Got a crack in my windshield last week. My boss had his car's windshield replaced a few years back by a guy who came out to the office and did it on-site. I asked him about mine and he quoted me around $170 I believe (have needed new glass forever, but just now got a major crack in it).

Anyway, according to the Helms, replacing the windshield look pretty complicated. It says you have to remove the headliner and A-pillar trim, and you also have to cut some of the rubber moulding and apply new. I will probably buy all new trim, moulding, clips, etc. anyway, but what if I didn't buy all that stuff? Would the glass guy be replacing that? I'm sure it wouldn't be OEM Honda parts if he did.

If I could get the glass I would consider replacing it myself, but I'm just concerned about having a leak after finishing the job.

 

I paid a reputable place to come out and install a new front windshield for 220.00 including new trim. IMHO.. I wasn't willing to even try installing it

 

Damn $170 is expensive.

I got mine replaced for $130.

 

Dang. That's a good deal. I called every place in town and like 190 was the cheapest around here.

 

170 is not that bad. i paid like 160 for mine.i had them do it.they used the old trim.its better if u watch them do it.

 

I agree^^^^ WATCH them do it, cuz they might be lazy and not put the old trim tight enough and it will fly out while driving, happened to my eg a couple days ago!!

 

Yep it was a good deal.

I found them off of pennysaver ad.

They are mobile, they come to your house and do it right in front of you.

 

I had my Teg's windsheild replaced and it was $220 and the guy came out and did it in like 20 minutes.

The top molding is included, but not the side molding pieces. He uses a hook-like blade to cut the glue around the window, and a blade type thing on an electric sawzall to cut the glue down where the dash meets the firewall. Make sure he's gentle with it, because the guy that did mine cracked my PERFECT dash.

He then lays glue down to seal it up, pops the side moldings back on and hands you the bill.

 

Id let them come out and change it. Its really not even worth the trouble of doing it yourself. I made that mistake once. I couldnt ever use the hot knife that well so I switched to piano wire. Its not that hard to do its just time consuming if you dont have any experience.

 

I phoned a bunch of places - auto glass specialists as well as independent mechanics and the dealer - and got prices in the $140-200 range. Did the $140 (was also very close to home). See more price quotes in this topic. No leaks or other problems since then. Some places do it on site, with others you can go to their shop.

I think this is not something you want to DIY. For one thing, it's an inexpensive repair. And auto shops know what they need to repair as far as moldings etc. There shouldn't be any problems, but if there are (within a reasonable amount of time), they'll make it right. And if you DIY and you drop it...

 

lol I posted in that thread but forgot about it.

So what OEM parts should I get?



When I had my car painted in 2004, I removed the 2 side moldings (#6 and #7 long pieces), but most of the clips broke, so I ordered new clips (can't remember which ones exactly). However, ever since I put those side moldings back on, they don't sit flush up at the top where they curve to meet the #5 rubber piece. The #5 rubber piece is pretty trashed on mine, too, and also the rubber strips along the side moldings have come off (can't be ordered separately, and they're just glued onto the molding trim).

Does the glass guy supply any of the clips for the side moldings? Do any of those clips have to go into the glue holding the glass in place?

 

I just left it all up to the glass shop.

If you want to DIY, the first thing I'd do is look in the service manual... (but again, this is not something I would DIY).

 

IMO, Let them do it for 170. Not a bad deal and if anything goes wrong, you can hold them accountable. PLace here in Seattle does it for like 145 and they're mobile.

 

man 170 does seem high.

but i would def not do this myself.

 

Cleaniliness is key to assuring a good bond. The installers should wear disposable gloves to prvent oil from affecting the bond. I would definitely pay someone to do this. Are you losing the blue tint?

 

The hard part isn't taking it out or putting it in, the hard part is installing it nice and solid on the windshield.
My dad tried this, let it sit for 3 hrs, then he got in and as soon as he closed the door the windshield shattered, leave it to a professional unless you wanna pay twice.

 

i dont think they supply any clips.. from my experience they just cut the glue/weatherstripping, take the glass out, clean the surface, install new glue/weatherstripping and then the drop the new glass and tape it up so it doesn't rattle out of place while it dries...

 

Well had to replace mine twice, around here I paid a little over 200 for both so I think you're getting a good deal. That may not include moldings and clips if they need replace as mentioned.

Latch broke, carbon hood flew up and cracke my new windscreeen and new hood,
bought hood pins after that incident

 

Well I had the windshield replaced almost exactly 1 year ago this month, by the guy I mentioned in the first post, who came to my office and replaced the glass on-site. Just a couple weeks later a pebble made a little peck in the glass and the guy came back out and fixed it so it wouldn't spread cracks for like 20 bucks.

Now I just found out today that the guy passed away from a combination of massive cancer, chemo, and heart attacks. Was only 45 yrs old. Also heard the guy's little boy's birthday was just this past week.

RIP Robert Barnes, really great and honest guy.