My son through a baseball in the car knocking the rearview
mirror off the windshield.

Now get this... The adhesive between the baseplate and the
windshield did not fail; the glass did.

To be accurate, 2/3 of the adhesive between the baseplate
and the windshield did fail, but 1/3 did not resulting in a
dime-size piece of windshield still attached to the baseplate.

I assume the best adhesive to re-attach the baseplate-to-
windshield surface is still rearview mirror adhesive, but what
is the best adhesive to re-attach the glass-to-glass surface?

Thanks!

Joe Colella
firstname.lastname (AT) yahoo (DOT) com

The same adhesive will work but, The rest of the windshield will
likely fail. The chipped area will develop cracks as the glass
heats/cools/gets stressed. Better idea is to go to a glass place and
have them do a spot repair (stone chip) and then install the mirror.
These guys are likely the best people to talk to about this problem.
Or break the rest of the glass and have insurance pony for a new
windshield.

Pete

<cselby (AT) mts (DOT) net> wrote


Pete,

When a tech from SafeLite saw that the chip and crack was on the inside of
the windshield, he said his company will not even attempt to fix the
problem. The SafeLite tech said that he is only authorized to fix chips and
cracks that are on the outside of the windshield and that have not
penetrated through to the inside surface.

Might a different national or independent company have different policies or
capabilities?

Thanks!

Joe

This is news to me but then I don't do glass stone chip work. Phone
around to other shops with the same story and see if the answer
changes. Think about getting replacement glass or if that's a toughie
right now, think about a higher/lower mirror location and fill the
hole with clear silicone.

Pete

<cselby (AT) mts (DOT) net> wrote

Thanks, again, for the guidance!