Rusty pinchweld front windshield (1 Viewer)

[goku1337]

Was getting the windshield on a 2000 LX470 replaced and they found rust making it unreplaceable until fixed. Was getting quotes from auto body shops around me for about $1000-$1500. Anybody have experience with rust in this area? Could it turn into a bigger job / worse than it looks?

Appreciate any help!

 

[Porter]

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Bye Bye to The King: Windshield rust repair ++

Well I can't believe I sold The King (2001LC Thunder Cloud NO NAV ), He's be with me near 14 years and has been the most reliable vehicle I've ever had the pleasure of owning & driving. When I bought it, I ask at the Toyota parts counter; "what part or parts are you seeing purchased the most...

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[goku1337]

search is your friend. ye shall find.

Bye Bye to The King: Windshield rust repair ++

Well I can't believe I sold The King (2001LC Thunder Cloud NO NAV ), He's be with me near 14 years and has been the most reliable vehicle I've ever had the pleasure of owning & driving. When I bought it, I ask at the Toyota parts counter; "what part or parts are you seeing purchased the most...

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TY!

 

[suprarx7nut]

That price range sounds correct. I had corrosion in a few places along with drilled out trim mounting locations. Mine needed about $2500 in body work before the new glass could go in.

Since this is largely non-cosmetic you can DIY something rather easily... unless your trim mounting holes are fubar, then you're in for a half-ass repair or less of a DIY-mission for a proper repair (unless you happen to be a skilled welder).

 

[sr5pickup]

Mine was similar to yours. Luckily I had a second vehicle so I could spend time removing the rust. I used a combination of Sanders, picks, files, and carbide cutters to remove the rust in its entirety. It was pitted after the removal and had a small pin hole in which I used a welder to close up. Don’t use rust converters as they don’t work, they just seal up the rust on the surface leaving it to continue to spread underneath.

 

[juicemode]

Is that POR-15 in the last photo? I don't have the glass out of mine yet but mine does look pretty bad (worse than the above). Not quite sure what my plan of attack will be yet.

 

[sr5pickup]

2 part epoxy primer

 

[suprarx7nut]

Is that POR-15 in the last photo? I don't have the glass out of mine yet but mine does look pretty bad (worse than the above). Not quite sure what my plan of attack will be yet.

If it looks bad before the glass is out, prepare for something gnarly underneath. Mine had just a tiny spec of visible rust, but was ugly under the trim and glass...

 

[juicemode]

If it looks bad before the glass is out, prepare for something gnarly underneath. Mine had just a tiny spec of visible rust, but was ugly under the trim and glass...

trying to be prepared. I’ll post some pictures as is this evening.