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Old Dec 18, 2000 | 02:04 PM
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Originally posted by Tedster:
what's the best way to polish out a small scratch?

2) has anyone tried Rick's suggestion of plastic bumpers to keep the aeroscreen from vibrating in the wind?

I notice the movement in my rearview mirror, and it is a little distracting. I'm trying to figure out weather to use clear or black rubber bumpers, and what kind of glue to use that will hold in the hot/cold/wind/etc.
Rick has already suggested to me to use the 3M plastic polish - not the Plexan. I got scratches too even though I was ultra careful: I don't know how I did that.

Do you get a nice reflection on the screen of the car infront of you at the lights, at night? Weird!

Can't figure out how to attach rubber bumpers on the roll bars because they angle away each side of the middle join. I'm still looking for the right piece to use.
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Old Dec 18, 2000 | 04:32 PM
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Rick, I got my windscreen this weekend and have done the disassembly and reassembly with the new screen in it. I used a credit card as you had suggested--mainly because I didn't want to scratch or in any other way damage the windscreen frame. It took some time, but as you indicated in the instructions, be patient. I was, and it turned out splendidly. I don't have it on the car yet--that'll happen Wednesday. Thanks again for making such fine after-market parts for the stook!

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Old Dec 23, 2000 | 06:48 AM
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Installed the screen. This is yet another Hesel accessory that seems to be factory supplied. The tint is just couple of shades darker than the windows and looks great. Driving the car without any screen while the glue hardened was irritating due to the wind.

This accessory really dresses up the stock screen look, and, like the console cover, looks much better than stock yet not appearing as an add-on.
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Old Dec 23, 2000 | 10:53 AM
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Thanks everybody. I somehow missed the latest posts on this thread -- they made a nice Christmas for me.

For the bumpers (which I've not yet installed, since my top will probably be up for a few months if this d**n cold weather continues) I bought some clear rubbery plastic furniture bumpers at Home Depot. They're a bit too big (about 3/4 inches square), so I cut them in half. I plan to mount them about 3/4s up the roll bar. They're self-adhesive, and the stuff seems pretty strong.
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Old Dec 23, 2000 | 11:25 AM
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By the way, here's another bonus of Rick's taller aeroscreen: you can read your tachometer and speedometer in the rear view mirror!
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Old Dec 23, 2000 | 12:53 PM
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Tedster,

Yes, I noticed but it just didn't register . I fold mine back at night. The reflections are certainly entertaining but a bit weird. At stop lights, you've probably noticed, you can read the license plate of the car in front of you in your rear view mirror.
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