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RE: Windshield



Get some quotes. Around Washington DC, I was quoted anywhere from $160 to
$300+(installed)  for a new windshield for my MK2.

You should be able to get a seal for about $100 from the dealer ($250
sounds ridiculous)

Mark . . .   (THINK VW)
Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
http://home.t-online.de/home/SCIROCCO2/mark.htm
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From: David Ruby <dbruby@ainet.com>
To: scirocco-l <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Subject: RE: Windshield
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 98 16:10:59 Pacific Daylight Time
Message-ID: <199810270012.QAA18007@ainet.com>

Ja, I replaced mine earlier this month.  If you opt to buy a new piece of
glass, expect to pay about $300 for 
it.  A new seal will run you around $250.  Scary.  
In the interest of saving money, I found a good windshield at my local
wrecking yard.  Not a Sekurit made in 
Germany, rats, but a PPG brand one, which is OK.  Cost me $35, including
the seal.
If your current seal is in good shape (not leaking, looks good, doesn't
turn your towel black when you dry 
your car after a wash), remove the windshield very carefully.  Then you
can reuse your seal.  Be forewarned, 
there is a set of metal teeth around the perimeter of the window
aperature, which serve to hold the inner part 
of the seal where it belongs.  Getting the thing installed is, in my
experience, very difficult.  I farmed the job 
out to a local auto glass installer.  Prices locally ranged from $35 to
$210 for labor to put the thing in.  I paid 
$40 for a reputable shop to do it.
If you get stuck in need of a windshield seal, I have a pretty good used
one which could be sold cheaply to 
cover shipping and a Heineken.

Good Luck!
Dave
'86 8v

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>From: brannigan.bryan@softhome.net
>To: dbruby@ainet.com
>Subject: RE: Windshield
>Date: Januar 00, 2048
>
>Anyone had to replace the front windshield and know about how much it
costs??
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