My 5.0 came in tonight (crappy cell phone pics included)
6/24/10 | 10:36 AM
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Congrats again man. Can't believe they sent the car with a cracked roof! 
I wonder how different the clutch/shifter feel on the 11 compared to the 10. You should have enough revs to get the car going in 1st without even giving it any throttle. Lol get those good pics up asap!
I wonder how different the clutch/shifter feel on the 11 compared to the 10. You should have enough revs to get the car going in 1st without even giving it any throttle. Lol get those good pics up asap!
Idk. But from my visual inspection the crack is very difficult to see from outside the car because it is located in the tinted area. From the inside it is visible if you are looking for it.
It also appears to be a deep crack, and not one that was formed on the surface from some type of impact. I'll run my hand over it today to see if that is the case...
6/24/10 | 11:51 AM
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I'm surprised we don't hear of more cracked glass roofs. Sounds like a stress fracture. They usually start in the corners and are somewhat common in the building industry when a window pane is a tight fit in it's frame and then gets flexed at some point afterward. It's probably a 1 in 1000 chance, but I would say it's factory fault but might have only showed up when it hit the sun or the body flexed going up the transport.
Also could have started from a small chip in the edge of the glass and grown in the heat.
At least you caught it so there would be no shenanigans on Fords part trying to deny it.
Also could have started from a small chip in the edge of the glass and grown in the heat.
At least you caught it so there would be no shenanigans on Fords part trying to deny it.
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6/24/10 | 03:05 PM
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I'm surprised we don't hear of more cracked glass roofs. Sounds like a stress fracture. They usually start in the corners and are somewhat common in the building industry when a window pane is a tight fit in it's frame and then gets flexed at some point afterward. It's probably a 1 in 1000 chance, but I would say it's factory fault but might have only showed up when it hit the sun or the body flexed going up the transport.
Also could have started from a small chip in the edge of the glass and grown in the heat.
At least you caught it so there would be no shenanigans on Fords part trying to deny it.
Also could have started from a small chip in the edge of the glass and grown in the heat.
At least you caught it so there would be no shenanigans on Fords part trying to deny it.
Ran into a '05-'09 on the way back from lunch. He pulled up behind me when he saw I had a 5.0. He flexed a little bit on the freeway. I drove normal, not trying to get my car impounded....
6/24/10 | 03:12 PM
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Good idea bud! The freeway is where you have to watch out for all the other stupid people anyway. Like a Shaolin monk, you have the power but wish not to use it in a confrontational manner.
6/24/10 | 03:55 PM
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I'm leaving 03:00 am this morning to get mine in Rochester N-Y, Paul personally inspected the vehicle, so i'm hoping my glassroof is fine, as well as all the rest. Keep us posted on the glassroof thing.
6/24/10 | 03:56 PM
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6/24/10 | 04:18 PM
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Good luck Dan. You will love it! Thats gonna be one fun ride home!
6/25/10 | 05:52 AM
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Oh, and congratulations Jason, nice car!
6/25/10 | 01:40 PM
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Likes and dislikes about my car so far
Dislikes:
The crack (obviously)
The lower aero piece under the front of the car, it scrapes on speed bumps and scares me that im ruining my new baby.
Likes:
Everything else. Just can't say enough. I love this thing!!!
6/25/10 | 10:13 PM
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6/25/10 | 10:33 PM
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that explains it!
6/26/10 | 09:12 PM
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Dealer ordered my new roof today. Talked to my salesman about the pics and he said he was having trouble sending them and that he would try again. It has become painfully obvious that I need a digi-cam 
6/26/10 | 09:33 PM
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Yes, he should that would be very useful. Dan should also take a photo journal of his trip, that would be sweet. And Thanks Glenn.
Dislikes:
The crack (obviously)
The lower aero piece under the front of the car, it scrapes on speed bumps and scares me that im ruining my new baby.
Likes:
Everything else. Just can't say enough. I love this thing!!!
Dislikes:
The crack (obviously)
The lower aero piece under the front of the car, it scrapes on speed bumps and scares me that im ruining my new baby.
Likes:
Everything else. Just can't say enough. I love this thing!!!