cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/542998
“It does suck, because everybody kind of makes fun of the Cybertruck. To the outside person, it’s kind of weird, it’s ugly, whatever. Once you actually get in it, drive it, you realize it’s pretty frickin’ cool,” he says. “It’s kind of been sad, because I’ve been trying to prove to people that it’s a really awesome truck that’s not falling apart, and then mine starts to fall apart, so it’s just… Yeah, it’s kind of unfortunate and sad.”
Parts of it. To be fair, glue is pretty common in automotive and aerospace applications. When it’s used properly, it’s very strong and reliable … when it’s used properly.
Where? I have been working on cars for decades and worked on race cars. I have never seen body panels glued on. Zip ties, body clips, rivets, welds, but never glue.
Windshields are the big one. This industry article provides a summary of adhesive use in auto manufacturing.
That’s standard for windshields
Yes. Windshields are important, heavy components which are fastened the the exteriors of automobiles with glue.