It SHOULD be cheap being a dead flat piece of glass but a lot of companies cant be bothered or charge you out the arse for having to cut it to shape
Installing FJ40 windshield backwards (pitted-side-in)? (1 Viewer)
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I'd have to dig through receipts to be certain, but I had a glass shop replace mine for $200 I think
My last WS was $120......in 1991.....
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Not normally the type of parts I make but I had about 15 winshields made last year and still have several in stock (alone with OEM gaskets) and can ship with 24-48 hour lead time (just to pack them safely). $300 plus shipping
Note, they are the later style (+75)
Note, they are the later style (+75)
You stipulated happen to have a .dxf come for that shape you'd be willing to share would you?
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Holy shịt. Don't text and drive. The original isn't even coherent....
You wouldnt happen to have a .dxf for that shape you'd be willing to share would you?
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Sure, for $450 and a contract stating you won't start manufacturing and selling FJ40 windshields
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Anyone that has any year FJ40 has the pattern available to them. It's not a proprietary part after all. 1/4" laminated safety glass is easy to do.
Simply trace your loose windshield onto some painters / butcher paper or cardboard with a ball point pen. Any competent glass shop can cut your supplied pattern. Doesn't have to be a Auto Glass shop.
Simply trace your loose windshield onto some painters / butcher paper or cardboard with a ball point pen. Any competent glass shop can cut your supplied pattern. Doesn't have to be a Auto Glass shop.
Sure, for $450 and a contract stating you won't start manufacturing and selling FJ40 windshields
Yeah. That was my retirement plan. Making $50 on windshields.
I'll be a hundredaire in a matter of decades.
That's where if you can have them cnc them out it's even cheaper and stupid repeatable.
I supply a dxf for glass in cabinets all the time when it's a complicated shape. I can set some nice tolerances and things just drop in the way you want them to.
I've never had good luck pulling out 40 windshields without them cracking, especially if you try to save the gasket.
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It's usually one or the other DJ.
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This is plate or laminated safety glass Karl? Was in the glass business for many many years. Always hand cut safety laminated glass.
I guess I've never tried laminated. It's either been plate or tempered depending on where it's going.
Tempered doesn't cut. So they aren't doing that in house anyways.
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We tried a flow jet on laminated glass when they first came on line. The pressure would seperate the lamination between the layers. Was really hoping it would cut curved windshields for chop jobs. I'm not aware of any way to do it other than with a good glass cutter, skill and a whole lot of luck.
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cerium oxide for the win
I wonder if they can flip it and score both faces so it'll snap?
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Making the glass cut or run is easy. Lining them up perfect and cutting the laminate is an art. Not sure if a machine could replicate it.
To the OP of this thread. Flipping the glass inside will work but is kind of a waste of time. Polishing the glass would work but you'd have to remove so much material to get it smooth it'd distort the view. Think old float glass found in very old architecture, it's wavy.
As far as original glass, it's not a really big deal IMHO. A new piece of glass would be my recommendation. One and done.
I got a few quotes here in Boise for my '75.
Ranged from $300 to $500. I supply the new OEM gasket from Spectre.
I'm going with a reliable recommended guy for $400.
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Conclusion:
I put my '40 back together with the windshield mounted pitted-side-in. Now Barrett Jackson and Mecum won't accept my truck because the logo on the glass is on the wrong side, and inward facing
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The result is about the same - you can still see the pits catching light as you drive - it's not dramatically better than it was. It only has very minor pits, which is why I didn't replace the windshield. The wipers may work better against a non-pitted surface, however.
I put my '40 back together with the windshield mounted pitted-side-in. Now Barrett Jackson and Mecum won't accept my truck because the logo on the glass is on the wrong side, and inward facing
. The result is about the same - you can still see the pits catching light as you drive - it's not dramatically better than it was. It only has very minor pits, which is why I didn't replace the windshield. The wipers may work better against a non-pitted surface, however.
