Anyone know whats involved in doing this and what it costs? Are aftermarket windows any good, or should I say with factory?

If this something a typical weekend wrenches can do or should it be left to a pro?

I was on just ebay and found windows from $200 to $600 just with my first search. That is quite a price range!

 

Sounds like something you might take to a glass shop. Not everything is DIY.

Coordinate with your local glass shop, they might let you buy the window on E Bay and charge you labor to put it in.

I would like to do the same thing some time.

 

Too bad we don't live closer to each other since I'd gladly give up my slider window for a solid version. In the 9 years that I've owned my truck I have only needed to open that window once, and that was because I locked my keys in the truck. Luckily I was able to break in via the sliding rear window (it's super easy to do...).

To me it's just a way for thieves to have easy access to the cab of my truck. I would much rather have a solid window if given the choice. At least for Crew Cab models....the sliding window might be pretty nice on Standard or Extended Cab models...

 

I wish you were closer also.. i would trade in a heartbeat. I havent opened my slider once because its a pain in the a**. Very difficult to slide open from the driver seat. Plus i dont like how it looks, and with the aftermarket tint it doesnt look very good. but thats just me,...

 

On my last F150 (93 reg. cab long bed) I had a rear slider and I would stick long pieces of lumber though the window and rest the other side on the tailgate, seems to work great for me.. It does seem a little odd to have on in a 4 door truck, but then again 4 door trucks seem weird to me haha

 

I want to do the same thing, maybe someday I will look into this.

 

I'd like a solid one too.....never use the slider.

 

Well anybody in the northern Indiana area want to trade ?

 

Installation on older Super Duties is very easy with a piece of rope and soapy water, and a helper. You can also use WD-40. I found take-off sliders from a railroad truck and got one for $50. To remove the old glass, just pry under the seal from inside the truck using some plastic bicycle wheel levers ($5/set) and you won't mar the paint. The window will quickly start to come out, with the seal attached. To install the new one, put a piece of 1/4" nylon rope in the seal groove, push the window up against the truck, and have a helper pull the rope and work the seal around the metal from the inside. Easy as pie. I think the very latest Super Duties have glued-in rear windows, so this method does not apply there.

I prefer the slider for the rare times you need to bring home 16' pieces of home siding or very long stuff.

 

So you are saying they are not glued? They are just pressed in like a rubber gromet in the body? If so I am gonna really have to look for one.

 

what is considered an older superduty? Can you tell in advance if its glued or not?

I changed a windshield on a old VW bug years ago, it was very simple it was a channeled gasket holding it in place, no glues or anything, it took all of 15 minutes to do..

 

99-07 i know arent glued in. Fairly positive the glue started in 2011...

 

Well I guess I am going to look online for a price then.

 

everything in this picture is $240 from my dealer.. This is "tinted" glass, the clear glass in an extra $5..

And its $200 for just a solid piece of glass...

 

The cheapest I have found on line is $219 so may as well go OEM. You have part numbers for those items?