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Off theLineoem news from detroitMustang Adds a Glass Roof OptionFORD MOTOR CO. HAS ANnouncedthat it will celebratethe 45 th anniversary year of itsMustang by adding a factory-installedglass roof to the vehicle.The new glass roof will be availableas an option on both the V-6Mustang and Mustang GT beginningthis summer.“As the automotive landscape becomesincreasingly competitive, featuressuch as a panoramic glass roofwill help differentiate our productsfrom the competition,” says DerrickKuzak, Ford’s group vice president,global product development.Mustang’s glass roof is madefrom tinted, laminated glass. Amanual roller blind is built intothe sunroof as well, allowing ownersto further control exposure asnecessary.The glass also features a layer ofvinyl to reduce noise, vibration andAfter 45 years, the Mustang has a new glass roof.harshness.Glass-roof Mustangs will be assembledat the Automotive AllianceInternational plant in Flat Rock,Mich. The glass will be installed atMercedes Recalls $500K 2008 SLRMcLaren Roadster for Faulty Windshield InstallsMercedes-Benz USA LLC has recalled the 2008 SLR McLaren Roadster, notingthat the windshields were not installed correctly and that either the primer or activatorwas missing at the time of installation, according to Mercedes spokespersonRob Moran. The company warns that in a crash, the windshield in thesevehicles may not be retained.The vehicle, which usually is priced at around $500,000, according to Moran,was manufactured in very limited numbers, and Moran says there are only two ofthese vehicles in the United States. He was uncertain how many were distributedthroughout the rest of the world, but notes that the McLaren Roadster is manufacturedat a plant in Woking, England.The issue was discovered during production of the vehicle.Moran says he is uncertain whether the error was one of human or mechanicalissue.“The car has a lot hand-finishing on it,” he told AGRR magazine/glass-BYTEs.com. “It’s mostly hand-built.”Moran says the owner of the vehicles were informed by mail.The NHTSA announcement says that the vehicles should be returned to thedealers, who will remove the windshields and will re-install properly.Ford’s adjacent vehicle personalizationfacility.Firefighters ReportDifficulty on BreakingGlass in MercedesA firefighter in Fairfax, Va., whospoke to AGRR magazine/glass-BYTEs.com on the condition ofanonymity, advised that his crew recentlyhad extreme difficulty in breakingthe windows on a Mercedes thathad been T-boned (hit by another caron the side of the vehicle). The vehicle,from which the crew was trying toextract a passenger trapped inside,appeared to have laminated sidelitesresistant to breakage as the crew triedto make its way into the vehicle.“Unfortunately, no one trained usbeforehand that this would be comingout,” he says of the sidelites, which arerelatively new in the market.While the firefighter notes that thevehicle actually was more secure forthe injured due to the laminatedsidelites, he advises that it took the18 AGRR March/April 2008 www.agrrmag.com
® Lost Productivity Frustrated Employees Unsatisfied Customerscrew two minutes, as opposed to anorm of 15 seconds, to break into thevehicle to extract the person.Once the crew discovered it couldn’tbreak the windshield or sidelites asusually is the case, they tried to sawthrough them.“We were thinking instead ofcutting it out we could saw throughit, but melted the laminate andgummed up the saw. The frictionwas melting the laminate,” he says.Eventually, the crew cut out all ofthe windows utilizing a tool they referto as “the Glass Master” in order toextract the patient.Usemore ofthisFewer Call BacksIncreasedProductivitySatisfied CustomersFlexiTrim Universal MoldingMade by Creative Extruded Products since 1995FT1630-7516mm cap: 75 feet (22.8m)FTB1640-7516mm BriteFlex cap: 75 feet (22.8m)FTF1650-7516mm cap with feature line: 75 feet (22.8m)FT1830-7518mm cap: 75 feet (22.8m)FT2030-7520mm cap: 75 feet (22.8m)FT2630-SA26mm cap single application: 16 feet (4.8m)FTU0830-758mm u-lip universal molding: 75 feet (22.8m)FTUS08-75Under side tape molding with patented tearaway alignment, 8mm tail: 75 feet (22.8m)FTUS10-75Under side tape molding with patented tearaway alignment, 10mm tail: 75 feet (22.8m)Installation InstructionsManufactured and sold through distribution byCreative Extruded Products, Inc.1414 Commerce Park DriveTipp City, Ohio 45371Toll Free: 1-800-273-1535www.creativeextruded.comMade in the USAWWW.CREATIVEEXTRUDED.COM• Select the best FlexiTrim molding for your installation:Cap over design: 16mm, 18mm, 20mm and 26mm cap sizesU-lip design: 8mm cap sizeUnder side tape molding using patented tear away alignment: 8mm and 10mm tail lengt• Prepare the glass according to your urethane adhesive manufacturer procedures.• Press the FlexiTrim molding firmly onto the glass.• Prime the FlexiTrim molding where it will contact the urethane adhesive according to youradhesive manufacturer’s instructions. FlexiTrim moldings are NOT a windshield retentionadhesive system. The windshield must be bonded to the vehicle using an appropriateadhesive system.• Set windshield in the vehicle opening.FlexiTrim molding is manufactured in the U.S.A.by Creative Extruded Products, Inc. under one ormore U.S. patents. Others patents are pending.FlexiTrim and BriteFlex are trademarks ofCreative Extruded Products, Inc.www.creativeextruded.comed.comAn ISO9001:2000 Registered Company.Made in the USA1414 Commerce merce Park Dr.Tipp City, OH 45371Tel: 800.273.1535• Fax: 937.667.3647Merceded includes a diagram onthe glass of the 2007 S-Class foremergency workers to follow.Both the front and side airbags haddeployed on the vehicle.While the firefighter was uncertainof the exact type of Mercedes involvedin the incident, he says the experiencewas an eye-opening one for him andothers involved.“We’re going to start training andpreparing [for this type of thing],” hesays.Rob Moran, manager of productcommunications for Mercedes-Benz, says the company actuallyprovides demonstrations to fire departmentsacross the country for issuessuch as this.“We work pretty closely with municipalfire departments all over thecountry to do demos on new cars forextrication,” he says.Without knowing the exact make ofthe car, Moran notes that it is difficultto tell what occurred in this situation,but that the company’s 2007 S-Class isequipped with double-laminatedglass sidelites, along with a good dealof light-alloy steel—and instructionsfor rescue workers who come in contactwith the vehicle.“We actually put on the windshielditself diagrams that show rescue workershow to cut the windshield away.That’s the only car I know of that usesthat diagram,” he says.■www.agrrmag.com March/April 2008 AGRR 19
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