New Windshield today....maybe.

[PatAllen]

"You don't think he can reuse the gasket?"

"No Ma'am. It's a little old, cracked and dry."

"Hmmm....that's not available.....it'll be about a week."

"Great."

Of course, that means that I'll most likely be driving around with a cracked windshield until after the 4th of July weekend. Yippee!

Sorry but...why dont you buy one instead of arguing ? it is obvious that the average windshield installer dont have it in stock.

FCP Groton sells them on the shelf. They can probably ship it very fast.

And as far as i remember, they fit perfect.

http://www.fcpgroton.com/

Insurance....that's why. I figure that patience = saved money. They'll find one and replace it...they get paid for it by my insurance company and I only pay the $50 deductable for the replacement. A seal, lockstrip and lock clip total over $100.....I'll just let my insurance company do their job.

My only curiousity is how they can source a new windshield overnight but it takes a week to get a gasket.

ah, sorry i didnt knew it was an insurance issue...but as other suggested, if you already know that there is rust and that the gastket is bad, its not the insurance fault or the installer fault...i think you will have to use a bit of your own elbow grease to fix that.

[a54atii]

where do you find clear glass instead of green tinted glass. Mine's got clear and the glass place I went to said green tint was "factory"

clear is still available from the dealer. they both are "factory"

FYI - I recently bought a clear one (BMW/Pilkington) from the local dealer. Cost was $265+tax and it took about a week to get it from Germany. FWIW, the old glass weighed 22 lbs and the new one was only 17.5 lbs. Just a tidbit that I found interesting...

[ClayW]

"You don't think he can reuse the gasket?"

"No Ma'am. It's a little old, cracked and dry."

"Hmmm....that's not available.....it'll be about a week."

"Great."

Of course, that means that I'll most likely be driving around with a cracked windshield until after the 4th of July weekend. Yippee!

Sorry but...why dont you buy one instead of arguing ? it is obvious that the average windshield installer dont have it in stock.

FCP Groton sells them on the shelf. They can probably ship it very fast.

And as far as i remember, they fit perfect.

http://www.fcpgroton.com/

Insurance....that's why. I figure that patience = saved money. They'll find one and replace it...they get paid for it by my insurance company and I only pay the $50 deductable for the replacement. A seal, lockstrip and lock clip total over $100.....I'll just let my insurance company do their job.

My only curiousity is how they can source a new windshield overnight but it takes a week to get a gasket.

ah, sorry i didnt knew it was an insurance issue...but as other suggested, if you already know that there is rust and that the gastket is bad, its not the insurance fault or the installer fault...i think you will have to use a bit of your own elbow grease to fix that.

Yeah, I'll have the wire brush and paint/Rustoleum ready.