FYI- I bought a new PPG vanagon windshield for $15 at a VW swap meet
& had a mobile glass guy install it in my parking lot in about 15
minutes, by himself, using my still good seal, for $50.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ

On Jan 31, 2008, at 12:28 PM, Jeffrey Vickers wrote:

> Hey Ed,
>
> Where did you get your windshield? I'm about to do a replacement and
> need to find a good source for a new one. Some places won't ship them
> and other auto glass places won't sell just the glass because they
> want to do the install. Are there different grades of glass? Brands
> to avoid?
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff / San Anselmo
> On Jan 30, 2008, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>> Date:    Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:11:19 -0500
>> From:    Edward Duntz <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
>> Subject: Replaced my windshield myself tonight- easy job
>>
>> For anyone who has thought about replacing their windshields
>> themselves but=
>>  were hesitating, I would encourage you to do it and save some
>> money over =
>> having a professional do it. I did mine tonight and I sure am glad
>> that I d=
>> idn't spend $110 to have my used one put in or $200 to have a new
>> one done.=
>>  I had one 14-year old helper working on the outside while I pulled
>> the str=
>> ing on the inside.
>> =20
>> I found two web sites that detailed the procedure, got my
>> windshield (thank=
>> s to listmember Doug Ford) and had a go at it. I couldn't believe
>> how easy =
>> it was. The only thing that made it less than perfect was that my
>> string ca=
>> me out of the channel a bit so it was not overlapping, so I had to
>> fiddle w=
>> ith the last three inches of seal.=20
>> =20
>> My old windshield came out fine- it cracked once but that didn't
>> matter. Th=
>> e old seal was good, so it was more important to re-use that and
>> not worry =
>> about the old windshield. I know some of you will ask if I took the
>> time to=
>>  take care of any rust in the sill- sadly, no, I cleaned it a bit
>> and put s=
>> ome silicone over it, but down the road I may do this. In that case
>> I'll cu=
>> t out the old seal so I can remove the windshield without cracking
>> it, do t=
>> he rust and use a new seal.=20
>> =20
>> So now maybe I'm ready to embark on a Vanagon mobile windshield
>> replacement=
>> /Vanagon repair service trek. I've always wanted to have a job
>> where I coul=
>> d travel the country. Sure, there's only a handful of repairs I
>> feel comfor=
>> table charging for. Sure, it may be 300 miles between customers.
>> what the h=
>> eck. Would anyone like to team up with me?=20
>> =20
>> Ed Duntz in CT