how to take out and replace windshield?

[ctjeepman]

My buddy wants to take the windshield out of his 65 j-2000 since it doesn't have the newer safety glass and put in the windshield from a newer one. The only visable difference is that the newer ones have chrome trim on them. can anyone walk me through this?

[timmirvin]

1 Get in vehicle.
2 Start engine.
3 Drive to nearest windshield shop.
4 Pay small amount for swap.
5 Stop by beer store on way home.
6 Park in driveway.
7 Get out of FSJ.
8 With ice cold beer in hand, admire a windshield that is not cracked and does not leak.......

Oh, if donor vehicle does not run, add tow donor to step #3.

[ July 24, 2003, 05:53 PM: Message edited by: timmirvin ]

[tbent78]

timmirvin has the best idea, but if you want to do it your self the chrome trim comes off there a about 4 sheet metal screws that hold the chrome trim strips on.

[timmirvin]

IMHO, there are a few things that are better left to professionals.....because if you f*@k them up you have to live with your mistake for a long time or it costs you considerably more to get it re-done than if you would have let a pro do it right the first time.....like windshields.....or hanging sheetrock....

Now of course I am not talking from experience....a "friend" had this same problem once...yeh...a friend, that's it!!! ;)

[Rent-A-Cop]

step one- buy beer

step two- remove all trim and lay down a tarp inside an outside the truck

step three- get a big hammer and bust windshield

step four- clean all glass

step five-avoiding police drive to windsheil shop and have new one put in

NOTE: beer should be drank after comletion of each step

[Desert Beast]

step 1 - drive truck to get beer
step 2 - go back home with beer
step 3 - call windshield place to come out and replace windshield (while drinking a beer)
step 4 - sit back and have a beer while watching the guy install the windshield

its that easy. :D

[AJ Johnson]

lol... yeah... been there, done that... it is toooo hard to do it yourself... around ehre it only costs $35 to have one installed if you have all the stuff yourself..

[HOOT]

step three- get a big hammer and bust windshield :eek:

Is that why there is a pile of glass in your driveway krypt. :D
Ok if you have a winshield shop do it for you, do you need to get any new rubber or gaskets for them?I can't even find a windshield for sale around here.. :confused:

[ July 25, 2003, 02:15 AM: Message edited by: HOOT ]

[AJ Johnson]

yeah, you need to get a new windshield gasket. If you don't want a big glassy mess from taking the old one out, get a utility knife and cut the sheeit out of the old one from the outside, then you can pull it out. call the local salvage yards for a windshield, they run anywhere from $50 to $100.. some salvage yards can get you new ones for pretty cheap too... one for a chebby pickup, brand new here is about $120 here..

[HOOT]

thanks, I'm off to find a gasket and a windshield then..What's the best way to transport a windshield back home..Like from another state..Stand them up on edge, like installed position? Or lay them flat? Or is this omething else that is better left to the installer?

[AJ Johnson]

standing up is best, just make sure that the parts that are on the floor are WELL padded against bumps... ya don't want to chip it right off the bat!

[Tad]

Wow, can't believe that it's been more than a year since I did mine, seems like a couple of months.
Drove about 10 miles with the windshield inside the cab of my GMC. About 1/2 way I started thinking about this move, made the rest of the trip kinda scary.
Anyway...

http://www.ifsja.org/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=009631&p=

[Bob Davis '80 Chero]

I concur with the professional installation. I helped the guy with mine, as it was too big for one person to do. But, I could have sat and watched. Cost was $259 with a new gasket, installed at my location. It was pretty easy for me, just the phone call and watching him and seeing I wouldn't have done it nearly as well or as fast as he could.

[Wart Hawg]

Originally posted by Desert Beast:
step 1 - drive truck to get beer
step 2 - go back home with beer
step 3 - call windshield place to come out and replace windshield (while drinking a beer)
step 4 - sit back and have a beer while watching the guy install the windshield

its that easy. :D Did that with my old Buick, was the best $128.50 I spent on that car.
1. $2.00 Gas to the store
2. $6.50 for the 6-pack of Bud light
3. $120.00 Windshield and gasket
4. Not having the windshield guy call me on a weekly basis (they did that for no reason whatsoever)...Priceless.

[Rent-A-Cop]

yes HOOT thats exactly why there is a big pile of glass in my driveway. had lots of fun breaking all that glass too :D

[GasWag]

Breaking glass is cool, picking up the glass sucks and you never get all of the glass either you always find a glass shard somewhere smile.gif