Auto Glass Company

[monaco75]

Wonder if anyone has done this. I'm a bit nervous pulling the trim, and rear glass out of the Monaco, to do some metal work on the bottom corners of the glass channels.

Thinking of getting one of these mobile glass companies out to do it. Anyone done this, or just had a window replaced? Wondering how much $$ I'm looking at dropping, just to pull a good glass.

 

[CanCritter]

would think around 100...therein lies the problem...most of these company's deal with new stuff and folks that deal with the older stuff are harder to find....
if lm gona have someone stumbling around my car sooner it would be me
windows are easy...knowing how to take trim off with out destroying it can be found here lm thinkin...isn't much most of us cant do once were shown the proper way to deal with a situation...l wouldn't mind being schooled on some of this stuff as well

 

[monaco75]

I was watching a short video earlier about it. The car was an old Mustang, but had the same pricipales as our stuff. I got a little cocky, went out to the garage, and started trying. Buuttt... One of the trim pieces was just starting to bend a tony bit, so I got scared, and said to hell with that lol.

I know none of them will prob know anything pre 98, but I would imagine they have the proper tools. Maybe the both of us could figure it out lol

 

[cantflip]

I used to know a wise old glass man in Pittsburgh... even he occasionally broke a piece. I used to deal with an independent glass shop in Naples 15 years ago, they had several good older glass men. 15 years... hmmm. I don't have a clue how hard it would be, but I would try to find an independent shop and see what they had to say about it before I let a phone in company send a 20-30 year old out who never even worked with your generation of glass attachments. I don't think I would be a very easy to get along with customer before he convinced me he was ready to touch my car. Are rear windshields even available if the worst happens? If not its junk yard hell to find a used one.

 

[monaco75]

I sent an email to what looks like a local owned glass shop last night. Should hear back from em today. Not a whole lot of local glas places it seems. Odcoarse theres safelight, but see a lot of horror stories online.

Accourding to rock auto, replacements are available, and somewhat cheap too, at $140.

This is a replcment glass thats on the car now. A mower threw a rock at the original glass, and shattered it 20 years ago. I am still finding glass in little nooks and cracks in the back lol. I had this glass removed, and resealed about 5 years ago. Thats one thing that concerns me. It should be glued in there pretty good.

 

[polarus]

Ask your local car guys, I did and I found a local shop that specialized in old cars. $125.00 to remove original and hard to find front windshield.

 

[commando1]

I've removed front and back windows from two Formals.
The next one will be Strike Three.
Let a glass man do it.

 

[Big_John]

I've done at least 10 and broken 2. Glass is funny to deal with.

Is this a glued in window or is it in a gasket? The glued windows are easy. Gasketed... not so much. I've never broken a glued window.

 

[CanCritter]

ensure when you replace glass you use proper adhesive as the window is a active part of rollover protection

 

[monaco75]

Its a glue in.

Only one company out of all the ones I called said they would do it for $125. But they won't reinstall it because it voids their warrenty. B.S. What warrenty? Its my glass.

 

[cm23uoc]

Will they pay for damaged trim or talk thamselves out claiming defective old parts ?
The glued glass itself is pretty easy, personally I like to take my time and do it myself, the least Trouble to my experience. Don't even try to have a non glued rubber gasket installed by a run-of-the-mill glass guy of today.

 

[polarus]

Its a glue in.

Only one company out of all the ones I called said they would do it for $125. But they won't reinstall it because it voids their warrenty. B.S. What warrenty? Its my glass.

Ya gotta wonder about their thought process.

 

[MrMoparCHP]

When I first started on my Barracuda I knew nothing about removing glass, heck I didn't know much about anything at the time. The Barracuda has a gasket and I was able to remove the glass and save the gaskets although I ended up using new gaskets years later but at the time they were not available. Fast forward 30 years and now I'm working on windows that are glued in, same thing just dove in.

I guess my point is that if you take your time it is quite easy. There are a couple tools designed to help remove the glass, I found a putty knife worked well.

I have never install glued in glass but plan to when I'm ready in a few weeks.


Alan

 

[MrMoparCHP]

Ya gotta wonder about their thought process.

They are probably looking at leaks as the issue.


Alan

 

[Big_John]

There's probably a bunch of videos on youtube.

You need one of these to get the trim off. You may have to find one on Ebay though. Gearwrench (who own KD Tools) doesn't list it anymore.

You slide the hook under the trim and unhook the clips. It takes a little patience, but this is the best tool I've ever found to do the job.

I like using piano wire to cut the old ribbon. I get a piece long enough to put through the edge of the window on the top and then push back it out through the edge on the bottom. I can then stand outside the car and saw through it.

Harbor Fright has a kit now. I've never used it, but it looks like it would work nicely.

Once you've "sawed" your way around the window, get a helper to remove the glass.

Scrap the old ribbon off the glass and window frame. This is a good time to replace all the old molding clips.

Lay the new ribbon in and put the window back in. You'll have to use some rubber blocks at the base of the glass to push it up into position. They used to come with the ribbon kit.

Push on the window gingerly to make the seal.

 

[1978 NYB]

Zac, please post a video or a lot pictures which would help out FCBO for future window replacements.

I bet Chris has some solid advice....

 

[70bigblockdodge]

I use floral wire wrapped around a bolt on each end, cut the butyl ribbon with a couple of laps around the window and a helper to push up on the other top corner if it is cut well it should lift out easy if stuck lap it a couple more times.

 

[monaco75]

Ya gotta wonder about their thought process.

They are probably looking at leaks as the issue.


Alan

I think it mostly has to do with the fact I'm not buying a glass from them. So, their not making any more money then just a service call. Maybe they thought saying that would scare me into buying a new glass from them.

Idk.. Its f#ckin; stupid. How is a new glass gonna seal any better, then the cleaned old one.

 

[monaco75]

Thanks guys!!

Removing the glass looks/sounds easy enough to do. Just getting the trim removed is gonna be a *****. I have some spare trim, but its not in as nice of shape. Deff need to replace a couple clips.

Ill lean on ya'll more when the time comes. Have to get me some trim tools lol

 

[70bigblockdodge]

Strong thin wire is key flexible but thin enough to cut butyl easily.