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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 12:14 PM
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New windshield for me!

So one of the local shops quoted me for 171 out the door for a new windshield with new rubber stripping around the window. Figured I'd post a couple pics of it before and I'll post some up after I get it back this afternoon. Its super dirty right now, I'll probably have it detailed before the new pics come up.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 12:22 PM
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Re: New windshield for me!

Pretty good deal. Think I paid $160 for mine, but I know a guy.

I had a new winshield installed when I got painted. 3 months later, I was removing the plastic cowl cover to clean and paint, and I git the edge of the screwdriver just under the lip of the windshield glass unknowingly. A very light lifting pry upwards on the cowl screen, and SCREEEEECH! I cracked the new windshield from bottom to top! Had to go back and get another!
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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Re: New windshield for me!

Pics of the old one.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 12:34 PM
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Re: New windshield for me!

Just a couple of pics of the car.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 12:53 PM
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Re: New windshield for me!

Ugh, these pics make the car look super jacked up. The car actually is lowered and the tires are the correct size. I'm a sh!++y camera man.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 01:15 PM
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Re: New windshield for me!

That's a good price. I paid 200 for mine installed from a little local place. They did a good job and even threw on a set of windshield wipers that weren't trashed.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 05:07 PM
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Re: New windshield for me!

I paid $185 to have mine replaced. Was originaly going to just have them remove/reinstall the factory one when I did rust repair and paint work. But after getting fresh color I couldn't put the scratched original one back in.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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Re: New windshield for me!

Went ahead and installed new hatch struts and painted the plastic part of the t tops today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWgji...e_gdata_player
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