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Ford Ranger windshield... Trying to remove the mirror.. that damn clip. I never remove them andy more I cut the film. I know I know.. looks like :rollin but much cheaper than replacing the glass. Only one I ever broke in ten years.

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1984 vette there were bad gasket's around the backwindow's shock's .after atempting to lossin the 2nd one boom .luckly it was for a friend but I still had to shop around and buy a new one at the cost of $400.00 buck :rollin

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oh I forgot two wek's ago I broke the back window on my race car try to take it out :dunno the bad part about it is I have a glass shop next door should have takin it to a pro :rollin

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10 years ago removed the windshield from a 24ft. Mirage(boat) was putting the frame together BAM it shattered.About 15 minutes later BAM broke the other side.Cost was $850.00 for both.The owner of the boat hooked me up with the boat manny for the glass at such a low price.Since then only a few windshields taking apart for the trim to be powder coated.Local boat dealer 2 years ago brought the glass to me out of frame,tinted it,they picked it up,then spent 2 days puttin the glass back in the frame.BOATS SUCK FOR TINTING!

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In my first week of tint helper. I broke the driver side door glass on s430. I was trying to pull gasket out with the hook tool. Slipped and hit top of glass. Everybody looked at me like I was crazy. Thats the day I learned how to half peel. Now half peel just about every Benz that comes in. I think it cost bout $350 or so. Pretty much the tint job. Ill never forget that day, or lesson on half peeling. Its funny as I write this, I cant stop but to laugh. You live and learn.

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I've broken three auto windows.

First was an old Bronco or Blazer. The girl's father had superglued the friggin' vent wings shut! I thought it was just the usual gasket sticking so I gave it a tap...

Second was a Taurus wagon. I was heating the crap out of the rear hatch, trying to get the crappy tint to stick to the dots. I guess the heat put too much strain on that curve and it exploded.

The worse was a few months ago. Porsche windshield. It cracked when I was putting the rearview back on. That was around $850.

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I actually never broke a window however, I tinted a jeep wrangler (rear window, and two rear sides), pretty much a piece of cake to tint besides taking off the rear shocks. However when I finished the job, which was at the customers house, I put the shocks back on and just finger tightened them. Since the customer was only about a block from where I lived, I told him I would come back tomorrow to finish tightening them back down. Being the "smart" customer, I was writing the bill near the front of the car, and all of a sudden a huge smash came from the back, the customer had tried to "torque" the rear window shocks down and what a surprise, he smashed the windw all to hell. Luckily, the tint held a large center piece together but he still had a cut to the head and wrists!!!! Just goes to show you how ignorant customers get their payback. Oh yea he didn't blame me at all and I had my glass company order him a new rear glass, tinted this time!!! oh well, which came to over $600.00

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Broke a quarter glass ok an extended cab F-250. Customer insisted on paying me to take them off. I was unscrewing the bolt and it must have got side ways cause it just shattered. I don't remember the exact price nut luckily it was pretty cheap.

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