windshield install
 

does anyone have and hints or advice for installing a windshield on a third gen firebird?

if you did not already buy it then call safelite and watch them do it.

^^ What he said. You said in your other thread that they're going to charge $149 which isn't a lot....just have them do it. Saving that small amount of $$ really isn't worth the large # of problems you could run into.

$150.00 is well worth it to have them replace the windshield then trying to do it yourself. If it leaks after install all you got to do is give them a call and they'll fix it instead of you trying to figure it out.

what he just said is the reason why i would call them.

you need whats called a long knife & a cable knife.
1.the cable knife has a 90* blade on it to cut the perimeter glue from bottom right corner around to bottom left corner,
2.then pushing windshield up & out with your forehead, use the long knife to strike @ the glue down by edge of dashboard/cowl area.
3.pull windshield rest of way out
4.trim down existing glue(urythane)
5.use primer on pinchweld and glue area
6.shoot bead of sika/ureythane leaving solid bead overlapping @ joints 2" (you'll need 3 tubes)
7.clean new glass
8.install new $35 flex molding
9.attach sucktion cups
10.set glass into place
11.firmly press down with both hands thoughout edge of glass to "seat it"
12.leave window down a bit for 2 days so cabin air doesn't push window out when closing door

So......lets add it it up
long knife
cable knife
suction cups
flex molding
ureythane
primer

oh yeah and new window.....
Now do you want to have safelite do it or do it yourself?

i mean it realy is not that hard to do. But if you have never done it before the knife can be tricky on where to hold it. . . . to low you start going at the body, to high you start chipping glass...


very important

-clean the glass

-take a razor blade, snip in half and slice down to about 1mm of the old glue. Makes a nice even sealing surface

double check your gaps between windshield and body. . . water leaks suck

-Also put tape on the windshielf from glass to roof so it does not slide down when finished