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Old 17th October 2006, 22:27   #70 (permalink)
WoolyCiv
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Originally Posted by Pottsy View Post
I wonder if, when the sun heats the glass, the expansion stresses the edges very unevenly because of the sharp triangular shape. At the sharp pointed corner there always seems to be a concentrated failure, which makes me think this is what's happening.

Was looking at a ford fiesta (about 7 years old) the other day and noticed that it had fog lights almost like the civics in that they were triangular and looked like originals judging by the water in them! Has anyone heard of fiestas having the same problem ?

Karlak - One of mine seems to float and the other is solid. I have removed both in the past, assembled them exactly the same way and cannot explain why they 'feel' different.
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