Couple things I learned about the 100 series before I bought one - doesn't pass too many gas stations, heater t's, cup holders are garbage and the riveted molding on the windshield is shameful. I bought my 2000 and there appeared to be a bit of surface rust on the edge of the windshield frame, other than that it was an Orange County garage kept beauty.
I cracked the windshield, because Utah is a gravel truck nightmare, so I took it to the Mailman's Dealership in Draper where I bought my wife's Sienna because I heard they had a good body shop. The shop manager and the other manager (general?) both had 100 series and had some issues with their windshield frames. They showed me their trucks with the riveted molding delete and then used a Tacoma molding on the roof. It looked sweet and appeared to be the fix I wanted. When they removed the windshield it was a junk show.
They said it looked way worse than it actually was and that they could build it up and treat the inside to help prevent further issues.
Well, I gotta say, I was happy with the results.
My invoice doesn't have the part number for the Tacoma molding, but you can see from the photo's with out the glass, that it looks freaking factory! IMHO.... The glass sits up tight on the repainted frame. The dealer had a guy that replaces windshields on these and knows what he is doing. The glass was not cheap, but at this point I was Just Emptying Every Pocket (former owner) and figured "go for it!" The very next rock chip I got, I had fixed the same day. I figure Ill be hyper vigilant about these, try to make this glass last as long as possible. The windshield guy said most glass shops don't give a $#!^ and damage the frame during removal which leads to this. Plus Toyota put freaking holes in the dang thing!!!
Hope this helps, this forum has been helpful to me, so ask me questions if I forgot some juicy details.
I cracked the windshield, because Utah is a gravel truck nightmare, so I took it to the Mailman's Dealership in Draper where I bought my wife's Sienna because I heard they had a good body shop. The shop manager and the other manager (general?) both had 100 series and had some issues with their windshield frames. They showed me their trucks with the riveted molding delete and then used a Tacoma molding on the roof. It looked sweet and appeared to be the fix I wanted. When they removed the windshield it was a junk show.
They said it looked way worse than it actually was and that they could build it up and treat the inside to help prevent further issues.
Well, I gotta say, I was happy with the results.
My invoice doesn't have the part number for the Tacoma molding, but you can see from the photo's with out the glass, that it looks freaking factory! IMHO.... The glass sits up tight on the repainted frame. The dealer had a guy that replaces windshields on these and knows what he is doing. The glass was not cheap, but at this point I was Just Emptying Every Pocket (former owner) and figured "go for it!" The very next rock chip I got, I had fixed the same day. I figure Ill be hyper vigilant about these, try to make this glass last as long as possible. The windshield guy said most glass shops don't give a $#!^ and damage the frame during removal which leads to this. Plus Toyota put freaking holes in the dang thing!!!
Hope this helps, this forum has been helpful to me, so ask me questions if I forgot some juicy details.
