Stock windshield tougher than new aftermarket? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

okie6801 · 11-20-2015, 09:46 PM

I have the original wind shield in my 71. It does not have a peck in it but a litte "smokiness" on the very edges due to delamination over the years. I am thinking about replacing with new but am afraid an aftermarket would be more fragile. Would it?
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cooperhw · 11-20-2015, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by okie6801

I have the original wind shield in my 71. It does not have a peck in it but a litte "smokiness" on the very edges due to delamination over the years. I am thinking about replacing with new but am afraid an aftermarket would be more fragile. Would it?
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yes.They are not as durable as Originals. Your original is 47 years old. You see what replacements look like in late model daily drivers? Guarantee a new one will look stunning and new but not 4 decades from now.

**davischevy** · 11-20-2015, 10:35 PM

I have replaced several and I haven't broken one yet.

kcsa75 · 11-20-2015, 11:28 PM

Go to any good glass shop and you should be fine.

**LockDoc** · 11-20-2015, 11:46 PM

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I have installed 6 or 7 of the aftermarket windshields with no problems. The first one being in '04 and the last one last summer in the '67 Panel Truck. I had one that had a small spot in it that looked distorted but it was toward the top in the center. The only time I noticed it was when I was looking up towards the mirror.

LockDoc

truckster · 11-21-2015, 12:47 AM

I speak from experience, as I owned a glass shop for years. In the late 1970s manufacturers began to reduce the thickness of glass as a means of reducing weight and thereby improving fuel mileage. Look at the thickness of your door glass on your truck and compare it to the door glass on a newer vehicle. The same thing happened with the windshield. The difference is that the door glass is tempered glass, so it is very resistant to impacts. The windshield is laminated glass, which is made of two pieces of float glass (the type of glass in your house windows) laminated together with a plastic layer between them.

Since the glass is thinner, it will break more easily than the stock windshields did. It used to be you could get original-thickness glass from PPG, but I don't know if that's true anymore.

**special-K** · 11-21-2015, 10:55 AM

I wouldn't know since I don't go around breaking windshields

. I do know there are replacement quality windshields and there are restoration quality windshields. The cheap ones are not as thick as OEM and will not seal well

davepl · 11-21-2015, 03:14 PM

The biggest hurdle I've seen are the seals. Search the site well before replacing your own windshield. Even the high end shop I used broke 2 until they found the right brand of seal, which sadly I forget, but it's been discussed at length here.

Still finding little pieces now and then.... always will, I bet.

**special-K** · 11-21-2015, 06:38 PM

Precision seals

11-20-2015, 09:46 PM	#1
okie6801 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: bossier city, la Posts: 17	Stock windshield tougher than new aftermarket? I have the original wind shield in my 71. It does not have a peck in it but a litte "smokiness" on the very edges due to delamination over the years. I am thinking about replacing with new but am afraid an aftermarket would be more fragile. Would it? Posted via Mobile Device

11-20-2015, 10:35 PM	#3
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,863	Re: Stock windshield tougher than new aftermarket? I have replaced several and I haven't broken one yet. __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

11-20-2015, 11:28 PM	#4
kcsa75 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kansas City Posts: 3,590	Re: Stock windshield tougher than new aftermarket? Go to any good glass shop and you should be fine. __________________ Willie Swamp Angel Truckers '72 C10 Highlander *People who blindly follow a GPS end up on television programs on The Weather Channel. Some survive, some don't.*

11-20-2015, 11:46 PM	#5
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,818	Re: Stock windshield tougher than new aftermarket? - I have installed 6 or 7 of the aftermarket windshields with no problems. The first one being in '04 and the last one last summer in the '67 Panel Truck. I had one that had a small spot in it that looked distorted but it was toward the top in the center. The only time I noticed it was when I was looking up towards the mirror. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

11-21-2015, 12:47 AM	#6
truckster Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,980	Re: Stock windshield tougher than new aftermarket? I speak from experience, as I owned a glass shop for years. In the late 1970s manufacturers began to reduce the thickness of glass as a means of reducing weight and thereby improving fuel mileage. Look at the thickness of your door glass on your truck and compare it to the door glass on a newer vehicle. The same thing happened with the windshield. The difference is that the door glass is tempered glass, so it is very resistant to impacts. The windshield is laminated glass, which is made of two pieces of float glass (the type of glass in your house windows) laminated together with a plastic layer between them. Since the glass is thinner, it will break more easily than the stock windshields did. It used to be you could get original-thickness glass from PPG, but I don't know if that's true anymore.

11-21-2015, 10:55 AM	#7
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Stock windshield tougher than new aftermarket? I wouldn't know since I don't go around breaking windshields . I do know there are replacement quality windshields and there are restoration quality windshields. The cheap ones are not as thick as OEM and will not seal well __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

11-21-2015, 03:14 PM	#8
davepl Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 6,332	Re: Stock windshield tougher than new aftermarket? The biggest hurdle I've seen are the seals. Search the site well before replacing your own windshield. Even the high end shop I used broke 2 until they found the right brand of seal, which sadly I forget, but it's been discussed at length here. Still finding little pieces now and then.... always will, I bet. __________________ 1970 GMC Sierra Grande Custom Camper - Built, not Bought 1969 Pontiac 2+2 427/390 4-speed Coupe 1969 Pontiac 2+2 427/390 4-speed Convertible

11-21-2015, 06:38 PM	#9
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Stock windshield tougher than new aftermarket? Precision seals __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~



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