slightly giving you a hint that it will come free with maybe slightly more heat. Don't try to pull it off, let it pop off as you rotate the button.



Here's a photo showing the button removed with the adhesive remaining on the windshield. You can also see the grease marker that I circled from the outside to mark the 'old' location as reference for the new Gentex button that I will install later.



Besides needing to removing the old adhesive, I'll also have to remove the decal about the air bag feature, as the mirror new hardware fits over this decal.

pcar928fan

I want to do one of the ESCORT mirrors with the built in GPS, backup camera, radar detector and compass! FREAKIN' AWESOME!

Ed, I like what you did...that would be good too...I prefer the V1 radar detector anyway, but I do like the thought of having a GPS right there in my rear view!

ROG100

I got lucky and my button just fell off one day.
I have the Gentex with the compass and dim/dip. Even managed to find the orange lighting to match the car lighting.
Great upgrade.
Roger

pcar928fan

Got any pics of it Rog?

pcar928fan

Hey Ed, how did you connect the power for your V1? I don't recognize that "transformer" for lack of a better word...

Jerry Feather

Hi Roger:

Here is another two cents worth. From the pictures above it appears to me that you could just heat up the point of the screwdriver then insert it in the button and wait a moment for the heat to transfer then rotate the button off.

As to the replacement, my mirror fell of a while back so I glued it back on with super glue over the original adhesive. It stayed until I bumped it some time later. Then I took it to my glass guy (also and 928 pusher/ S4) and he said super glue was not the rigtht stuff. He glued my mirror back on with something else he said if best for that job. I don't know what it was. Seems fine now.

Jerry Feather

pcar928fan

If/when mine falls off I am going w/ that super cool Escort unit! Looked at it online...pretty cool!

Ed Scherer

That's just a standard RJ11 coupler (same you'd use for phone cords). Makes it a snap to remove the radar dectector.

The power that goes to the radar detector runs alongside the mirror wires.

Ed Scherer

Surprisingly enough, it's called "rear-view mirror glue."

pcar928fan

Ed, so you have the regular V1 power block hidden somewhere behind the dash and just run the wire up from that and through the same loom as the mirrors power and connections then?