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Originally Posted by Blownrunner
I thought that using the under the rocker stiffening bars help this? Installed them on mine and adjusted. Addressing the flexing body is a far better mod than any other for this car. On a brighter side, will insurance cover it? I have the classic car insurance and the windshield repair is 100% reimbursable. Then you can get one of those fancy hi-tech reproduction windshields for free.
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You are probably correct about insurance coverage. The picture I posted was while shining a flashlight at just the right angle to make the crack visible. In normal lighting it is invisible unless you are looking for it very closely. It is also down in the corner in the dark tint framed area so I'm not going to worry about it. The glass is perfect in every other way, no other chips and no delamination. Plus I risk damaging the trim that others have cautioned about. It just really pi$$es me off that it occurred while I've been so careful about jacking the car up and down evenly.
I would think some of the uneven roads and driveways or changing a tire with the factory jack lifting a single front tire off the ground would have flexed the chassis more than anything I would have done.
I should probably put the hardtop on instead of the plastic one for some extra rigidity.