Driving South to Columbus, Texas

Our brand new Driver's Side Windshield is ready for its first road trip...

Starting our drive on US 380 East/

Texas State Highway 114

This water tower is being

"held down" by wires.

Will it float away?

Following signs South

to Fort Worth

Driving South on Interstate 35W

I love taking pictures of

 infrastructure.

A shot of the Fort Worth Skyline

A damaged Guiderail with

Traffic Cones

I take a turn behind the wheel.

A Pickup Truck & a Tesla

 Cybertruck zip past us.

Fueling the motorhome 

with Diesel at CEFCO

$2.89 per Gallon is an 

excellent price

Our drive continues on

US 77 South.

A Commercial Truck 

abandoned half a building

on the side of the road.

Cattle graze on an overcast day.

The Texas Country Title

Building in Giddings

Driving US 77 along its miles-long

Road Construction Site.

Turning onto Texas State

Highway 71

Bison graze in a roadside field.

The White Bison is rare.

The birth of a White Bison is celebrated by the Lakota as a spiritual awakening and the fulfillment of a prophecy.  

Turning onto West 1890 Farm to

Market Road

Returning to Thousand Trails

Colorado River RV Campground

Our Driver's Side Windshield Is Replaced at the Campground in Bridgeport, Texas

First, the back story:  Eric discovered a 15-inch crack in the Driver's Side Windshield on November 5.  Our Vehicle Insurance includes Glass Coverage, ensuring that we have no out-of-pocket costs for replacement.  

Safelite Repair arranged with a local Auto Glass Company that does Mobile Work to replace the Windshield.  It arrived at G2 Auto Glass near Fort Worth, and the November 25 Mobile Appointment was made. 

Two trucks arrive at Thousand

Trails Bay Landing...

Our new Driver's Side Windshield

was transported in a separate

truck.

A cloth was brought into 

our Motorhome to cover

the Dash Board.

The G2 Techs set up their

 Work Platform.

The front Trim comes off 

the motorhome.

The G2 Auto Techs know their way around motorhomes.  They know where each piece of Trim is attached behind the Motorhome's front end.

The Washers & Nuts are put back

on each Threaded Trim Mount.

No Fasteners will be lost during

 this job.

The Windshield Wipers

are being removed.

They are safely stored beneath

 the carpeted Work Platform.

Rubber Trim is removed 

from the Split Windshield.

The Rubber Trim at the top

of the Windshield is pulled

back.

A Special Tool is used to loosen

the Windshield's seal to the

Frame of the Motorhome.

A Power Tool with an end that

 looks like an Icing Knife is

 used to loosen the seal

 from the inside.

The top of the Windshield has

been detached  from its 

watertight seal.

The cracked Wind Shield is out.

And removed from the Work Area.

Eric & I have never seen 

a Windshield Replacement 

for our Motorhome.

The previous three Windshields were replaced at Winnebago in Forest City, Iowa in 2013 and 2015.  Motorhomes are brought into Work Bays and Windshields are replaced while owners wait or visit local attractions.

The Dashboard Cloth is fitted into

the groove at the top of the

Windshield.

A Grinding Wheel is used to remove

the old adhesive & expose the bare 

metal. 

This is where the new adhesive

will be applied.

The new Windshield makes its

appearance.

The interior of the Windshield

is prepped for installation.

Painting the exposed Metal Frame

prevents corrosion & ensures a

proper seal between the

 Windshield & the Frame.

Installing the grooved piece that

holds the top piece of Rubber 

Windshield Trim.

Applying the Windshield Adhesive

with an Electric Calking Gun.

The prepped Replacement is

 brought to the Work Platform.

It is carefully placed on the

 prepped Metal Frame.

Pressing the new Windshield 

against the top of the Metal

Frame.

Every edge of the Windshield is

 carefully pressed against the

 Frame.

One last check before removing

the Suction Cup Handles.

Reattaching the top Rubber Trim.

Reattaching the Rubber Trim

between the Split Windshields.

The lower Trim is refastened.

The Windshield Wipers are

being reconnected.

Our new Windshield looks

 great!

It looks even better on 

sunny days.  

Thank you, Safelite Repair and G2 Auto Glass for our new Driver's Side Windshield.  Eric and I are very pleased with the results!