Plastic Windshield tabs? - Land Rovers Only

offroadLR3 · 08-21-2008, 07:33 PM

I purchased an 05 LR3 a couple months ago... and something has been bugging me... WTF are the plastic tabs on my windshield.. There are two tabs, one on the lower left, and one of the lower right (on the inside of the windshield)

Anyone know what they are for?

Thanks...
Adam

larrydiesbach · 08-21-2008, 10:20 PM

Thats an over seas thing, so that you can place a parking sticker under it and easily remove it. That is what my customers tell me, some other cars like mercedees have this also makes no sense to me... And i have been in the Auto Glass, Auto Glass Repair, and Windshield Replacement service business for 15 years...

Larry Diesbach
Member of the FixMyWindshield.com Companies

fivespddisco · 08-22-2008, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by larrydiesbach

Thats an over seas thing, so that you can place a parking sticker under it and easily remove it. That is what my customers tell me, some other cars like mercedees have this also makes no sense to me... And i have been in the Auto Glass, Auto Glass Repair, and Windshield Replacement service business for 15 years...

Larry Diesbach
Member of the FixMyWindshield.com Companies

Thanks for the Info

sideview · 08-22-2008, 10:33 AM

They are pretty handy, but if a card slips out it falls behind the dash never to be seen again. I lost a close-to-full coffee punch card that way. I think the clips were discontinued after 2005.

TerryS · 08-22-2008, 01:20 PM

I think they still put them on in the UK. That's because all the public parking lots are "Pay & Display"

sideview · 08-22-2008, 04:32 PM

Not over there either...they really gripe about it, that and the lack of a proper curry hook ha!

offroadLR3 · 08-22-2008, 06:46 PM

Wow... something I would have NEVER thought about.. Oh, well... Thanks for the info guys!! =)

jimbiram · 08-23-2008, 10:20 PM

I have had two windshield replacements on mine, and both times, I had to be sure that they tightened up the clips. They work really well for day passes, but often they are too loose. The have to remove the decorative moulding on the pillar post to tighten them.

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offroadLR3 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Atwater, Ca Posts: 17 Gallery: 0	Plastic Windshield tabs? I purchased an 05 LR3 a couple months ago... and something has been bugging me... WTF are the plastic tabs on my windshield.. There are two tabs, one on the lower left, and one of the lower right (on the inside of the windshield) Anyone know what they are for? Thanks... Adam

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sideview Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,761 Gallery: 0	They are pretty handy, but if a card slips out it falls behind the dash never to be seen again. I lost a close-to-full coffee punch card that way. I think the clips were discontinued after 2005. __________________ Xtrememarine = DANIEL CARRADINI = Sex Offender: http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/off...personId=36635

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sideview Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,761 Gallery: 0	Not over there either...they really gripe about it, that and the lack of a proper curry hook ha! __________________ Xtrememarine = DANIEL CARRADINI = Sex Offender: http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/off...personId=36635

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08-21-2008, 10:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
larrydiesbach Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1 Gallery: 0	Thats an over seas thing, so that you can place a parking sticker under it and easily remove it. That is what my customers tell me, some other cars like mercedees have this also makes no sense to me... And i have been in the Auto Glass, Auto Glass Repair, and Windshield Replacement service business for 15 years... Larry Diesbach Member of the FixMyWindshield.com Companies

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TerryS Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bloomfield, CT If I died today, I lived there all my life. Posts: 2,235 Gallery: 0	I think they still put them on in the UK. That's because all the public parking lots are "Pay & Display"

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offroadLR3 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Atwater, Ca Posts: 17 Gallery: 0	Wow... something I would have NEVER thought about.. Oh, well... Thanks for the info guys!! =)

08-23-2008, 10:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
jimbiram Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 25 Gallery: 0	I have had two windshield replacements on mine, and both times, I had to be sure that they tightened up the clips. They work really well for day passes, but often they are too loose. The have to remove the decorative moulding on the pillar post to tighten them.

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