OEM Windsheild

[cebra]

Originally Posted by Andy4639

Even the manual says it needs sealer.

The manual calls for sealer on the body side, the issue in this thread is new windshields are thinner than OEM so they leak between the gasket and the windshield and they should not. It isn't a big deal, throw some sealer in there and go.

[Andy4639]

Originally Posted by cebra

The manual calls for sealer on the body side, the issue in this thread is new windshields are thinner than OEM so they leak between the gasket and the windshield and they should not. It isn't a big deal, throw some sealer in there and go.

Yes I realize the issue. A lot of people don't like putting the sealer into the gasket though. Just put it in and forget about it. It doesn't hurt anything and it doesn't mean you did it wrong.

[sick472]

I have a spare windshield that was pulled from a 69 longhorn back in 2000. It is marked "Safety Plate" by PPG (Pittsburgh Plate Glass) and it measured 0.260" with a mic at the top center so old glass was definitely at 1/4" or more thick.

Sorry for the pic, but the marking was not that great to begin with...

[diggerbob]

What kind of $$ is the Classic glass?

[sick472]

Originally Posted by diggerbob

What kind of $$ is the Classic glass?

I have no idea what mediocre to decent old glass sells for. This one has some issues...

Originally Posted by sick472

...Be aware that original or very old glass may have had the lamination separated around the edges. This is not too big of a deal until it draws moisture and the outer perimeter of the glass fogs up. I bought a used windshield many years ago that had, what appeared to be, nice antiquing along the bottom and sides that I thought I would use in my truck...after many years in storage the "antiquing" disappeared (or dried up). I have decided not to use it for fear that it would fog back up irregularly.

I will be looking for the pilkington glass, precision seal, along with plenty of windshield sealer.

[diggerbob]

Originally Posted by sick472

I have no idea what mediocre to decent old glass sells for. This one has some issues...

I was referring to the PPG Classic glass. Not OEM. My original glass is not cracked but it has wiper scratches.

[sick472]

Originally Posted by diggerbob

I was referring to the PPG Classic glass. Not OEM. My original glass is not cracked but it has wiper scratches.

That's what I thought you were referring to, sorry for the confusion. This PPG glass is what I was talking about. I don't know what it would be valued at and I'm not 100% sure it's ready for a new home, but it will be in a few months if all goes well with the new replacement glass.