I have a cracked windshield planning to replace do I i need to remove the top roof and what parts should be change when replacing,parts numbers will be highly appreciated.

 

Yes you will need to remove the top and there is a weather stripping that has to be replaced but I am not sure which one.

 

Dear gents please help I need to replace the windshield to register the car.

 

Qualifiers: I dunno what year you have and it has been years since I did one. And I only did a couple, total. So, if I tell you something that turns out to be wrong, you have been warned.


Generally speaking, I am familiar with two types of windshields. The older ones have trim and clips that retain them. To remove them, you typically need a special trim tool that looks something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Tools-2038-Wi...ield+trim+tool

And you remove the trim. Then, there is a butyl tape that glues the thing to the car. You cut that. (there are tools for this also, they look something like this, or you can use piano wire)

https://www.amazon.com/Windshield-Re...ield+trim+tool

Then you remove the windsheild, clean the area where the tape was, apply new tape, (Which looks like this )

https://www.amazon.com/Metro-Moulded...indshield+tape

Put the window back in and GENTLY press it into place.. Then replace the trim.

You need a helper. Unsupported windows break pretty easily.

The other type uses a kind of plastic trim you cut with a knife and sacrifice to remove the window. I don't know where they get that, or if it is a generalized thing or a dealer item, or whatever. But, the procedure looks to be the same. (I saw one installed in a truck that had that type of trim once, but I know nothing else about it.)

Generally speaking, it is better and easier, and not much more expensive to hire a glass company to come out and do it for you.

Hope this helps.

 

PS: If you break one windsheild, you will be over what it will cost to hire the job done.

At least here locally.

 

Its 96 year.

 

No idea about 96 corvette windsheilds. If you peek under the trim, you will be able to see the tape there if it uses it.

Good luck!

 

I am not going to do the job my self,a glass shop will do it but my concern is the parts that need to be change.

 

Oh!

They should have the stuff on hand. I don't know about weatherstripping, but that usually mounts to the window frame.

You can give them a call and ask, or have them look at it and I am sure they can tell you exactly what they'll do and what they need.

Those guys do this every day and they're pretty handy with it. I would ask them if they need anything else.

 

Not in Dubai.

 

The A pillar stripping will be replaced when they do the job. They will charge you for it in the estimate. Safelite did on mine anyway.
Online quote for an 85 is $388

 

Safelite also did mine. But, rather than use their parts, I was able to refurbish the original pieces while the Safelite tech cleaned up the car in preparation for the new w/s.

I also supplied my own rubber (from Corvette Rubber) which was much closer to the original rubber's texture.

I called ahead first to be sure I found a Safelite tech that was familiar with C4s, and they ordered the sundry parts in advance of my appointment to have them on hand when the installation took place.

However, they didn't charge me for the sundry stuff b/c I was able to reuse the factory metal strips and supplied my own (much better rubber, IMO). Cost IIRC was about $275.

 

Missed that..

Whoops. Yeah, that might be an issue.

 

$40 to ship. No big deal

 

A lot of thanks with all of the inputs from you guys, I am going to glass company to start work and I hope they do it without screwing things.

 

I had to replace the one on my 84, the front windshield to targa top seal has to come off, and there is a metal holder for that seal that has to come off as well.
i had it done but took the removed trim and re painted since it was worn.
I also had to fix a piece that got slightly bent when being removed.

 

A C4 windshield is one of the most challenging replacements in the automotive world. You don't GET experience by doing one of these, you NEED experience from doing one. Don't just ask if they have done a Corvette windshield, ask if they have done a C4 Corvette.
The original windshields were not made by GM but were farmed out to GM suppliers. Many of the new aftermarket suppliers don't have the original patterns and their windshields are just copies that may or may not have the correct contours. (I got that info from an installer that was doing my friends C4.)
The weather seal has to come off and it almost always gets ruined in the removal, so you will need a new one. The metal trim around the glass has screws UNDER the rubber weather seal so it has to come off first to get to the screws. Be careful with those trim pieces as they are hard to find now.
Good luck with your install.

 

I just finished replacing the windshield in my '85 two days ago and it is not a bad job at all. The hardest part is cleaning the old seal off the frame and the glass. The weatherstrip that goes up each A pillar and across the top of the windshield frame has to be replaced, (usually they need it) if yours was not glued in then you may be able to remove it and use it again. I used braided stainless wire to cut the old seal, it cuts easily but the darn stuff is forever soft & very sticky. Once the old one is out you have to clean the frame but don't take all of the seal off, leave a real thin layer on the frame, it is the best thing for the new urethan to grab on to. Clean the new windshield completely and you will have to pick up a bottle of "primer" using a soft cloth or cotton ***** lay a surface of the primer all the way around the windshield. After just a few minutes take the tube of urethane and your caulk gun and lay a bead of urethane around the perimeter of the glass. Lay it about 3/8" wide and about 1/4" high. Make sure you have help, pick up the windshield and carefully set it down but leave a tiny bit of clearance between the glass and the stops on the frame. Once it is set in place CAREFULLY press on it all around the glass but not right on the very edge. I used the heel of my hand and pressed down right where the urethane was. Use caution putting the moldings back on and when you install the new w-strip put a thin layer of silicone where the bottom of the seal seats. Only a small patch every foot or so.
Stand back and gloat at how good of a job you did, then take the money you saved and take the wife/girlfriend out for a nice supper.