I ordered a windshield off of ebay and it too was too short and didn't fit correctly in the corners on my 48. My 18 year old son got a bit overzealous when we were removing it after the 2nd install attempt and it cracked. The place I ordered it from made good on it though. I sent a pattern I made by making a cardboard template, then tracing it onto heavy masking paper. They sent a new one cut to my pattern. I guessed wrong in a few spots, and it still had to be ground to fit by a local glass shop. The place I ordered from told me that their pattern was an original Ford script glass. The only good part of the story; The un-cracked portion of the first windshield was large enough to have cut to match my back glass! The local glass shop cut it for $20!

 

I cannot believe so many people are getting their patterns off of original Ford or OEM drawings by companies and the glasses are not fitting.
Thank god it isn't a curved windshield!
I have my original front & back glass and I will trace the shape on butcher paper!
TractormanBill

 

My glass kit was also purchased on ebay, and the company is good to deal with. They would of sent new glass if I sent back the bad parts and sent templates, it was just less hassle to deal with it locally than deal with shipping.
I am dealing with other cars right now so may be a bit until I get to fit the side glass.

 

Same thing here it was just a little more to get the front ground and a rear cut new from laminated than shipping it back and have the monkey on my back by having to mark where they did not fit.
TractormanBill

 

Just hung the windshield and back glass in my 52.
Used weed trimmer line and lots of dish soap.
Windshield seem to fit OK.
Back glass seemed a little short on the upper corners but we will see how it all fits after it sees sunlight and time.
TractormanBill

 

Well i got my pater done first on a carbord then i trace it on a 1/4 plywood .Then i instal it whit the rubber in place looks like going to fit ok

 

My glass man told me to buy the trim I was going to use first then make the templet he said gaskets vary alot and that's why most our truck windows are improperly fitted

 

Well am going to get my glass cut this week we will see how it fit hopeing it ok

 

front glass in ok back glass in also ok.Sjde window giving me trouble. The side glass i got cut seen to fit wrong just like to no any one have a pic of a one piece door glass and may be a pather

 

Tractormanbill, I'm in San Antonio too. I just sent a message to you. I'm lookin for
front and rear glass tracings. Thanks.

 

yes I shude still have the tracing of the front and back, I made them out of plywood do you need them id have to trace them on a thick paper.

 

I have a single side glass that I could trace that fits great in my 52.
TractormanBill