Wow $35 sounds really great.
I ended up doing it myself, because every windshield shop I took it too quoted
me $150+ dollars. And the frame was off the car, clean, and I was supplying all
new parts. Living in 'silicon valley' really sucks sometimes. Don't even get me
started on the cost of housing, and child care.
- Bryan Vandiver
San Jose, CA
>Subject: Re: bugeye windshield
>To: Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>, spridgets@autox.team.net
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>There should be a lot in the archives from last year.
>I went thru this determined to do it myself and ended
>up at the glass shop. $35 later, it was installed,
>and the shop made me swear to never bring the
>windshield into their shop again. Some listers have
>had luck with this, some have not. When Frank C., who
>can pull an engine in 35 minutes (literally), told me
>to have someone else do it, I should have listened.
>The biggest problem it seemed was shi.., I mean,
>substandard parts. The large seal/gasket from Mini
>Mania was no good, and the "guaranteed to fit"
>windshield was also a little off, but in a different
>direction. Who knows if maybe my frame was bad too?
>It's in now, prob'ly the best $35 I spent all year
>last year.
>
>--- Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu> wrote:
>> Well I looked in the archives and didn't find any
>> tips on doing your own
>> bugeye windshield replacement.
>> It looks pretty straightforward, in from the back,
>> gasket into frame first,
>> soaped cord into slot, glass pressed against gasket,
>> cord pulled from slot
>> to raise lip of gasket , lock strip pressed into
>> place.
>> What am I missing?
>>
>> Putting on a new windshield to body seal is a joy,
>> tried sliding it into the
>> soaped slot, NO WAY! Now I'm trying to push the 'T'
>> channel part into the
>> groove with a screw driver blade an inch at a time.
>> Whooppee. Should be
>> done by August.
>>
>> Any advice from someone who's been there would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Regards, Glen Byrns
>>
>>
>
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>Ron Soave
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