windshield
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:29 am
I know the front glass is available new but I am wondering if a nice wrecking yard one is worth a hundred bucks?
Thanks Jim
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Re: windshield
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:33 am
Where did you find one in/near Michigan. And are there more than one... :-)
Re: windshield
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:37 am
My cousin spotted it in I think Kalamazoo at a truck only place ? I'll ask him more details and I don't know if it is a traditional or pick and pull set up.
Re: windshield
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 9:16 am
I got one from a pull, and pay for $20.00 a couple of years ago.
Re: windshield
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:27 am
I wouldnt pay a hunskie for a used one - pits, wear, scratches, etc. New is under $200.
Maybe $50 max for used, and if they pulled it. They're a *#%^$ to get out w/o breaking and another *#%^$ to transport home w/o breaking. Been there, done that - some broke, some didn't.
Maybe $50 max for used, and if they pulled it. They're a *#%^$ to get out w/o breaking and another *#%^$ to transport home w/o breaking. Been there, done that - some broke, some didn't.
Re: windshield
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 1:48 pm
Copy that. I will pass. Thanks.
jim
jim
Re: windshield
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:18 pm
The yard is in springfield just outside Battlecreek Mi called Lafeyette ? auto parts. Two windshields and two sweptline trucks.
jim
jim
Re: windshield
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 12:32 am
I got one from a pull, and pay for $20.00 a couple of years ago.
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Re: windshield
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:22 am
Re: windshield
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:42 am
PwrWgnDrvr wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:27 amI wouldnt pay a hunskie for a used one - pits, wear, scratches, etc. New is under $200.
Maybe $50 max for used, and if they pulled it. They're a *#%^$ to get out w/o breaking and another *#%^$ to transport home w/o breaking. Been there, done that - some broke, some didn't.
You're right, a used 50+ year old one will have pits, wear, scratches, etc. and all that going for it. Not to mention some 'Fogging" around the edges.
When I removed my windshield out of my '68 and the one out of my 70 parts truck, and since the rubber is junk anyway; I just pulled out the locking strip, and then I used a razor knife (now known as a box cutter) and cut the rubber off that holds the glass. The windshield just pushed out easily. OK... now transporting it home, that is a whole 'nother ball game!
Re: windshield
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:22 am
Ya, if the rubber is junk, cutting is easy to get out - unless its gobbered up with sealant.Jims68 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:42 amPwrWgnDrvr wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2017 11:27 amI wouldnt pay a hunskie for a used one - pits, wear, scratches, etc. New is under $200.
Maybe $50 max for used, and if they pulled it. They're a *#%^$ to get out w/o breaking and another *#%^$ to transport home w/o breaking. Been there, done that - some broke, some didn't.
You're right, a used 50+ year old one will have pits, wear, scratches, etc. and all that going for it. Not to mention some 'Fogging" around the edges.
When I removed my windshield out of my '68 and the one out of my 70 parts truck, and since the rubber is junk anyway; I just pulled out the locking strip, and then I used a razor knife (now known as a box cutter) and cut the rubber off that holds the glass. The windshield just pushed out easily. OK... now transporting it home, that is a whole 'nother ball game!
Re: windshield
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:25 am
reallylongnickname wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:22 amWho is offering a US made windshield? Where ? New, Im talking new
Re: windshield
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 6:29 pm
Nice.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Re: windshield
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 12:21 pm
Taiwan
Re: windshield
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 5:42 pm
You might want to see if Pilkington still makes them in the US.
Re: windshield
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:17 pm
I remember contacting Pilkington to about glass. No, they no longer offer it.
Re: windshield
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:50 am
Most if not all coming from China. Guess that's why it's called China because it breaks. 