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Anyone ever replaced their own windshield?

 

Probably not something that happens too often, but I have a donor car that has a flawless windshield, and I want it on the beast. Just from things I've seen here and there, I know it can't be too complicated, but I'd like to know if there are any tips or tricks out there that will make the transition a smooth one.

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the 2 feet of the bottom in the dead center are a bitch to get the glue cut on without breaking the glass. i had one almost out at the pull a part and that got me. i'm debating whether to buy glass and do myself or farm it out to the glass place.

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They are cake if you have the right tools. I've done hundreds at the body shop where I work. We have something that resembles a mini Sawzall, but has a flat butterknife-like blade on the end that zips right through the urethane. You can also use a "cold-knife" (it's the one that takes 2 hands to pull around the perimeter of the glass, though this one takes a bit more skill). Good luck which way you choose. Might be best to have a glass shop or equivalent do it.

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Thanks for the advice guys. Does anyone think, in light of what has already been said, that using a heat gun and heating the shit out of the difficult areas would help to tear the old glass out of there?

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I would use either the power of a very hot day or some big halogen lights.

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I had a craked windshield in my vert about a year ago and a parts car that had a good one so I tried to go the route of doing it myself. I craked it on the bottom also so I broke down and had it done. The place I took it to did it for $150. I thought it was gonna be a Lot more than that, and had I known that I would have just brought it to them in the first place.

 

So my 2 cents is make a few calls and have it done.

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I remember my dad using a piece of piano wire to "saw" through the seal when he replaced the windshield in our old Safari. I guess you'd need a helper to do that though.

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