I just put a 90s headliner and console in my 90 (i had an 82 headliner and no console) and i noticed my rear view mirror like 1/4 of it on top is blocked by the console. Kinda annoying because i cant see part of the road behind me. The clip on the rear mirror thats glued to the windshield needed to go down an inch or 1/2 an inch. I did some research on how to remove it.. I tried guitar string.. that didnt work.. I was a little scared on trying a lighter or torch as i heard it can shatter the windshield or cause bubbles between the panels and then shatter or crack it..
I heard about acetone.. So tried that method.. I soaked the thing in acetone for like 20 minutes.. Then tried to gently move the thing off the windshield with a pair of pliers. I really didnt use any strength at all i was being gentle so i was suprised when it popped off the glass. I thought yea the acetone worked.. but it took chunks of the windshield with it..
Damnit.. Should have listend to myself and dealt with 1/4 of my mirror being blocked. It isnt cracked though.. Its chipped, chipped badly.. Some spots are very thin. some are pretty deep. a few MM deep. But no cracks. This really blows and im automatically thinking i need a new 2-300$ windshield.
But here i am, asking.. Is this windshield still okay ? Or will it start cracking this winter ? Is there anything i can put in the chips to fill it up you know how when you get a big rock smash your windshield and you use a repair kit and it has some kind of clear glue that fills in the cracks. I have a fish tank hobby and a ghetto way to fix a cracked fish tank is to take a peice of glass and use clear silicone on the crack and apply the sheet of glass over it, in turn you can actually re-use the tank (even though i wouldnt use it lol) but thats a little trick. My glass isnt cracked though so couldnt i just do something like this, by getting a thin peice of glass and some of that glass repair glue stuff for chips and sandwiching it to fill in the chip. Or should I just leave it alone and see how far the golden horse shoe is up my anus. Everyone screws up but this one mess up im really kicking myself on