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62ChevyStep · 09-27-2005, 07:15 PM

OK, here is the saga of the week: I took the 62' up to the "other" installer this morning, this guy is the one who is very familar with our trucks and who does 99% of the classic show cars within Eastern New Mexico. He took one look at the window/install job and shook his head, he said I won't touch it because the glass is cut too short in the corner! That is why it wouldnt seal and the gasket wouldn't fit.

The glass was produced by a company called SureVue, he had never heard of it before and will only install PPG or LOF/Pilkingston. He said they are the only two companys that he knows produce to OEM standards and specifications everytime and stand by they're product. He said hes sure there are others but he hasn't tried them since he "goes with what he knows"!!

He called me an hour ago, pulled the bad glass and gasket, cleaned the channel and installed the new glass and gasket!!

His installed price gasket/glass/everything was $487.00 used a rope, water and a little soap, sealed up perfectly as if from the factory. I pick up the truck in the AM. The first installer is meeting me in the morning to pick it up and reimburse me my $450 I paid him to do a shoddy job. I will not be using him again nor recommend him to anybody, for not having the integrity to "fix" the problem knowing the glass was defective. Honesty/integrity is everything to me, as I say, "Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining"!!

I hope each of you have a better experience than I did, I will find out who he gets his gasket/seal from and post it when I get back along with pictures of the "Correct finished product".

09-27-2005, 07:15 PM	#8
62ChevyStep Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portales, NM Posts: 359	UPDATE on Install OK, here is the saga of the week: I took the 62' up to the "other" installer this morning, this guy is the one who is very familar with our trucks and who does 99% of the classic show cars within Eastern New Mexico. He took one look at the window/install job and shook his head, he said I won't touch it because the glass is cut too short in the corner! That is why it wouldnt seal and the gasket wouldn't fit. The glass was produced by a company called SureVue, he had never heard of it before and will only install PPG or LOF/Pilkingston. He said they are the only two companys that he knows produce to OEM standards and specifications everytime and stand by they're product. He said hes sure there are others but he hasn't tried them since he "goes with what he knows"!! He called me an hour ago, pulled the bad glass and gasket, cleaned the channel and installed the new glass and gasket!! His installed price gasket/glass/everything was $487.00 used a rope, water and a little soap, sealed up perfectly as if from the factory. I pick up the truck in the AM. The first installer is meeting me in the morning to pick it up and reimburse me my $450 I paid him to do a shoddy job. I will not be using him again nor recommend him to anybody, for not having the integrity to "fix" the problem knowing the glass was defective. Honesty/integrity is everything to me, as I say, "Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining"!! I hope each of you have a better experience than I did, I will find out who he gets his gasket/seal from and post it when I get back along with pictures of the "Correct finished product". __________________ ________________________ 62' 3.5/5 drop SWB Fleet, PS, PB-Dsk/Drm,350/700R4 08' Chevrolet Silverado CrewCab 05'Toyota Tacoma Prerunner SR5 Last edited by 62ChevyStep; 09-29-2005 at 09:13 AM.