It's time for an update.
So, I took the 80 back to the glass shop, they dripped some water from a plant watering jug but no water entered inside. Told them about the shimmy, tech tried to move the glass this way and that, couldn't figure it out so he sent me home two tubes of their adhesive they use in their store. I went home, waited for a warmer day, applied the stuff on both sides of the gasket (on the outside). This did in fact cure the shimmy.
Fast forward to two weeks ago and the snow melt started. I had major puddles on the floorboards and found the leak so I made a video of it for the store manager. Figured, if the evidence dried out by the time I arrived at the store, at least I have a solid evidence. Thankfully, water was still coming in and the manager saw it. I sensed that she's an office manager, and didn't come up the ranks so to speak. I might as well be speaking goggyfreakinggook to her but she was polite and tried her best.
At this point, I suggested they start over and I'll provide another OEM gasket. Manager agreed to a whole new glass, another new tint (UV tint, not dark) on the new glass and a fresh install for free. This service took place today and I stopped in about four hours later to check status and the tech came out and told me interesting news.
He stated that the glass that they used previously (starts with T something, see the fuzzy pic below) was actually quarter inch smaller around the perimeter so it never formed a good seal. I asked for PWG at that time but PWG was bought by some chinese conglomertate that starts with F something so I opted for another favorite glass company of time, Pinkerton. Pinkerton was also bought by this T something company and apparently they produce a s***ty glass. The tech was able to move the glass outward from pushing on the inside. He said that water was going up and around the windshield then entering the cab. He corraborated my issue with the shimmying glass issue and the annoying sounds it'd make when going over rough road. I live on a dirt road in the boonies.
FYI: This F something Chinese company owns a large chunk of U.S. glass manufacturers and apparently they are the OEM glass for several car companies, maybe even Toyota. My Benz got this F something glass last summer and I'll take a pic of the namebrand once I pick up the 80.
I'm now waiting for Uber to give me a ride to the shop from the GF's house. Let's see what's coming my way.
Here's the screen shot from the video I made for the store manager just in case I was going to get more lip service in which case, I was prepared to wage a war starting with BBB, social media, years of service with them, blah, blah, blah.
The pencil is touching the water and this is happening on both sides of the vehicle. You can also see dirt tracks caused by water.
Tech content: I found the floor drain plug that is actually located perfectly to catch and route water to the outside under the floor.
