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My 94 Saturn was involved in an interior fire which evidently burned
so hot that it put bubbles in my windshield and melted some of the
exterior mouldings on some of the other windows, Can Phoenix Glass
replace my windshield and put new mouldings on the other glasses
that were damaged.
We can definitely replace your windshield but all the other glass, except the door
glasses, in a 94 Saturn have what they call modular glass installed in them. The
mouldings on the glass are actually injection bonded to the window during the
manufacturing process and cannot be replaced without buying completely new
windows. There is also another downside to your situation. After having a fire in your
car, even though the windows may look unaffected, there is a pretty good chance
that the body surfaces along with the urethane adhesive that bonds the glass to your
vehicle may have been critically affected which can result in a very serious situation in the event of a collision later on down the
road. A car fire unfortunately is a subject that goes beyond the scope of our website. Click the following link and it will take
you to I-CAR's website where there is a detailed article about it.
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My car has a Heads up display, does it require a special windshield and if so can Phoenix Glass install it?
Yes it does require a special type of windshield to properly display the HUD image. Normal windshields will
reflect distorted or double images. These particular windshields are also used on some vehicles equipped with
night vision. They are manufactured with a wedge shaped polymer layer that is sandwiched between two
layers of glass. While we can't say that they are a top seller we can say that we have sold and installed many
of these types of windshields over the years. For a more detailed description we're going to send you to the I-
CAR web site at the links below.
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My car has an air noise that is making me crazy, can Phoenix Glass find it and make it go away?
The technicians here at Phoenix Glass use 3 different methods for finding wind and water leaks.
The first method is done with an electronic ultrasonic sound detector procedure. It works by placing a transmitter inside the
vehicle in the region of the suspected leak. At that point the wand of the detector, which is a receiver microphone, is passed
over the questionable area on the outside. When the wand is passed over the area of the leak the sound waves from the
transmitter will make the detector unit beep at a much faster rate as it homes in on the hole. This is a great way to find an
actual hole but it will not pinpoint a seeping leak.
The second method is placing masking tape completely around the glass in question in approximately 2 to 3 foot strips. Then
the vehicle is taken on a road test and driven at the speed the air noise is said to occur. If the noise is not present we know we
are on the right track. Next a section of the tape is removed (one piece at a time) until the noise in question is heard.
The third method is to use water. The link below will take you to the I-CAR website where you can find even more methods
and information on the subject.