Thread: Dilemma about glass

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Well, he made the mistake of answering his phone about 15 minutes ago... he CLAIMS he was here friday to pick up the glass ( I had told him, and he agreed, specifically, to come Wednesday night after work, to pick up the glass) and nobody was home (I had TOLD him I was leaving Thursday morning and going out of town, until last night) then he said his phone hadn't been working, and that he had to take his girlfriend to Eureka for some cortisone shots, so he couldn't call and cancel. I asked if it was the phone that had the voicemail, that I had left repeated messages on, and the one he was talking on right now, and he said "yes". So his phone was working.
He CLAIMS he'll be here before 1:30 today, to pick up all the glass and sand it down so it will fit. According to the Ford measurements, taken directly from their own literature, every single piece of glass is 1/8 inch too wide, and that is enough to stop both pieces of felt channel from sliding down. I know it's a bit of a struggle getting both of the felt channels down, (I have done literally dozens and dozens of VW Bug doors, and they are basically the same...) and they just aren't going to fit, with the glass the way it is now. Again, he claims he will be here before 1:30 PST, and will have it back to me before I get off work tomorrow afternoon. We'll see.
Is it really that hard to follow a factory-issued blueprint, and make the glass the right size, the FIRST time?
In talking with a few car buddies, I have found out exactly where he lives (other than the Indian Casino here in town) so, if he shows up and takes the glass, and it isn't where it is supposed to be after work tomorrow, I'll just go over, pick up the glass, avoid telling him what I think of him and his business practices, and head for Eureka.
Maybe I'll get lucky, and he will, for once, do what he says he will do, and when he says he will do it, but at this point, I must say I'm not too optimistic.
If I had known it was gonna turn into this, I probably would have tried to cut the stuff on my own.