I just put one in my 84 (that's for sale, damnit!). It cost me $95 for the windshield and I bought a factory VW seal (without molding groove) for another $60. I put it in myself in about an hour, however I've done it many a time. Regular window seals are easy after you've seen it done a few times. Rennie VolksDragon@earthlink.net Los Angeles Peyton Cramer VW
Rico Sapolich wrote: > > I need a new windshield popped into my '86 Syncro. The quotes I have > received range from $125 (using the old rubber) to $380. I also heard a > horror story from a fellow Vanagon addict about a local shop redoing their > work 6 times before his Jetta windshield was without leaks. Does anyone know > of any pitfalls to avoid when replacing a Vanagon windshield which seems to > be a rather straight forward job? > > Rich |
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