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    #1

    Windshield

    Is it worth doing myself? i hear they can be a pain.

    Its $36 from denaples for a used one.

    Its $220 from mesko glass and its installed.

    thoughts?
    2002 Nissan Maxima 6spd 14.2@98mph "it may or may not be street legal"
    2009 Chevy HHR Panel - My office
    1988 Lincoln Town Car - The new love of my life
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    #2
    used glass has little pits and scratches and stuff. Theres also the risk of it shattering or leaking. You may want to pull your old one from the car yourself to verify no rust is present around the windshield frame. do not nick the paint either, or it will start to rust. The front corner of my roof has been replaced and it was mostly caused by a leaky windshield that I didn't fix right away.
    86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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    91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

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    I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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      #3
      I second that. Pull the glass yourself and check for nasty surprises.

      We pulled the glass ourselves on both the school project Chevelles, and it was pretty easy. We had the front and rear glass installed professionally though, and there was zero chance of us getting it as nice and clean as the job they did.

      If possible, find a glass guy recommended by a local classic car club, or maybe a mustang or camaro club. Anyone that will certify they can work with older/deteriorated frames and mouldings and will be respectful of the car.

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      160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
      waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc

      06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)

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        #4
        pulling the windsheild aint too hard but, installing one, not so easy. $220 is pretty good out the door. thats what i paid for GMGTs windsheild. it was also a ford windshield to boot

        1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
        1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
        1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
        2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
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          #5
          I paid $160 installed for PGW glass into the 93 Vic. Local windshield guy... not a chain.

          Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
          rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

          Originally posted by gadget73
          ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

          Originally posted by dmccaig
          Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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            #6
            220 is high, you should be able to get a new windshield installed for around 175

            1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
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              #7
              safelite wants $224. I'm going to call around some more and see what prices i can get. I think i am going to have it done by the pros but ill check out the car when they have the windshield off.
              2002 Nissan Maxima 6spd 14.2@98mph "it may or may not be street legal"
              2009 Chevy HHR Panel - My office
              1988 Lincoln Town Car - The new love of my life

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                #8
                avoid safelite. they use the cheapest POS glass they can get and charge almost the most for install. I had to replace the glass in my 93 because the damn crap (XYG crap) was warped inward right in front of the driver. XYG also does not honor any warranties and led me on a wild goose chase for 2 weeks supposedly getting a supplier to replace the glass. I finally told them they can take their BS and shove it and got a local installer (yeah... local... XYG wanted me to drive 45 miles one way to some hub center that also installs glass to have it done) to install some PGW glass. It's actually clear and doesn't have internal delamination streaks down the middle of the glass (the XYG glass was litterally peeling apart from the inside out).

                now if you can find someone to install CarLite glass (OEM for our cars) for $220... that might be a deal.

                Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
                rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

                Originally posted by gadget73
                ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                Originally posted by dmccaig
                Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                  #9
                  Interesting read so far; I didn't realize anyone ever made aftermarket-replacement exterior ANYTHING for a Box panther.
                  2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!

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