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  1. MrPie68

    MrPie68 Member

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    Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone here has replaced any glass with "New" glass, instead of pulling from a donor? I was thinking New glass would be lighter and safer.
     
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    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    The only glass you can get new is the windshield and I seriously doubt it is any lighter but it sure is nice. Every now and then you can luck up on some NOS side glass but I've never seen a new back glass.
     
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  3. Mavaholic

    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Dont know about safer but the reproduction windshields are definitely lighter.
     
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    Is there a specific company that has repro windshields, or just any auto glass co.?
     
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    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    Call any glass shop...but call more than one and shop around. They often use the same glass but can be quite different in prices.
     
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    I have a new one sitting on the floor in the spare bed room that I bought like a year ago. The local glass guy charged me around $200 installed. He came to my house and took out the old and when the new one came in, about 3 days later, he left it and said to call him when i'm ready to put it in. He said he was going to use "goo" along with my gaskett.
     

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