i need to replace my windsheild because it is cracked all the way acrossed so iv been looking at prices

i can get a new windsheild and molding for $120, OR i can get i new windsheld,molding, and get it installed for $195

is it hard to install windsheilds yourself or should i just take the $195 deal?

 

get it done, they know what they are doing

 

is it that hard to do by yourself?

 

I would get it done. HARD ,,,NO ,, but if u break it u buy it, if they break it ...they buy it !!!!!!!!!!

Also the seal needs to be done right. or u have the same problems .

 

really im buying the windsheild either way , ok, ill just ahve it done by a pro so i wont risk this happening again

 

I had mine done in the spring of 08. It didn't look very difficult at all. Took the 2 installers all of a half hour or so. Hard part is getting all the old gunk out so the sealant has a good clean surface to bond to. For that little of a price difference I would pay them to do it. Remember, windshields are not just to keep the wind out of your face at 60+mph, it is also a structural component just like your floorpans or roof. You don't want it done wrong.

 

good point, im going to wait till spring aswell

 

I did my own...

I had a parts car that I cut the windshield out of. Cleaned it up and pasted it in on my car where the brick went though. (long story)

To me the trick to putting it in was making sure the bumpers were already tacked in the right place on the bottom and using only 3M brand window goo, (whatever they call it)

Cutting it out was the hard part but I used some of those long carpet knives you get at the dollar store to cut the excess goo off around the A-pillars and then I stripped several strands of wire off of a broken E-brake cable about 4 feet long.
Stick the wire between the glass and frame and very carefully slide it back and forth all the way around the frame until it pops free.

Any little chip or imperfection in the glass will crack under the pressure so inspect it and go slow. I used a pair of Vise Grips to hold either side of the wire but it did break every once in a while so I used several strands.

I took me all day the first time I did it but only about 3 hours the second time on a different parts car.