[DeTomaso] New Windshields ... was RE: Chipped windshield

[Dave Londry]

I couldn't believe the $249 you paid for the Odessy windscreen. (I'm 
used to big, big glass like that being big$$)
Our deductible on comprehensive is $200.
dave

Erik Anderson wrote:
> Got my windshield fixed this morning. $20 for a 10-minute piece of work ... but I liked the fact that they used ultraviolet light to harden the liquid.  Looks good, too: what was once a dime-sized chip is only 1/5 that size now - and the chance of it spreading are (hopefully) slim. 
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> Now, I hear that there is a movement afoot in San Diego whereby a local glass vendor is looking to create a mold for Pantera windshields, which he plans to sell at much less than they are currently going for ... 
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> A quick look at a few of the vendors out there indicates that the glass itself (front windshield) ranges between $550 and $850, but the mouldings and trim are somewhat costly ($150-250 for each piece).  An all-in front windshield kit is around $1400.  Let's hope there is some hope for a price reduction here!
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> EA
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> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com on behalf of Erik Anderson
> Sent: Wed 06-Aug-08 2:46 PM
> To: JDeRyke at aol.com; bob at dodgecarroll.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Chipped windshield
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> HaHaHa ... if the cops gave tickets up here for cracked windshields,
> they would not have time to do anything else!!!  Seriously, living in
> the "Rocky" Mountains ... no one gets glass insurance!!!  We simply
> replace our windshields every year or so.  Just did my wife's van (Honda
> Odyssey) and the total cost, including install, was $249.
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> I'll let you all know how the chip in my cat's windshield goes ...
>
> Thanks for the feedback,
> EA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On Behalf Of JDeRyke at aol.com
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 2:02 PM
> To: bob at dodgecarroll.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Chipped windshield
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> I've used a patented 'glass repair kit, and they only work on very
> specific
> windshield defects- not on chips and not on side windows or backlight
> glass.
> With cracks, you first STOP-DRILL each leg of the crack thru the outer
> layer of
> a std 2-piece windshield, then pressure-inject a plastic that has about
> the
> same clarity as glass, curing it under pressure overnight. Over time,
> the
> plastic's color gradually yellows.
> So a cheap repair kit from JC Whitney might buy you enough time to find
> a
> source for replacement glass. Cops will write a fix-it ticket for a
> cracked
> windshield if they spot it while you're driving, or if you get stopped
> for
> something else. Then you have 30 days to fix it or the ticket escalates
> to something
> more serious.    Good luck- J Deryke
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