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Old Sep 4, 2017 | 11:13 PM
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Would the windshield for a c-3 be different from 68 to 72 verses 73 to 82 ?
And is one for a 68 and 77 one off respectively?
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Old Sep 4, 2017 | 11:19 PM
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They changed during the 68 to 82 run,

I believe its 68 to 72 then 73 to 77 then 78 to 82
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Old Sep 5, 2017 | 11:28 AM
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Agree, I think the 68 72 is different from 73+

suggest you check a Corvette parts vendor catalog to be sure.
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Would the windshield for a c-3 be different from 68 to 72 verses 73 to 82 ?
And is one for a 68 and 77 one off respectively?
Thanks in advance!😎
uui

Just in case anyone is wondering why I asked !

Before I could get mine tucked safely away in side my warehouse the cat that is right next to me made sure that he cracked mine for me !

Won't go into that but I found one on Craigslist in Tampa for $50. And it's listed 68 to 72 and was thinking maybe he wasn't sure what he had because a 68 is a lot of one off stuff! He said it was a good driver in case some is looking for one!

Then there's another I found listed 77 to 82 NIB for $350. And again with 77 being a lot of one off I thought that I needed some more education!

The $50. Was easily doable but the other is way down on my list of needs for mine at that price! Can't drive it yet so I don't need to replace it just yet!

Thanks for all the info!
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uui

Just in case anyone is wondering why I asked !

Before I could get mine tucked safely away in side my warehouse the cat that is right next to me made sure that he cracked mine for me !

Won't go into that but I found one on Craigslist in Tampa for $50. And it's listed 68 to 72 and was thinking maybe he wasn't sure what he had because a 68 is a lot of one off stuff! He said it was a good driver in case some is looking for one!

Then there's another I found listed 77 to 82 NIB for $350. And again with 77 being a lot of one off I thought that I needed some more education!

The $50. Was easily doable but the other is way down on my list of needs for mine at that price! Can't drive it yet so I don't need to replace it just yet!

Thanks for all the info!
Ray
I saw the 50 buck one thought about it for my 69 which has had a small crack for years
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Buy a new windshield! Why buy a used scratched one? A new windshield is cheaper than buying one door glass on our C-3's! Buy the USA made one. Lou.

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Originally Posted by loup68
Buy a new windshield! Why buy a used scratched one? A new windshield is cheaper than buying one door glass on our C-3's! Buy the USA made one. Lou.
If its not worn badly, i like the old thick glass over the new thin stuff,
Im building a driver,

Come to think of it my insurance would buy me a new one,

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Originally Posted by loup68
Buy a new windshield! Why buy a used scratched one? A new windshield is cheaper than buying one door glass on our C-3's! Buy the USA made one. Lou.
The new one I bought and installed on my 77 was a PPG variant. It was made in Mexico $150 picked up in Tampa, fit well, but MUCH thinner. I found it on ebay.
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Buy a new windshield! Why buy a used scratched one? A new windshield is cheaper than buying one door glass on our C-3's! Buy the USA made one. Lou.
So does anyone think that the one for $350. NIB OEM is overpriced or average?? It is obo!
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A new one was around two hundred dollars a few years ago. Lou.
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Originally Posted by SPCL FX
So does anyone think that the one for $350. NIB OEM is overpriced or average?? It is obo!

I had mine replaced about a year ago on my 68 convert. Hagerty insurance paid the installer about $160 for a PPG windshield.
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