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64GMCHorsepower · 05-31-2009, 09:04 PM

OK, does anyone have any pics of the install....

I have the general directions everyone gives...

put gasket on window...

put rope in slit and install by pushing window and drawing string out slowly...

Well, heck, I don't even know If i'm putting the gasket on right....

it has a big gap, with a inner ridge with ribs....

and a smaller gap on the outside....

Which goes where.....

here is the way I am putting the gasket on...

here is the other slit....does it go on the cab?

Thanks for the help....

70 Suburban · 05-31-2009, 10:09 PM

man i had to do it twice when I did mine. I used alot of windex and I used that nylon rope to pull it in. started at tje bottom and went to the top

ratskin · 06-01-2009, 09:39 AM

Bite the bullet and go to a glass shop. My brother, an experienced glass man, and I tried to install the windshield with molding on my 64. Fought it for 2 hours. Later I took it to the shop, where they put 5 pairs of hands on it, and it went right in! I had them install the rest of the glass in my Suburban while there-done in an hour and a half. I think I just paid shop labor, about $150. I think they cut me a bit of a break on price. For just the windshield, it would probably be around $50(?).

70 Suburban · 06-01-2009, 09:58 AM

Just make sure the will warranty that glass

63 & 64 Bowties · 06-01-2009, 11:44 AM

yea, glass shop is the only way to go. "You can't beat a man at his profession."
And, none of them will warranty the glass if it's not theirs.
Look in the yellow pages. Most of the nationwide chains will come to your house and install it. I've used Safelite Auto Glass before, They came to my house and charged $125.

64GMCHorsepower · 06-01-2009, 11:49 AM

yeah, that is what I've decided to do......It is ready to drive except for the windshield......And we have a cruise-in on Wed. night that I would love to finally make.....

70 Suburban · 06-01-2009, 11:54 AM

Ive been to al. Just drive it there with no glass. That better then alot of other unsafe stuff i have seen there....when i got my 58 inspected it didnt even have a windshield

05-31-2009, 09:04 PM	#1
64GMCHorsepower Justified! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Valencia, Ca Posts: 1,366	Windshield install OK, does anyone have any pics of the install.... I have the general directions everyone gives... put gasket on window... put rope in slit and install by pushing window and drawing string out slowly... Well, heck, I don't even know If i'm putting the gasket on right.... it has a big gap, with a inner ridge with ribs.... and a smaller gap on the outside.... Which goes where..... here is the way I am putting the gasket on... here is the other slit....does it go on the cab? Thanks for the help.... __________________ Chad 1964 GMC Fleetside Shortbed....350/700R4 tranny

05-31-2009, 10:09 PM	#2
70 Suburban Rods Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bryan, TX Posts: 1,398	Re: Windshield install man i had to do it twice when I did mine. I used alot of windex and I used that nylon rope to pull it in. started at tje bottom and went to the top __________________ Just keepin it simple. 1965 C-10 Ext cab build. 350??(Does it count at 2 truck if I had to cut one up?) 1966 C-10 lwb 283 auto 1970 Suburban in pieces 1971 Blazer 4wd....restore someday. all factory CST 1972 Blazer 4wd parts truck still a roller 1972 GMC Sierra Grandee 1998 Chevy ext driver. 2005 F**D the wife drive...(cant fix women)

06-01-2009, 09:39 AM	#3
ratskin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Western IL Posts: 358	Re: Windshield install Bite the bullet and go to a glass shop. My brother, an experienced glass man, and I tried to install the windshield with molding on my 64. Fought it for 2 hours. Later I took it to the shop, where they put 5 pairs of hands on it, and it went right in! I had them install the rest of the glass in my Suburban while there-done in an hour and a half. I think I just paid shop labor, about $150. I think they cut me a bit of a break on price. For just the windshield, it would probably be around $50(?).

06-01-2009, 09:58 AM	#4
70 Suburban Rods Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bryan, TX Posts: 1,398	Re: Windshield install Just make sure the will warranty that glass __________________ Just keepin it simple. 1965 C-10 Ext cab build. 350??(Does it count at 2 truck if I had to cut one up?) 1966 C-10 lwb 283 auto 1970 Suburban in pieces 1971 Blazer 4wd....restore someday. all factory CST 1972 Blazer 4wd parts truck still a roller 1972 GMC Sierra Grandee 1998 Chevy ext driver. 2005 F**D the wife drive...(cant fix women)

06-01-2009, 11:44 AM	#5
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Windshield install yea, glass shop is the only way to go. "You can't beat a man at his profession." And, none of them will warranty the glass if it's not theirs. Look in the yellow pages. Most of the nationwide chains will come to your house and install it. I've used Safelite Auto Glass before, They came to my house and charged $125. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

06-01-2009, 11:49 AM	#6
64GMCHorsepower Justified! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Valencia, Ca Posts: 1,366	Re: Windshield install yeah, that is what I've decided to do......It is ready to drive except for the windshield......And we have a cruise-in on Wed. night that I would love to finally make..... __________________ Chad 1964 GMC Fleetside Shortbed....350/700R4 tranny

06-01-2009, 11:54 AM	#7
70 Suburban Rods Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bryan, TX Posts: 1,398	Re: Windshield install Ive been to al. Just drive it there with no glass. That better then alot of other unsafe stuff i have seen there....when i got my 58 inspected it didnt even have a windshield __________________ Just keepin it simple. 1965 C-10 Ext cab build. 350??(Does it count at 2 truck if I had to cut one up?) 1966 C-10 lwb 283 auto 1970 Suburban in pieces 1971 Blazer 4wd....restore someday. all factory CST 1972 Blazer 4wd parts truck still a roller 1972 GMC Sierra Grandee 1998 Chevy ext driver. 2005 F**D the wife drive...(cant fix women)

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