Windshield choices
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: I can walk to MA
Windshield choices
... calling around, I get:
$298 Safelite installed (LOF glass)
$237 Portland Glass installed (aftermarket brand)
At this point. I am inclined to pay a little extra and get the LOF glass.
Any comments or suggestions ?
$298 Safelite installed (LOF glass)
$237 Portland Glass installed (aftermarket brand)
At this point. I am inclined to pay a little extra and get the LOF glass.
Any comments or suggestions ?
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 8,339
Likes: 24
From: I can walk to MA
I will be standing there.
Since it is a fully restored and clean windshield frame,
they will have an easy job. So, my standing over their shoulder
asking Qs and telling them what they are doing wrong ... should make up for the easy install.
Old (original) install was butyl rubber adhesive/sealer.
New installs are almost always urethane adhesive.
For urethane, they should use the rubber blocks to maintain proper height.
Since it is a fully restored and clean windshield frame,
they will have an easy job. So, my standing over their shoulder
asking Qs and telling them what they are doing wrong ... should make up for the easy install.
Old (original) install was butyl rubber adhesive/sealer.
New installs are almost always urethane adhesive.
For urethane, they should use the rubber blocks to maintain proper height.
Race Director
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 11,874
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
you know my first new windshield had a "ripple" in it and then started "flecking" apart on the inside..at first i thought some weld spatter some how got up there but quickly rulled that out, so then i got a new replacement window that was perfect and day two of that window the first day on a highway i got a stone chip from a highway truck.....oh well she is just a driver....
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2000
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From: Bloomington MN
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I can't comment on the two brands, but I got a new windshield installed about 4 years ago, and they put in the wrong unit. My original piece was untinted. The new one had a shade (tint) at the top. I didn't bitch right away because I wanted to see if I liked it. I am glad I didn't get it changed....I like it. The biggest problem I used to have with the old windshield was the sun in my eyes, and the new piece with no pits and the shaded upper part really helped. You can't even tell it's the wrong windshield from outside the car (some restorer with a stick up his *** will tell you it's wrong, but we all know about that).
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