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Hal_396 · 11-04-2009, 04:56 PM

At least you don't have to cut 4 1/2 inches off of it before you install it. Unfortunetly, I have become proficient at both cutting and breaking glass.

It's not to difficult to install. Just don't use "Window Weld". Use the other stuff that is non hardening.

mac-55 · 11-04-2009, 05:36 PM

I had a pro come out and hook mine in , He did it for 50 bucks in about 10 minutes.

Then he was nice enough to show me how to do my rear glass myself .

So i had a pro do the front and i did the rear. DOnt do the rope thing , Get a buddy and a "hook" and do i t that way , worked really slick with one guy holding light pressure on the windshield.

THe hook i made was just an old straight screw driver bent in a 90 degree angle and rounded off on the end . That and a bottle of windex to lube the seal and it was in in no time flat.

chevman57 · 11-04-2009, 05:51 PM

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DOnt do the rope thing ,

Mac why not do the rope thing? Just wondering since the rope thing worked real well for me.
Terry

mickeywestsr · 11-04-2009, 05:58 PM

Had two broken on my Chevelle. One taking it out and one putting new one in. It was a pro and he said he had never broken one before.

belairdave · 11-04-2009, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Farm Boy

I replaced the windshield in my '56 myself (with a little help from my teenage son). I don't like paying others to work on my car.

It is extremely satisfying doing a job like this yourself.

Farm Boy I sure like the color of your 56.... If you look up the word KLUTZ in the dictionary you will see a picture of me

Having said that I join the ranks of let the pros do it... Later, Dave

11-04-2009, 04:56 PM	#11
Hal_396 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Hal_396's Garage Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 188 Member #6920	At least you don't have to cut 4 1/2 inches off of it before you install it. Unfortunetly, I have become proficient at both cutting and breaking glass. It's not to difficult to install. Just don't use "Window Weld". Use the other stuff that is non hardening. __________________ HAL

11-04-2009, 05:36 PM	#12
mac-55 Senior Member 1 Blue Star Super Track 2001 Champion! Join Date: Feb 2008 mac-55's Garage Location: Shelbyville IL Posts: 254 Member #4961	I had a pro come out and hook mine in , He did it for 50 bucks in about 10 minutes. Then he was nice enough to show me how to do my rear glass myself . So i had a pro do the front and i did the rear. DOnt do the rope thing , Get a buddy and a "hook" and do i t that way , worked really slick with one guy holding light pressure on the windshield. THe hook i made was just an old straight screw driver bent in a 90 degree angle and rounded off on the end . That and a bottle of windex to lube the seal and it was in in no time flat. __________________ Noone ever said you cant teach a NEW DOG OLD TRICKS!!!!! 55 Gasser recreation underway and rollin!!!

11-04-2009, 05:58 PM	#14
mickeywestsr Senior Member 3 Gold Stars Join Date: Feb 2007 mickeywestsr's Garage Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee Posts: 3,729 Member #1970	Had two broken on my Chevelle. One taking it out and one putting new one in. It was a pro and he said he had never broken one before. __________________ Mickey Go Vols

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