like the title says how would you guys go about replacing the windshield? ive had some advice and they say to use some wire and pull it all the way around the windshield and it seems like it would work, just wondering if you guys had any other tips? and im not getting it professionally done cuz they want $350 and i uhhh said no

 

kick it out !

 

ahahaha yeah i want to so bad, but a buddy of mine said it was a bad idea, cuz then ill have little pieces all around the edges

 

yea id go with the wire method then

 

This is how I did it.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=819184

 

If you use wire, the only thing ive found that worked is a piano wire with some oil (it gets hot). The guys that do the windsheilds have a hooked razor blade you could probley buy for about 20 bucks but im not sure where. Kicking it out is fun but does make a hell of a mess. I traded a guy a front and rear smitty bumpers for a new windsheild and install (150.00) is his normal price and does a great job. Took us about an hour and to get my buddies window out with the piano wire, anything else we tried broke after a few tugs.

 

Make friends with glass guys. I did, costs me $200 installed for new windsheilds

They have all of the right tools, and experiance. There are very few things I don't do myself, and thats one of them.

 

I used a long sharp knife. It takes a while to do. That glue is tough.

 

ohh lala thanks for the link tortis, you have any idea where 4crawler got the vinyl basebord material he used? i dont have any trim left what so ever so that seems like a good idea and i planed on using the butyl tape anyway its what they sell at auto zone...plus i can get it from work

 

Do it right or it will leak.

 

Mine came out nice and easy when I rolled it.










There's always that option.

 

He got it at Lowe's, or Home Depot. It is vinyl\rubber cove base they use in commercial carpet and vinyl installations. It is 4''x48'' found in the flooring dept. I don't know what he used to glue it down with though.

 

ahhh sweet thanks, n thanks swamp but i saw that crash thread.....and yeah uhhhh no lmao

 

Holy hell $350? Seriously? Wow. Safelight quoted me 186 or some crap for a winshield. Then again its my gfs best fried who's my hook up. Lol

I wouldn't kick it out. Been there done that on a 83 s10 (sbc 350 swap w/ an edelbrock performer intake and carb). Shards of crap everywhere and it left glass on the edge still stuck to the truck. One of the reasons it pissed me off and I gave it away.

Anyways. yah. Can't wait to be off unemployment so I can get a new one.. 186 bro

 

Heres the tool for removing the windshield: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002SRDR8/...SIN=B0002SRDR8. Using wire might damage the plastic trim on the inside. Also, if you scratch any of the paint getting the sealant off, be sure to touch it up with paint, as rust around the windshield is hard to repair.

 

Updated the writeup with more material/source information:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks/WindshieldTrim/

 

Windshields in florida are free, if you have insurance on it, call the insurance company, getting mine replaced, it's worth a shot, getting mine tomorrow, tey are coming out to my house and replacing it, second one i have gotten done