Folding Down the Windshield

[c130puke]

I plan to fold my windshield down this summer (I just bought it a few months ago) for the full bugs-in-my-teeth experience. My dilemma, I don't want to mess up my hood any more than it already is - so what do I do? My old VW Thing had a windshield cover - do EBs? Is there something I could mount on the hood to 'latch' the windshield down? I have no owners manual, so I am w/out a clue.

 

[71pony]

All the experiance I have had with folding down my windshield is trouble, So i advise not to do it, unless ther is a way that does not crush the hood

 

[thesnake]

Spend big bucks with LMC for their repo windshield frame/hood latch or watch ebay for an original, or come up with your own modified latching mech.<br><br>snake

 

[71pony]

LMC??? Who is that?

 

[desertrat302]

Tom's has the windshield latches for $85.WAY cheaper than LMC.

 

[c130puke]

[quote author=DesertRat302 link=board=5;threadid=12481;start=0#92965 date=1040331108]<br>Tom's has the windshield latches for $85.WAY cheaper than LMC.<br>[/quote]<br><br>Thanks for the super fast response, but remember as a 'newbie' I'm not familar w/ the jargon the way you old pros are. Tom's? LMC? I'll Google these, but do not know what they are up front. Thanks again though.

 

[desertrat302]

www.lmctruck.com They have free catalogs,with lots of good diagrams.Their parts are a little more expensive than some of the other places though.

 

[desertrat302]

www.tomsbroncoparts.com
And Welcome Aboard! ;D

 

[rulebreaker]

[quote author=c130puke link=board=5;threadid=12481;start=0#92933 date=1040328960]<br>I plan to fold my windshield down this summer (I just bought it a few months ago) for the full bugs-in-my-teeth experience. My dilemma, I don't want to mess up my hood any more than it already is - so what do I do? My old VW Thing had a windshield cover - do EBs? Is there something I could mount on the hood to 'latch' the windshield down? I have no owners manual, so I am w/out a clue.<br>[/quote]Are you X military? Fly c130's?

 

[brokenhorse]

Go here And then Parts suppliers and shops

 

[WyleCoyote]

I puked in a C-130 once...after circling Anchorage for an hour!

 

[Gordys74]

Great! Another Iowa member. Our numbers are increasing. <br><br>Welcome to the asylum!<br><br>Gordy

 

[Waverous]

You can modify a Jeep winshield latch down system

 

[edjolly]

what about the wiper setup? Do you just remove the whole assembly?<br><br>Ed<br>

 

[howiebilt]

[quote author=edjolly link=board=5;threadid=12481;start=0#93114 date=1040358154]<br>what about the wiper setup? Do you just remove the whole assembly?<br><br>Ed<br><br>[/quote]<br><br>Huh ?:? it folds down with the windshield .Or maybe I just am misunderstanding :-U<br> <br> C130puke ...welcome .... when you comin' over to wheel with me 8)<br><br> Spend the bucks and get a latch from one of the vendors already mentioned , you'll be glad you did . I prefer not to eat the bugs and I have the back of my hood raised to reduce underhood temps ... so the WS isn't going down

 

[Hnrys69]

Folding the windsheild down isnt as cool as it seems, for me at least. All mine did was chip the paint on it and made it harder to see over. So becareful when folding it down as it breaks off all paint on the joint....

 

[edjolly]

[quote author=howiebilt link=board=5;threadid=12481;start=0#93120 date=1040359690]<br>[quote author=edjolly link=board=5;threadid=12481;start=0#93114 date=1040358154]<br>what about the wiper setup? Do you just remove the whole assembly?<br><br>Ed<br><br>[/quote]<br><br>Huh ?:? it folds down with the windshield .Or maybe I just am misunderstanding :-U<br> <br> well, yeah, I know THAT, but it's big and unsightly and would surely look stupid laying halfway out on the hood. It's also a considerable weight which I would think might warp the hood.<br><br>Ed<br>[/quote]

 

[c130puke]

[quote author=rulebreaker link=board=5;threadid=12481;start=0#93018 date=1040338640]<br>[quote author=c130puke link=board=5;threadid=12481;start=0#92933 date=1040328960]<br>I plan to fold my windshield down this summer (I just bought it a few months ago) for the full bugs-in-my-teeth experience. My dilemma, I don't want to mess up my hood any more than it already is - so what do I do? My old VW Thing had a windshield cover - do EBs? Is there something I could mount on the hood to 'latch' the windshield down? I have no owners manual, so I am w/out a clue.<br>[/quote]Are you X military? Fly c130's?<br>[/quote]<br><br>you're close. not x military, but current. unfortunately the x part is flying 130s. i'm an afrotc instructor at uiowa.

 

[Waverous]

What about the doors? I think it would look strange to have the top off, windshield down, and door frames in place.

 

[c130puke]

[quote author=howiebilt link=board=5;threadid=12481;start=0#93120 date=1040359690]
[quote author=edjolly link=board=5;threadid=12481;start=0#93114 date=1040358154]
what about the wiper setup? Do you just remove the whole assembly?

Ed

[/quote]

Huh ?:? it folds down with the windshield .Or maybe I just am misunderstanding :-U

C130puke ...welcome .... when you comin' over to wheel with me 8)

Spend the bucks and get a latch from one of the vendors already mentioned , you'll be glad you did . I prefer not to eat the bugs and I have the back of my hood raised to reduce underhood temps ... so the WS isn't going down
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thanks for the invite. i'll have to consider the 4 wheeling aspect of this new (to me anyway) vehicle. I hope not to be killed, or worse - banished, for this blasphemy, but I bought my EB not to go 4 wheeling but because it is a man's convertible. (I'm ducking and covering) Can not fathom a Miata or Samuri and can't afford the Euro stuff. I wonder if there are others out there, probably smart enough to stay in the closet, like me. Any one willing to admit? I also like to sit up high, but I'm sick of scrunching to see the stop lights. I'm planning a complete interior redo. thanks again, bruce