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SkylineNXS · 05-12-2009, 04:41 AM

SO i got a new windshield installed today. Sadly enough last Saturday a foot and a half long crack showed up right in the center of the windshield. Along with all the other chips and such, it was only a matter of time anyway, so a new one was dropped in. I payed $187 installed, that a good price? And finally, a shaded band that isnt all faded away, lol......have a good week guys...

BRAD

Restrorob · 05-12-2009, 06:46 AM

Brad,

That sounds like a good price, I'm having one installed in my 97 GMC today @ $159 plus a $25 travel fee. Mine is too bad to drive to them so they have to travel two hours round trip to install it.

**78 Big10 454** · 05-12-2009, 06:51 AM

Brad, it is luck of the draw. I needed a new windshield a couple of years ago. Prices were crazy, to say the least. I found a local glass shop that buys windshields for our trucks in large quantities - 100 at a time. All of them had the green upper tint and built-in antenna. Windshield was $100 & $45 for installation. I provided the new rubber as I was swapping out the original that was in rough shape. Next cheapest quote I got was $300 installed, so I'd say you did pretty good and got your money's worth.

pig rig · 05-12-2009, 08:13 AM

thats not a bad price seeing how the glass cost is about $100 but a little food for thought the windshields in our trucks arnt that hard to install I'm not a glass guy or a body guy but I can pull one and replace it in about 45 min. and thats with a little screwing around.

Damien · 05-12-2009, 02:54 PM

Sounds like a decent price. I buy new windshields from a local place for about $75. That is shaded with the antenna.

Driveway Dreams · 05-12-2009, 03:03 PM

Sounds like a fair deal. New glass is always nice to have. Out here they tend to get sandblasted after a year or two so a new one is almost like working miracles for visability.

**old Rusty C10** · 05-12-2009, 04:02 PM

anywhere from 150-200 is a good deal installed

05-12-2009, 04:41 AM	#1
SkylineNXS Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 658	New Windshield!... SO i got a new windshield installed today. Sadly enough last Saturday a foot and a half long crack showed up right in the center of the windshield. Along with all the other chips and such, it was only a matter of time anyway, so a new one was dropped in. I payed $187 installed, that a good price? And finally, a shaded band that isnt all faded away, lol......have a good week guys... BRAD __________________ 2000 GMC Sierra EXT Cab Short 4x4, finally mine... 1966 C10 SWB Fleet, 250 I6, three on the tree.... Previously Owned.... 1987 Chevy R10 "Silverado" (at least the badges were) Short Step 350 700r4.... 1972 Chevy LWB Fleet 350/350 EXTENDED CAB ALL THE WAY! .._..~...-...._...____ .._..-...______\|_\|__\____ ..-..~.\|_(O)__\|_\|__\|_(O)]

05-12-2009, 06:46 AM	#2
Restrorob The One And Only !!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hole in the woods Florida Posts: 4,567	Re: New Windshield!... Brad, That sounds like a good price, I'm having one installed in my 97 GMC today @ $159 plus a $25 travel fee. Mine is too bad to drive to them so they have to travel two hours round trip to install it. __________________ 93 Jeep XJ 88 Buick La Sabra Toys; 88 TA-GTA in the works.... 97 GMC Ext. Cab 502 Crate 5 Spd......Sucks Gas But Haulz Azz ! The primary function of an Engineer is to make it difficult for the Fabricator and impossible for the Mechanic. *"Why go out preserved when you can go out beat up, worn out, sliding in sideways screaming, Holy Sh!t What A Ride" !!!*

05-12-2009, 06:51 AM	#3
78 Big10 454 78 Big10 454 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pismo Beach, CA Posts: 839	Re: New Windshield!... Brad, it is luck of the draw. I needed a new windshield a couple of years ago. Prices were crazy, to say the least. I found a local glass shop that buys windshields for our trucks in large quantities - 100 at a time. All of them had the green upper tint and built-in antenna. Windshield was $100 & $45 for installation. I provided the new rubber as I was swapping out the original that was in rough shape. Next cheapest quote I got was $300 installed, so I'd say you did pretty good and got your money's worth. Last edited by 78 Big10 454; 05-12-2009 at 06:52 AM.

05-12-2009, 08:13 AM	#4
pig rig Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: washington the state Posts: 730	Re: New Windshield!... thats not a bad price seeing how the glass cost is about $100 but a little food for thought the windshields in our trucks arnt that hard to install I'm not a glass guy or a body guy but I can pull one and replace it in about 45 min. and thats with a little screwing around. __________________ my sports car rolls on six wheels only because I'm to fat to get in and out of new corvette http://hubgarage.s3.amazonaws.com/ph...ped_detail.JPG

05-12-2009, 02:54 PM	#5
Damien Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Farmington, MN Posts: 928	Re: New Windshield!... Sounds like a decent price. I buy new windshields from a local place for about $75. That is shaded with the antenna. __________________ I can still count my vehicles on two... wait three hands.

05-12-2009, 03:03 PM	#6
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: New Windshield!... Sounds like a fair deal. New glass is always nice to have. Out here they tend to get sandblasted after a year or two so a new one is almost like working miracles for visability. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

05-12-2009, 04:02 PM	#7
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,316	Re: New Windshield!... anywhere from 150-200 is a good deal installed __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

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