frozenmini Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Hey all - messaging in from Boston, MA where it is 5 degrees. My girlfriend was scraping the ice off her car's windshield and the surrounding area and accidentally broke through the plastic piece the connects the hood and the windshield (see photo attached). I know very little about cars, but am thinking that it is probably imperative that I get this covered up, as the hole is leaving the engine exposed to some pretty brutal conditions. However, the car is completely snowed in so taking it into the shop isn't really an option. Any ideas on how to cover it up in the meantime? Thanks!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owntranger 77 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) Edited January 21, 2019 by Owntranger 77 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate4x4 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 3 hours ago, frozenmini said: Hey all - messaging in from Boston, MA where it is 5 degrees. My girlfriend was scraping the ice off her car's windshield and the surrounding area and accidentally broke through the plastic piece the connects the hood and the windshield (see photo attached). I know very little about cars, but am thinking that it is probably imperative that I get this covered up, as the hole is leaving the engine exposed to some pretty brutal conditions. However, the car is completely snowed in so taking it into the shop isn't really an option. Any ideas on how to cover it up in the meantime? Thanks!!! If you have the broken pieces they can probably be glued back in. A bit of 5 minute epoxy and a some piecing the puzzle pieces together would be the cheapest option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewPR Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Nate4x4 said: If you have the broken pieces they can probably be glued back in. A bit of 5 minute epoxy and a some piecing the puzzle pieces together would be the cheapest option. This Glue can do wonders I fell your pain, I'm down in Ashford, CT. Weather's been brutal last few days. My dad and I had to run all the cars while cleaning off the windows. Took like half an hour for each car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate4x4 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, MatthewPR said: This Glue can do wonders I fell your pain, I'm down in Ashford, CT. Weather's been brutal last few days. My dad and I had to run all the cars while cleaning off the windows. Took like half an hour for each car. @MatthewPR Whew, that's a pain! Went down to -22 last night here in On, Canada. What's the temperature like down where you are at? Edited January 21, 2019 by Nate4x4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewPR Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 10 minutes ago, Nate4x4 said: @MatthewPR Whew, that's a pain! Went down to -22 last night here in On, Canada. What's the temperature like down where you are at? -22???? Dang, feels like I'm in a spa now. Currently it's 0. When we were doing the cars, it was like 28. Problem was we had a real bad ice storm and it left like an inch of ice on everything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate4x4 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) 46 minutes ago, MatthewPR said: -22???? Dang, feels like I'm in a spa now. Currently it's 0. When we were doing the cars, it was like 28. Problem was we had a real bad ice storm and it left like an inch of ice on everything. I can imagine so. Yea and with the wind shield it was -33, had to put a heater in the garage to keep the produce from spoiling.... Edited January 22, 2019 by Nate4x4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewPR Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Nate4x4 said: I can imagine so. Yea and with the wind shield it was -33, had to put a heater in the garage to keep the produce from spoiling.... Man, I complain about the cold.....but it's never that bad here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gnc31 Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) On 1/21/2019 at 9:23 PM, Nate4x4 said: If you have the broken pieces they can probably be Xender Discord Omegle glued back in. A bit of 5 minute epoxy and a some piecing the puzzle pieces together would be the cheapest option. My dad and I had to run all the cars while cleaning off the windows. Took like half an hour for each car. Edited March 3, 2019 by gnc31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelsmithca Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 It very sad to see a car like that, you can cover it with plastic pieces or if you have the broken pieces you can use glue to repair that damage for little time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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