Windshield replacement
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Burning Brakes
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From: Clearfield Utah
Windshield replacement
Need to get a new windshield - any suggestions on which ones are better and is there a different windshield for HUD's. I think I will have a GM dealer (body shop) do the work.
Team Owner
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From: Far NW 'burbs of Chicago
St. Jude Donor '13
Some people say the non-HUD w/s will work just fine, but others aren't so happy. My thinking, if the non-HUD really worked as well then GM would save a lot of money by going to only one w/s. But they don't.
After the installation, wait a couple of days and take it through a good car wash, then do a garden hose test. Our C5 w/s was replaced and it took me a year to discover, driving in a torrential rain, that it leaked. Car was a DD but I never knew it leaked until then.
After the installation, wait a couple of days and take it through a good car wash, then do a garden hose test. Our C5 w/s was replaced and it took me a year to discover, driving in a torrential rain, that it leaked. Car was a DD but I never knew it leaked until then.
Team Owner
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From: Ventura County, Calif
Yes, HUD windshields are different.
Just a suggestion, you might want to check into Safelight. They have many positive reviews here. Here is just one representative example.......and they come to you so more convenient:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...tallation.html
Just a suggestion, you might want to check into Safelight. They have many positive reviews here. Here is just one representative example.......and they come to you so more convenient:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...tallation.html
Race Director
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From: Missouri City, TX
Yes, HUD windshields are different.
Just a suggestion, you might want to check into Safelight. They have many positive reviews here. Here is just one representative example.......and they come to you so more convenient:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...tallation.html
Just a suggestion, you might want to check into Safelight. They have many positive reviews here. Here is just one representative example.......and they come to you so more convenient:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...tallation.html
2x on Safelite. I used them to replace my ZR1 W/S 18 months ago. Very happy with a very professional job done.
Race Director
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From: Missouri City, TX
There is an excellent chance that a GM dealer will simply call in an independent service to do the work. Far cheaper for the dealer than their own people for this specialized work. I would call Safelite directly.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Sarasota Florida
The key to a good windshield replacement is a glass shop that knows Vettes and has done a bunch. I had one done last year and it was painless. They came to my house and did it in my garage. Although it doesn't say GM on it, the glass company assured me it wasn't made in China and was made by one of the suppliers of Vette windshields to GM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Tucson AZ
Yes, HUD windshields are different.
Just a suggestion, you might want to check into Safelight. They have many positive reviews here. Here is just one representative example.......and they come to you so more convenient:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...tallation.html
Just a suggestion, you might want to check into Safelight. They have many positive reviews here. Here is just one representative example.......and they come to you so more convenient:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...tallation.html
Race Director
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From: Missouri City, TX
The key to a good windshield replacement is a glass shop that knows Vettes and has done a bunch. I had one done last year and it was painless. They came to my house and did it in my garage. Although it doesn't say GM on it, the glass company assured me it wasn't made in China and was made by one of the suppliers of Vette windshields to GM.
Drifting
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From: Brick NJ
If the car has a HUD unit already in it i would get a windshield for the HUD unit, if the car doesn't have the HUD unit in it i wouldn't unless i had the intention of a future HUD install.
Drifting
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From: Danielsville Georgia
Dealer body shop is going to sub it out. The installer with the glass will come to the body and do it. Body shop marks it up and calls you to come get it. Side door glass body shop would do in house. A lot of dealers won't keep windshields in stock or order. They are much more exspensive then getting one through a supplier. Plus they have a history of being cracked or chip due to handling. The dealers I worked for NONE did or wanted to deal with windshield's.
Last edited by Ketchum; Feb 12, 2013 at 06:09 PM.
