Windshield replacement?
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Windshield replacement?
I just got a good deal on a cherry used windshield and was thinking of replacing it myself. I have a 1970 cab with the chrome around the front window, the rubber is fairly new(a few years) and still pliable. Any tricks to make this job easier? Has anyone done it with the chrome trim?
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Windshield replacement?
Here's some old posts on that:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d+installation
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d+installation
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d+installation
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d+installation
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d+installation
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Windshield replacement?
I'm a pretty good wrench and I thought I would be able to do it myself. I got it out OK, but putting a new gasket on the old windshield became a lesson in frustration. After 3 hours of trying, I decided to give the glass company a call. Best $60 I ever spent.
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Windshield replacement?
I payed $100 for front and rear but the guy said it would be almost double if I had the chrome ones. Basically you put the gasket on the window, put chrome on gasket, then install it. One thing I did learn is the old windshields were a lot thicker than the repro ones nowadays. The gaskets that the sell now are for the thinnner windows. The guy that did mine sanded the edge of the window to get the gasket to fit on there and it was still a really tight fit. Another thing, most glass companies will not insure against breakage during install unless you use their glass.
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Windshield replacement?
Just had mine done a few mo ago. Glass co. didn't have gasket for chrome install so I just used the plain black gasket with new glass. You can do your own, with some WD-40 and some strong cord, but you will learn some new cuss words. My install with tinted glass, gasket ran $130. Well worth it.
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Windshield replacement?
I've done the back glass before. Took me and a buddy almost 2hrs, broke one glass and I will never do it again!
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Windshield replacement?
If you can't afford the $100+ cost it is doable if you take your time. My father and I installed both windows in my truck with the chrome on the front. You will need to take the hood off and make a platform to work off of to make it easier to push down and in. Buy some goof flexible polypropolene rope to pull with and lubricate it with dish soap. You will get the black sealer all over everything. When you are done use mineral spirits to clean everything up. Mine turned out great with few swear words. The key is being patient and not using excessive force.
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Windshield replacement?
The method I used on my last one was to install the chrome in the rubber and then fit it on to the glass. A couple of strips of masking tape top and bottom to hold it in place worked. We leaned it in at the top, after running a cord around into the channel with the loose ends dangling from the center top. With a *gentle* but firm open handed pressure from the bottom outside front to move it up into place as the lip was worked over the flange with the cord, it worked very well. The trickiest spots were the bottom corners. Don't forget the lube 
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Mine just got done today. Took out the windshield of my '72 last weekend and replaced the gasket with a new one that would take the chrome (truck used to have just a black gasket with no chrome). I shopped around and it is cheaper if you remove the glass yourself and bring the glass and gasket and trim to the shop with the truck, then they just do the labor to install it. Cost me $65 and took the shop 45 minutes to do. They used sealer between the glass and the gasket, and on both sides of the pinchweld where the gasket fits. The did some minor tweaking on the stainless trim and now the whole thing looks factory new. Here is some advice. Save some money if you dont have the funds now and then have the windshield installed in a shop. It is not as simple as it looks. Most things I do myself, but on this one I let the experts have it. Now tomorrow I can move on to something else I can do. IF you feel you must try it yourself, read this article I found websurfing while I was still considering doing the job myself.
http://www.usglassmag.com/AGRR/Backi...0001/retro.htm
I think I would rather pull an engine than try to install that glass and its trim.
http://www.usglassmag.com/AGRR/Backi...0001/retro.htm
I think I would rather pull an engine than try to install that glass and its trim.
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Windshield replacement?
I know it's going to be a real P.I.T.A., but I figure I will at least try it. The article you posted will be a real big help. I just pulled an extra set of chrome off a 72 that I'm parting out, just in case I need them.
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