ScottEwine

Good Evening All,

I have been perusing older threads regarding C3 windshield installations and saw that many used Safelite and found it satisfactory. I am putting my 73 back together after a frame off restoration / LS3 conversion and have the windshield out and the frame is all in good shape and primed with epoxy. Is Safelite still a decent option or should I plan to put it in myself? I installed the windshields in my '69 and '64 years ago but now I am getting a bit lazy.

Scott

derekderek

you have the windshield out? i doubt a glass company will reinstall it. and if they do, they will eff it up. the bigger the glass company, the faster the installers squirt the urethane, drop the glass and bolt. the way our trim is screwed on on the sides and clipped down on top holding the glass in even butyl rope would work effectively. everybody cries you have to use urethane. you can, but you need to use a foam strip to set the height. you could even use home depot weatherstrip for doors in the house and get a better job than a glass company will do.

20mercury

Yep this is how I do it and put in a few. IMHO, gluing in the windshield is more likely to make it crack particularly in a convertible and particularly in a 68 convertible when you go over a railroad track. However, do a search for pros and cons and make an educated decision. I suggest get some suction cups at harbor freight and train your better half and DIY.

walleyfisher

I had my '74 windshield replace at one of my local body shops that works on hot rods and corvettes. The removed my chrome without damage, been almost 20 years, no problem, You will have to decide if you want to pay the extra $100.00 for the date code, I did not

derekderek

i pulled the windshield out of my 75. once i pulled the trim off, the glass was not attached to the pinch weld except along the bottom. with trim on, it was in there tight. make sure every clip nut and trim attachment you need is installed before glass goes in. many look like you can finesse the screwdriver past the glass. don't! side trim screws. make sure they are not too long. you may want to get a screw in and count turns then cut a screw shorter so it fits. some screws don't even go through both layers of the pinchweld.

Big2Bird

I have a local glass guy that charges under $300. They do 4 cars a day for 50 years.

ScottEwine

Is this a good overview of how to do it?

derekderek

yes. about the best c3 windshield vid. at least best i found.

20mercury

I also copied and scanned a 69 windshield install that ends with "aint she pretty". The link is long since gone. However, I can send you a pdf file if you PM me your email. This is the one I have used a number of times.

Thanks for the C3 windshield install video!

derekderek

no such thing as too much info..

pws69

I put this together years ago - many have asked for it. I did have a web site with it, but that site is long gone.
Good luck - it's a detailed job, but not bad.
Paul

I believe they are both the same - I didn't intend to attach both!!

ScottEwine

Thanks a lot for this, looks great! Does this look like a good installation kit or are there better ones out there?: https://www.zip-corvette.com/63-82-w...-seal-kit.html

pws69

Butyl "tape" should be easily obtainable locally. I did not use "butyl primer", but I did lay a bead of Urethane below and on top of the butyl. Overkill perhaps, but I felt better also using an adhesive.

To answer your question - the kit looks fine.

KenSny

I used GUARDIAN AUTO GLASS about 18 years ago in a 2-step process that we agreed on upfront.

I removed all the trim to expose the glass.
I had made some measurements of how hight the glass sat off the frame.

1. They came out made more measurements and removed the old cracked windshield and then went away for a week while I cleaned up the frame.

2. They came back out with the new windshield and a bunch of different thickness spaces.
Then they set the glass in and we tested the fit of the trim.
Final adjustments and the glass went in, and I put the trim on.
A little moving of the glass and it was done.
No gaps between the glass and trim.

ScottEwine

Thanks for this. Based on the video and your PDF I was going to do something like the picture below - with the butyl tape on the inside and the urethane adhesive on the outside. I know you put urethane adhesive above and below the butyl tape as well. If I do that do I really need to use that primer? Any other advice is welcome.

Scott