windshield replacement (which years fit?)
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Mountain Pass
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From: Norfolk VA
windshield replacement (which years fit?)
I just got hit by a rock and in two days I have a huge crack that just keeps growing. I am thinking about getting a used windshield from the salvage yard. What years will fit my 93 in case there isn't a 93 in good shape?
Also does anybody have any hints about making this replacement any easier? Or just some advice about attempting this myself.
Thanks
Doug
Also does anybody have any hints about making this replacement any easier? Or just some advice about attempting this myself.
Thanks
Doug
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Originally Posted by DOUG5G
Also does anybody have any hints about making this replacement any easier? Or just some advice about attempting this myself.
BTW, I think all years are the same application.
Last edited by aerocolorado; Apr 12, 2006 at 05:39 PM.
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From: Washington state
the "Experts" Ford dealer spent months trying to seal the windshield on my new Aero....spent more time in glass shop than my garage
huge piece of glass to work with....let the experts deal with it
it just sets there...only thing holding it in is the glue/sealer and the wind
if Colorado is the capitol of broken windshields, Washington state is the center of the universe....try a fist size chunk of granite thrown out the the exposed dual mud lugged drivers on a log truck hauling at 70 mph....they have no side tire guards and whimpy tire mud flaps
these missiles come off the tires like a depleted uranium AP round out of the smoothbore 120mm main gun on an M1A2 Abhrams....they don't bounce, they go straight thru whatever they hit
huge piece of glass to work with....let the experts deal with it
it just sets there...only thing holding it in is the glue/sealer and the wind
if Colorado is the capitol of broken windshields, Washington state is the center of the universe....try a fist size chunk of granite thrown out the the exposed dual mud lugged drivers on a log truck hauling at 70 mph....they have no side tire guards and whimpy tire mud flaps
these missiles come off the tires like a depleted uranium AP round out of the smoothbore 120mm main gun on an M1A2 Abhrams....they don't bounce, they go straight thru whatever they hit
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From: Houston, TX
Hey guys....Texas ain't no slouch when it comes to that stuff. We have more gravel haulers on the freeways than the rest of the country. Now they have even gone so far as to put signs on the back of their trailers "Stay back 200ft. Not responsible for glass damage".......I guess nobody ever told them that there is a state law that requires a driver hauling anything to secure his load.......
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From: Northern California
Yes, the Aerostar windshield is a huge piece of glass! I wouldn't touch that replacement job, in 15 years! Paying a competent pro for the job, would be worth every penny, in my opinion. Why chance it?
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I concur 100% leave it to the Automotive Glazier to do it!
I will do anything but polyurethane bedded windows. And I mean anything. I probably sound like a "maid" or a House Keeper but I DON'T DO WINDOWS that are bedded in Polyurethane.
Especially since guys will come to your business/ residence, deliver, remove & Install, a
tinted, banded, Poly Bedded, Windshield, generally for well under $200 "done deal". Google US AUTO GLASS etc & see for yourself.
If nothing else it's worth it not getting involved with Isocyanates from curing Poly-U.
FBp
I will do anything but polyurethane bedded windows. And I mean anything. I probably sound like a "maid" or a House Keeper but I DON'T DO WINDOWS that are bedded in Polyurethane.
Especially since guys will come to your business/ residence, deliver, remove & Install, a
tinted, banded, Poly Bedded, Windshield, generally for well under $200 "done deal". Google US AUTO GLASS etc & see for yourself.
If nothing else it's worth it not getting involved with Isocyanates from curing Poly-U.
FBp
