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...... they "promised" the gasket didn't need to be sealed to the body. They said if it leaked to bring it back.
Quick question, will a snorkel have to be removed to change the glass?
If it's in the way of the windshield it should be. That's the kind of reasons people would get leaking and wind noise . If they have to awkwardly move around things then they can wipe the urethane bead off. The white in between the layers of glass is water getting between the panes of glass.I don't have a snorkel, I'd have to see a pic of yours. Anybody know?
What kind of vehicle is this?1/24/15 update, hope this info is useful to others. So, I had my windshield replaced by Roadrunner Glass - they have shops in Fremont, CA and Boise, ID. They service most of the SF Bay Area, and the entire Treasure Valley. They are a glass company, doing residential/commercial/auto. I would recommend them.
Glass: I ended up going with Fuyao in the bronze tint, with the brown/bronze shade strip on the top of the windshield - looks better than I expected in the LX450. The glass I was replacing had no top shade strip, and very little tint at all. It looked "clear". It was glass made in Egypt, wasn't the original glass - no idea when/where it was installed. There was also a "blue tint" available, also Fuyao. As far as I can tell, PPG and Pilkington are no longer available for the 80 series.
Installation: As discussed frequently, installation procedure is crucial. Follow the FSM. When my glass was removed, the glass had no sealant used on either the glass/gasket or gasket/body - the cause of my damp floorboards. To do this job correctly: windshield wiper arms removed, 6 cowl screws removed, cowl removed. Found an interesting cut on the cowl (to access the wiper system internals?), and a little rust bubble under the gasket.
Once glass and gasket removed, it was clear that the windshield was installed without the old urethane and gasket pieces being removed - a really crappy job. So, the installer fist removed all the built up urethane and rubber from who knows how many prior installs. Then, a coating of 3M primer. The shop then fitted the new OEM gasket (I supplied) to the new windshield. Then the urethane was shot into the gasket to seal the glass. The glass and gasket were then fitted to the truck - requires two guys who know what they are doing. I would not want to do this.
Now, here is where things went a little sideways... after providing the FSM and their agreement to follow it, they "promised" the gasket didn't need to be sealed to the body. They said if it leaked to bring it back. At this point, I had been there for 2+ hours, and figured I'd deal with the gasket/body seal on my own time. I was OK with this, because they did the really challenging parts, and I didn't want to hang out for 3+ hours! Getting the glass into the truck is a pain, but these guys were pros. They did a nice clean up too, urethane is messy.
They treated the rust and hacked cowl with antirust and sealant, so I was pleased. I ordered a tube of the 3M urethane and did the gasket to body. Remember to do it correctly, you have to REMOVE the cowl piece and get under the bottom flap - you are not sealing the flap that rests on the top of the cowl. It is a messy job, tape off as much as you can to simplify the clean up. All in all I am happy how it turned out. Now, need to find some decent rain to see how it does, hoping I have it taken care of.
Pictures:
Glass and gasket came out very easily - he freed up the gasket while using his feet to essentially kick the glass out. Glass came out with the gasket still attached (no need to cut it since no sealant). The old sealant you see was from a previous job.
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A close up of the old urethane from a prior install.
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Rust spot from a leak and pooling water. Luckily it was not very deep. Also, the PO hack job cuts...anybody seen this before?
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3M primer around entire windshield frame and on that nasty hack job cut, along with sealant on the cuts.
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Finished product after I did the gasket to body urethane. The brown/bronze shade strip is very subtle on the LX450, it is an improvement over the previous windshield. Now, waiting for rain...
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Had an OEM, Toyota-branded windshield installed a few months ago, so they are still available. Was also labelled "Made in Japan", FWIW.