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Had all the side glass installed today. State didn't care for the tinted stuff that was in there. I am so glad I had a glass guy do it. The glass was glued in. He had to use some special knife like tool to cut away as much of the glue as possible. The he pried and pulled until it cam out of the track. I don't have a motorized knife like tool!
I had ordered the tape and new seals, along with the glass, just in case. He said no one uses tape any more, unless they are going for full concourse. Seems the glue in method is the norm these days.
Of all four pieces, he was able to extract one without chipping or cracking. Yeah, it was worth the $130 dollars.
I had ordered the tape and new seals, along with the glass, just in case. He said no one uses tape any more, unless they are going for full concourse. Seems the glue in method is the norm these days.
Of all four pieces, he was able to extract one without chipping or cracking. Yeah, it was worth the $130 dollars.
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Three guys working, each doing a particular portion of the job. They were here about 3 to 3.5 hours. Most of that time was spent removing glass from the frames and cleaning out the frames to receive the new glass.
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Be careful Dave. It's easy to see why glue is the preferred method when one starts to push the glass into the frame/track. It's a tight squeeze and without equal pressure across the entire pane, it could easily crack.
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I have to install a new tinted big back window since I cracked the glass while installing it myself. I was quoted $60 for the install (with ss trim) but the killer is the $550 for the new glass. I am out of the glass install business.
Interestingly, I had two small garage windows and two regular house windows installed the other day. Installation was $350 for two guys and they were done in 45 minutes.
Interestingly, I had two small garage windows and two regular house windows installed the other day. Installation was $350 for two guys and they were done in 45 minutes.
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I supplied everything but the glue. But, even at that, there sure wasn't much meat left on the bone. I'm sure they figured 1 1/2 to 2 hours for the job.
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I have to install a new tinted big back window since I cracked the glass while installing it myself. I was quoted $60 for the install (with ss trim) but the killer is the $550 for the new glass. I am out of the glass install business.
Interestingly, I had two small garage windows and two regular house windows installed the other day. Installation was $350 for two guys and they were done in 45 minutes.
Interestingly, I had two small garage windows and two regular house windows installed the other day. Installation was $350 for two guys and they were done in 45 minutes.
See if you can find someone who will do the install if you provide the glass. I'm sure that is where a lot of their profit is. LMC has most, if not all, the glass for our trucks. Cost was fair and shipping was reasonable.
It looks like they have your window for $189
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/fa/full.aspx?Page=28
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I checked their catalog and I don't believe they sell the dark limo tint; the smoke tint isn't dark enough for the AZ sun. However, I plan on calling them to make sure and to determine the delivered cost. The two quotes I got for the dark limo were $550 delivered.
I did find someone local who will replace the glass and trim for $60, but I have to supply the glass and new gasket. It's well worth it but they will not guarantee against breakage. However, I don't believe they will be hitting it with a "rubber" hammer like I did.
I did find someone local who will replace the glass and trim for $60, but I have to supply the glass and new gasket. It's well worth it but they will not guarantee against breakage. However, I don't believe they will be hitting it with a "rubber" hammer like I did.
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Short of having a matching tint available, you could have a local shop add more tint once installed. That shouldn't cost more than another $35 to $50. And I'm sure they could do a real good match.
No, I don't see too many glass people using hammers of any kind!!
No, I don't see too many glass people using hammers of any kind!!
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These guys sell glass with or without different tints. I had them make the glass for my 1937 buick, they had the templates and everything fit excellent, very fair prices as well. I also ordered gray tinted glass from them for my 51 F1 #2 and they said they can cut the glass for my chopped top truck #1 if I send them patterns.
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