Windshield Replacement

AJB said:

If I recall, the one fender needs to come off to replace/service the battery too.
Ajb (andy)

Click to expand...

Huh? I am guessing you are joking?

No he is not joking. The battery is tucked way down under the right front fender.

Ah, I see this is about the NFGT even though we are under the 05/06 heading.

Reminds me of the 1984-92 (?) Corvette, but the back fender panel beside the battery is removable to facilitate getting the battery out.

PeteK said:

Reminds me of the 1984-92 (?) Corvette, but the back fender panel beside the battery is removable to facilitate getting the battery out.

Click to expand...

Vipers as well!

Beetle. Lift the rear seat cushion and pull the battery up by the cables as it dangles through the rusted out hole in the floor.

Honest to god true story. Way back in the day, a friend had a beetle that was really beat. Sagging everywhere, including the rear seat. One night, we were on a bumpy road with two people in the back seat. As we bounced along, we kept hearing a "zzzt...zzzt...zzzt" and the lights would dim as we hit a bump. After a while, we smelled smoke. Turned out bare metal seat frame/springs was shorting across the battery posts. Had a little welder going on. I'll bet that was not terribly uncommon.

AJB said:

If I recall, the one fender needs to come off to replace/service the battery too.
Ajb (andy)

Click to expand...

??? What you talkin about Willis ??

The battery for the new 2017 + GT is accessible from underneath the car.. no fenders need to be removed. Only the front belly Pan..

Brian....
wow -- thanks for the clarification...... certainly you would know !

Much rather take off belly pans than removing 'fit and finish class A panels' (fenders)

andy (ajb)