DIY winsheild replacement.
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Let me tell you some thing this windshield is very easy to do. It took me and a friend 2 hours to do it. It is no harder than any other cars. It is just a larger windshield and needs 2 people to handle it. I also didn't have to replace any moldings or weather stripping. Any one who tell you it is hard has not done one and any tech that tells you it is the toughest to do just wants to make you think you are getting your moneys worth.
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I am sure your Corvette was not the first Corvette windshield replacement the Insurance Company has paid for before or the first wrecked Corvette it has seen.
I just hope the insurance company realizes how much it costs to do this job as it was included in the estimate. I don't thing the guy who did the estimate put down the right amount to do it and I didn't think it was as expensive as it is. So I didn't question the amount in the estimate.
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The insurance is going to pay for it. I had an accident last weekend where the windshield was smashed. I just wanted and idea what is involved and if it could be done at home. I just hope the insurance company realizes how much it costs to do this job as it was included in the estimate. I don't thing the guy who did the estimate put down the right amount to do it and I didn't think it was as expensive as it is. So I didn't question the amount in the estimate.
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Never tried replacing a windshield, especially on a Vette. Me, I'd just let a shop do it.
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This isn't an issue if letting a pro do it. Not everyone trusts a pro, or has insurance coverage, or has the cash to pay for it. The point is that it is a DYI job and that was the main question of the thread. It had nothing to do with insurance or a pro doing it.
This is a DYI job. If you read up on it and know how to take the trim off you can do it. Most guys that answer these threads by saying it can't be done, can't do it to begin with and would rather trust a "pro".
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This isn't an issue if letting a pro do it. Not everyone trusts a pro, or has insurance coverage, or has the cash to pay for it. The point is that it is a DYI job and that was the main question of the thread. It had nothing to do with insurance or a pro doing it.
This is a DYI job. If you read up on it and know how to take the trim off you can do it. Most guys that answer these threads by saying it can't be done, can't do it to begin with and would rather trust a "pro".
This is a DYI job. If you read up on it and know how to take the trim off you can do it. Most guys that answer these threads by saying it can't be done, can't do it to begin with and would rather trust a "pro".
