Need MCI 9 windshield

eagle19952 · March 01, 2016, 09:50:18 AM

auto glass install spoons.. not sure you need these but i use them alot around glass installs. they will not chip the edges which usually result in cracks...some places call them Chisel Point Installation Sticks

Scott & Heather · March 01, 2016, 10:57:36 AM

Thanks Don

I'll look around here to see where I can get a set of those

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Tony LEE · March 01, 2016, 11:13:04 AM

A whole $130 each. Droooolllllll.

God knows what they would cost in Australia. I've got one second hand one sitting in the garage and two cracked windsceens.

eagle19952 · March 01, 2016, 08:29:58 PM

Quote from: Scott Bennett on March 01, 2016, 10:57:36 AM
Thanks Don I'll look around here to see where I can get a set of those

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Almost any glass shop should have them... they are often like the bank giving free ink pens. and advertising gimmick deal.

I don't think I've ever paid money for one.

Scott & Heather · March 02, 2016, 05:56:53 AM

Good...once again, can someone do a quick elaboration on the install? Two gaskets one inside and one outside? And do I actually use a bed of urethane? Or just the gaskets?

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luvrbus · March 02, 2016, 06:37:26 AM

Scott, just gaskets clean the frame good space the windshield with shims if you are going it alone watch the HF suction cups they are not much they cost me a windshield.Good luck but I would let MCI install the windshields 30 minutes and you are gone plus if they break it's not a problem they go get another one

John316 · March 02, 2016, 06:49:29 AM

The first windshield is really tough (for us anyways). We had three guys working on it. Get a good ladder and plank setup. Do NOT touch it with anything metal. A 10" drywall knife seems like a really slick idea....it isn't.

We got to where we could swap the windshields on our DL3 in less then 15mins. For a while, we were replacing them every trip, due to rocks.

Make sure it is not wedged in strange. Otherwise it will stress crack.

As to the process, assuming yours is like our DL3. Take out the lock strip. Now start at one corner, and start slipping the gasket behind the old windshield. Someone on the inside applying pressure to the proper corner can help.

Paint all the edges of the windshield with liquid soap.

Install. Set the bottom in the gasket. Now, slowly start to work the gasket up on each side. If you have someone on the inside pushing the gasket lip out, that can help. Otherwise, work your way up both sides, "pulling" the gasket lip out. Use plenty of liquid soap. It really helps the process.

And yes. If MCI will do it, that is the best plan!

Cheers,

John

luvrbus · March 02, 2016, 07:17:33 AM

Talcum powder and tire soap works real good it doesn't dry out,John bring those 3 guys by I need some help those D's windshields are heavy suckers

John316 · March 02, 2016, 07:19:42 AM

Quote from: luvrbus on March 02, 2016, 07:17:33 AM
Talcum powder and tire soap works real good it doesn't dry out

Interesting idea. If I still had a bus, I'd try it out

eagle19952 · March 02, 2016, 10:19:59 AM

i always used gojo hand cleaner....way back when i replaced as many as 4-5 Chevrolet PU trucks a day....

windshield lock strip tools

carneybus · March 05, 2016, 05:32:40 PM

Scott.

sorry. the install was pretty easy the guys that cam and helped me had a good working knowledge. we took the old windows out after we took off the inner seal. which is just a locking seal. then when we pulled the old window out we took on the surrounding seal. then we used soapy water for the instal. the water is used to lube the seal and to make sure that it is sealed correctly. after you have the new window in and the surrounding seal on use the tools shown in the other post to complete the seal. then you want to take a water hose or a spray bottle and make sure there isn't a leak. if there is take the locking seal off and take a flat tip screw driver and make sure the surrounding seal is snug on the window. its pretty much the same process as changing the window seal on an LVS. and LVSR.

any other questions. hit me up.

Scott & Heather · March 06, 2016, 08:16:48 AM

Thanks team. Since we will conveniently be in Dallas end of April passing thru, I think we will just have MCI take care of it for us

not willing to turn different colors when I crack a brand new windshield because of my lack of experience.

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eagle19952 · March 06, 2016, 09:48:27 AM

Quote from: Scott Bennett on March 06, 2016, 08:16:48 AM
Thanks team. Since we will conveniently be in Dallas end of April passing thru, I think we will just have MCI take care of it for us not willing to turn different colors when I crack a brand new windshield because of my lack of experience.

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which is very easy to do...

luvrbus · March 06, 2016, 10:12:09 AM

Quote from: Scott Bennett on March 06, 2016, 08:16:48 AM
Thanks team. Since we will conveniently be in Dallas end of April passing thru, I think we will just have MCI take care of it for us not willing to turn different colors when I crack a brand new windshield because of my lack of experience.

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The best 60 bucks you will ever spend

gumpy · March 06, 2016, 07:07:03 PM

Quote from: luvrbus on March 06, 2016, 10:12:09 AM

The best 60 bucks you will ever spend

Hear hear!! I heartily agree. Worth the money to have them do it.

I need someone to throw rocks at mine. I haven't had to change them for about 10 years, I think, and the gasket has started to leak in the rain. Gonna have to get the polyurethane out this spring, I think.