Making Windows Removable?

[Knestis]

What you describe is what we used to do with GT/TA cars way back in the dark ages, Ron.

The only concern is that with a modern unibody, you are actually gaining an important amount of chassis rigidity with glued-in windows - and not just the windshield. They turn those bays essentially into monocoque structures.

Given how cheaply we can get a mobile glass guy out to replace a windshield, I think gluing them in is a good idea.

K

[Z3_GoCar]

I used the normal urethane adheasive, and coated the inside edge with vasoline. I also put a bead of silicone under each of the clips. One other thing I noticed is that I needed shorter wiper blades to clear the clips.

[joeg]

K--If the car is caged, urethane is not necessary for a windshield. The structure of the shell is very much improved with the cage and supergluing the glass will not help stiffness.

I use good old ribbon Butyl, which seals quite well and is much easier to "cut-out" by an amatuer.

[Knestis]

I think you're optimistic about both how much stiffness the cage adds and how little *additional* the glass provides but to each his own. And this is coming from a guy with way more cage than most IT cars have...

K