I broke my windshield by putting the screws back in the frame wrong,
so the first thing is to watch how the screws come out and put em back
in the same way. I took the broken glass and the frame to a local
glass shop. They cut a piece to fit, put it in the frame and succeeded
in denting the frame while doing it. Anybody with a screwdriver and an
ounce of patience can pull out the old glass, set the frame aside in a
safe place, and have these guys make up a new one of the same size and
thickness, then reinstall same in their safe-and-sound frame. If the
Nucklehed Glass Place in Norwalk, CT., can cut the glass, anyone can
do it. My new glass went back in using the existing gasket. If the new
glass is too thick for the gasket plus the frame (mine wasn't), you
can use one of these black silicone sealers in the frame ---
sparingly, I would say --- and get results that are perfect. Cost:
About US$35, and the dent was free.
Chip Brown
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Subject: Windshield replacement
Author: BradFarr@aol.com at nylanr01
Date: 7/29/97 12:21 PM
I've got a rock chip in my windshield. I will probably have to replace it to
pass my state's "safety" inspection. It is a 4 seater windscreen (on a 2
seater).
Any hints on replacing a windshield? Is this something a run-of-the-mill auto
glass shop can handle? Can the glass be easily re inserted in the chrome
frame? Is a new rubber gasket required? Since the glass is flat, does one
have it cut to size, or get a real Morgan windshield?
Thanks in advance,
Brad
BradFarr@aol.com
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