Whats this on my windscreen, how do I remove it

[onefastzx9r]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/onebadgixxer/LPIC0287.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/onebadgixxer/LPIC0285.jpg

I know its hard to see but thats where I mount the RD, u can also see that I have lowered the mounting position but that black thing is for the original mounting location, it seems to be flush with the windscreen and I have tried a razor blade but can't even budge it, feels like plastic, any idea's?

[maxima lover]

As a detailer, I can remove lots of stuff with WD-40.

[Acecool]

Looks like it holds your rear view in place..

[Acecool]

Looks like it holds your rear view in place..

[onefastzx9r]

I know what it is but it doesn't budge, its solid, it seems to be flush with windscreen, i bet even if I remove it the glass behind it will not be smooth, its gotta interfere with the detector

[TSi+WRX]

^ Try heating things up, albeit gently. Use a hair-dryer on medium setting. See if you can't work the razor-blade, dental floss, or even fishing-wire under where the adhesive "should" be.

[bauzer71487]

Those appear to be pictures of the future. :lol:


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Call your dealership and find out what it is - they could probably tell you. Worst case scenario just conveniently break your windshield. Dang kids outside playing in the nice warm weather can't control the baseball. :-\

You pay for insurance right :-D

[proudNMAmember]

Good idea Bauzer! :D

[Nanase]

hehehe, its for the year of 2022....

[specialchicken]

hehehe, its for the year of 2022....

So thats what radar detectors look like in 2022 ;) wow so small and thin!!

But yeah try a hair dryer, it will melt the glue and should just peel off, try a plastic spatula as a metal one may crack the window. :shock:

[onefastzx9r]

damn, I cracked the screen with the blow dryer, it needed to be changed anyway, I think that I'm going with the non-tint

[TSi+WRX]

^ Holy crap! How did that happen! :shock: :shock:

Did you use a heat-gun instead of a hair-dryer? Was the windshield at/near the freezing mark when you started?

:( :cry:

Oh man, bruddah, I'm soooooooo sorry. :( That's honestly never happened to me or my friends before.....it's actually the reason why I recommended a hair-dryer, specifically, instead of a heat-gun, as the latter could cause such problems. :(

[specialchicken]

what!!! ive never cracked a screen with a dryer, what tool did u use?

[onefastzx9r]

I starting blowing it with the dryer, lowest setting, the block thing didn't come off, I turned it up, still didn't budge, didn't it up to the highest setting and still didn't budge, then finally the black thing chipped off but like I predicted it took some of the glass with it, I don't think it cracked with the heat it cracked with me applying too much pressure against the glass trying to scrap that black thing off

As long as I don't hit too many bumps I can drive it, its at about 4" spider crack now, until I find one without the tint and without the rear view mounting

[Synbios]

Um does your car have a thermometer? What kind of car is this? I wouldn't remove that thing..

[onefastzx9r]

1996 Prelude, I don't think its a thermometer

[TSi+WRX]

I starting blowing it with the dryer, lowest setting, the block thing didn't come off, I turned it up, still didn't budge, didn't it up to the highest setting and still didn't budge, then finally the black thing chipped off but like I predicted it took some of the glass with it, I don't think it cracked with the heat it cracked with me applying too much pressure against the glass trying to scrap that black thing off


^ Dang, bro, that sucks! :(

But now I at least understand why it chipped off.

Man, why's that thing on there SOOOOOOOOOO tight! Makes me wish they'd build the entire car out of that stuff!