Color me skeptical. But ok. :)

On Thursday, July 2, 2015, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> I was there to inspect it. It looked supple and undamaged.
>
> Jim
>
> On Thursday, July 2, 2015, Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tyler@seraph-net.net');>> wrote:
>
>> Heh, inspect it when removed. Even fresh ones tend to tear during removal.
>>
>> On Thursday, July 2, 2015, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> FYI, I would never reuse a seal. They're cheap and you're guaranteed to
>>>> damage the old one during removal
>>>>
>>>
>>> How can I collect on this guarantee?
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>>
>>>> --t
>>>>
>>>> On Thursday, July 2, 2015, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Mine was done at Glass America, a chain like safelite. I think the
>>>>> challenge is finding someone who would do the job with your glass, not
>>>>> theirs. I don't think the problem is guys knowing how to install it. I
>>>>> could be wrong, but it seems any glass installer over 30 knows how to
>>>>> do
>>>>> rubber channel.
>>>>>
>>>>> I called around a few years back when I visited safelite for a Jetta
>>>>> glass
>>>>> replacement. I asked about the vanagon and they told me they couldn't
>>>>> get
>>>>> that glass. I called one or two other places and they wanted either a
>>>>> ridiculous amount or said they couldn't get the glass. I live in a
>>>>> town of
>>>>> about 200,000 and there is every kind of service chain there is
>>>>> anywhere
>>>>> else, so I figured that was just the way it was. I ordered the glass
>>>>> from
>>>>> Rock Auto, it was just over $100 shipped.It arrive broken all over. I
>>>>> did
>>>>> the online return thing with them, they immediately shipped another no
>>>>> questions asked. This time it came in one piece with a quarter mile of
>>>>> bubble wrap.
>>>>>
>>>>> The place I found to install it is the one I got in touch with before I
>>>>> ordered it. I got their agreement to install for $100, which they
>>>>> lived up
>>>>> to today, even taking care of a little rust thrown in. Be advised that
>>>>> all
>>>>> shops I have ever known of say that if you provide the glass, we are
>>>>> not
>>>>> responsible if it breaks.
>>>>>
>>>>> So I got the job done for $200 flat, maybe a little more with shipping
>>>>> from
>>>>> Rock Auto (a ridiculous $17 or so to ship a windshield across the
>>>>> country?)
>>>>> and am very pleased with the results.
>>>>>
>>>>> Since I discussed the windshield order from Rock Auto a while back I
>>>>> have
>>>>> heard from list members in smaller and lager communities who have paid
>>>>> less
>>>>> than $150 for the glass and the install, with the local company
>>>>> providing
>>>>> the glass. So, bottom line, there is no rhyme nor reason. I did it the
>>>>> best
>>>>> way I knew of at the time and after doing so would not mess with used
>>>>> glass
>>>>> again ever. Been there and broke that.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have done rear and side glass by myself and with my wife helping me.
>>>>> There was no way I was going to take a chance with a Vanagon
>>>>> windshield.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 2:53 PM Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > May I ask how much this is costing?  I have one in need also.
>>>>> >   Should I be concerned about finding a place with installers who
>>>>> can still
>>>>> > do the old type?
>>>>> > Would a local place likely be cheaper than a nationwide company?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Larry A.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 2:50 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > > Mine is  blue-green. I like it better than I thought it was. Love
>>>>> it in
>>>>> > > fact.
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Jim
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 12:56 PM T Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > > I'll find out tomorrow. I hope it is the blue/green.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > Thanks,
>>>>> > > > Tony
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 1:41 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > > it's funny... I have one to replace soon...
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > did you get all clear or with faded blue/green on the top?
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > thanks
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > dan
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 10:37 AM, T Collins <
>>>>> tonycollin@gmail.com>
>>>>> > > wrote:
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > >> I get my new one put on by safelite tomorrow...
>>>>> > > > >>
>>>>> > > > >> I hope I can feel the same way :)
>>>>> > > > >>
>>>>> > > > >> T.
>>>>> > > > >>
>>>>> > > > >> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Jim Felder <
>>>>> jim.felder@gmail.com>
>>>>> > > > wrote:
>>>>> > > > >>
>>>>> > > > >> > Finally got around to installing my new Rock Auto
>>>>> windshield.
>>>>> > Seeing
>>>>> > > > the
>>>>> > > > >> > world through that big clear picture window takes me back
>>>>> to the
>>>>> > > day I
>>>>> > > > >> > drove my brand new Red 1990 Carat off the lot for the first
>>>>> time.
>>>>> > > > What a
>>>>> > > > >> > Vanagon is about.
>>>>> > > > >> >
>>>>> > > > >> > Jim
>>>>> > > > >> >
>>>>> > > > >>
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > > >
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>