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07-17-2011, 07:44 PM | #1 |
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good winshield kit
i heard of horror stories on the windshields for our trucks. who makes a gasket that holds the factory trim and sell it as a kit from under 250 sent to my door?
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07-17-2011, 07:50 PM | #2 |
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Re: good winshield kit
I have heard that Precision is the best fitting windshield gasket available, and Pinkerton is the best windshield.
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07-17-2011, 10:05 PM | #3 |
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Re: good winshield kit
who has those? i can install it. body man/ metal fab tech by day...
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07-17-2011, 11:00 PM | #4 |
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Re: good winshield kit
I have heard that "soffseal" is the best type of windshield rubber to use. I had a new windshield installed and the rubber wrinkled in the corners. It was not soffseal.
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07-20-2011, 11:25 AM | #5 |
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Re: good winshield kit
x 2 on the precision had mine installed 5 years ago and is perfect still
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07-20-2011, 02:16 PM | #6 |
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Re: good winshield kit
+ 3 for precision, the local area glass guys prefer & ask for this brand also. Below are the precision 67-72 pu part numbers for front and rear glass, Mel.
#WBL685 / 67-72 front w/o trim. #WCR685 / 67-70 front w/trim. #WCR685A / 71-72 front w/trim. #WBLD1092T / 68-72 rear w/o trim & 67 only w/panoramic. #WCR1092T / 68-72 rear w/trim & 67 only w/panoramic. |
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07-20-2011, 07:50 PM | #8 |
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Re: good winshield kit
I used percision from GMC Paul's and asked for a Pinkerton shield and Safelite sent three guys to put it in. The rubber fit great but just as they were finishing, they broke the glass. Returned two days later with a PPG glassand went in no problem. Remember there is a difference from trim depth from 69/70 to 71/72...........They charged $225 and I supplied the gasket.
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07-20-2011, 01:33 AM | #9 |
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Re: good winshield kit
What type of glass & molding does Safelite use?
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07-20-2011, 09:20 AM | #10 |
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Re: good winshield kit
Talked with a local Safelite. They don't do our windshields even without the trim anymore. When I asked why he said the man hours was the big thing. Our work is done with only one installer. Those trucks require at least two plus they have lost money on breaking them making them non-profitable.
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07-20-2011, 07:05 PM | #11 |
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Re: good winshield kit
What do you do with the rear view mirror after changing the windshield? Do you glue it back to where it approximately was?
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07-20-2011, 07:28 PM | #12 |
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Yes, for the 71-72s you do. WES
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07-20-2011, 07:55 PM | #13 |
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safelites leak so good riddens and the tech that installed mine was a prick. do the precision ones seal good? mine leaks still.
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07-20-2011, 08:49 PM | #14 |
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Re: good winshield kit
Precision seals fit way better than the others. If the softseals are as good as their door seals, they should work awesome.
Safelite installed my windsheild. Two guys, 4+ hours. They seemed to know what they were doing, but said these trucks are the worst to install. My old 72 Blazer, two guys, two broken windsheilds, but the third time was a charm. Three weeks later got a crack from a rock, and it stayed that way until I sold it. |
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07-21-2011, 08:05 AM | #16 |
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Quality auto glass did mine. Precision gasket, took about 45 min. $240 for everything.
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07-25-2011, 08:02 PM | #18 |
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Re: good winshield kit
I found a good window for mine with the deluxe trim. It took me 3.5 hours but I save $300! I used the precision seal and it takes alot of patience, the corners were the most difficult part. I also did it solo so I used one of those glass suction things, I picked up at NAPA. It was a great learning experience and the help from everyone on this board is like having 50 instructors!
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