MC5A Drivers window

[Ncbob]

My drivers' window has been fogged for over a year now (it's the only double pane window in the bus) and I don't want to replace it. Ye Gods! I've just gone through a gear box replacement and 2 A/C units...and I'm trying to save enough money to pay my upcoming Obama taxes.

First, is the glass tempered? If I tapped the inside glass enough to shatter it I would still have an exterior glass. Drill and hole in it with a carbide drill? Use a circular glass cutter to cut a vent in the interior pane?

I know someone of you has done this...that is if you're aqs cheap as Cliff and me. hehehe

NCbob

[kyle4501]

Are you sure it is the glass that is fogged & not the driver? 

If it is the glass, what I'd try is to use a small diamond bit hole saw & use lots of water while drilling. I buy them off eBay for a few bucks. The spade bits never have done well for me.

Good luck with this project.

[belfert]

If it is tempered you might have a heck of a time breaking it.  My driver's side window was single pane tempered and I had to hit it with a 10 pound sledge and all the strength I could muster to break it.  It took me like 10 blows before it broke.

[Ncbob]

I checked Ebay, Kyle, and the cutters are there...but I don't see any pilot drills to hold them on cnter. This is new to me so I have to depend on the expertise of others to get this little job done right. Any suggestions?

Bob

[stevet903]

If you want to get it fixed, try Suncoast Designers in Hudson, FL.  They have the equipment to take the window apart and reseal it.  Not sure of the cost....

http://www.suncoastdesigners.com/ 

Steve

[kyle4501]

Bob,
I just hold it at an angle & start the 'cut', then gradually raise the drill to a perpendicular position.
You aren't spinning the bit very fast, AND, you shouldn't rush the hole.

Get a bit & try it out on some scrap glass. You'll see what I mean.

Good luck with this.  

[Ed Hackenbruch]

Bob, no kids in the area with a bb gun?   

[Just Dallas]

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