windshield cost
12-09-2004, 07:38 PM
#1
Le Mans Master
Thread Starter
windshield cost
well,
after reading the posts on the windshield frame rust issue, i decided to pull mine apart and see what was up.... well, i need new clips for the trim and new screws and ....drum roll please.....a new windshield..hahhaa..... i cut the calk from the windshield except for a bit on the bottom that i couldn't get to.....i was easy in pulling it off but then it spider cracked from the bottom driver side.....damn..... just another reason to buy a new part..yeah..... well, i had a "short out" (mine and buddies college term for getting pissed and frustrated) and went hog wild on the windshield..... i got it off and also had to clean up the glass..... my frame is good..other than a small rust hole in the corner brace....i cleaned it up with a wire brush on a drill and sprayed some rust proof on it (not por 15) and rustoleum it a few times...... so, now i need a windshield but will get it after the car is painted...spring time hopefully....... how much do they go for...77 vette....and i also need the clips for the trim....don't know where to get those..
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after reading the posts on the windshield frame rust issue, i decided to pull mine apart and see what was up.... well, i need new clips for the trim and new screws and ....drum roll please.....a new windshield..hahhaa..... i cut the calk from the windshield except for a bit on the bottom that i couldn't get to.....i was easy in pulling it off but then it spider cracked from the bottom driver side.....damn..... just another reason to buy a new part..yeah..... well, i had a "short out" (mine and buddies college term for getting pissed and frustrated) and went hog wild on the windshield..... i got it off and also had to clean up the glass..... my frame is good..other than a small rust hole in the corner brace....i cleaned it up with a wire brush on a drill and sprayed some rust proof on it (not por 15) and rustoleum it a few times...... so, now i need a windshield but will get it after the car is painted...spring time hopefully....... how much do they go for...77 vette....and i also need the clips for the trim....don't know where to get those..
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12-09-2004, 07:46 PM
#2
Race Director
Originally Posted by onaqwst
well,
...77 vette....and i also need the clips for the trim....don't know where to get those..
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...77 vette....and i also need the clips for the trim....don't know where to get those..
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12-09-2004, 08:03 PM
#4
Senior Member since 1492
I got a quote a few weeks ago for $240 installed. 2 day wait to order. I thought that was resonable. Decided to put that money toward C5 seats though.
12-09-2004, 08:09 PM
#5
Le Mans Master
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240-260...not a bad price
i searched for the clips and found nothing......maybe i can make and set or find something similar at the hardware store
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i searched for the clips and found nothing......maybe i can make and set or find something similar at the hardware store
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12-09-2004, 09:15 PM
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In Florida its FREE .
Car was off the road for a couple of months. Car is on 4 jack stands and you can tell the car hasn't been driven for a while. So I decided to remove the 3 pieces that are on top of the window frame on a vert. The 2 corners are chrome and the center is stainless. I figured I'd polish up the center and re-chrome the 2 ends. Well, anyway when I was trying to unscrew the rusted 30 year old screws the screwdriver just barely got the edge of the windshield and hello FRAKENSTEIN. I called my insurance company and they send a glass guy right to the house NO CHARGE with no deductable and no rise in premium. One (probably the only one) good law Florida has. The state thinks of safety, so if you have a cracked windshield, you just call up the insurance guy and "presto" new windshield.
Car was off the road for a couple of months. Car is on 4 jack stands and you can tell the car hasn't been driven for a while. So I decided to remove the 3 pieces that are on top of the window frame on a vert. The 2 corners are chrome and the center is stainless. I figured I'd polish up the center and re-chrome the 2 ends. Well, anyway when I was trying to unscrew the rusted 30 year old screws the screwdriver just barely got the edge of the windshield and hello FRAKENSTEIN. I called my insurance company and they send a glass guy right to the house NO CHARGE with no deductable and no rise in premium. One (probably the only one) good law Florida has. The state thinks of safety, so if you have a cracked windshield, you just call up the insurance guy and "presto" new windshield.
12-09-2004, 09:21 PM
#10
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wish i could do that in michigan......
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