Sleepless night
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From: concord ohio
Sleepless night
I had Safelight Auto Glass come to the house yesterday to replace my front windshield. I was very nervous thinking about what could be under a 34 year old windshield. I was pleasantly surprised to find zero rust behind the windshield. I think the installer was surprised as well as he has been installing glass for over 30 years and always finds some rust in the C3's he's worked on. He did a great job and everything fit perfectly. I am counting myself lucky!
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From: Scottsdale AZ
I've been contemplating replacing the original glass on my `73 that's been in California and Arizona its entire life - -the glass is pitted, but not cracked.
The resulting glare at night and in the afternoon sun caused by being "sand-blasted" over the years is a PIA - but I've held off out of a concern for originality - - pretty sure rust isn't an issue here.
To the OP - -do you notice a marked difference with the quality and fit of modern day produced glass?
The resulting glare at night and in the afternoon sun caused by being "sand-blasted" over the years is a PIA - but I've held off out of a concern for originality - - pretty sure rust isn't an issue here.
To the OP - -do you notice a marked difference with the quality and fit of modern day produced glass?
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From: Ocean County NJ
Outstanding! Glad to see they didn't fleece you since it's a C3!!!! I just had my w/s replaced last month in my DD and paid $210.00. Good to know for future reference. Wonder if they install door glass on C3's ?