I picked up a new windshield for $100 at a disco auto glass place today. Odd thing is... it has a light tint to it...anybody else seen this? Its PPG glass for whatever that is worth. Made in China. Jeff / San Anselmo On Feb 2, 2008, at 12:29 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 11:30:37 -0500 > From: Edward Duntz <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM> > Subject: windshield prices > > Since I mentioned that I did my windshield myself, I had a few > inquiries ab= > out used prices, and I looked up some places for new as well. (I got > mine f= > rom a fellow list-mamber in a trade, so mine didn't cost anything.) > =20 > Local shops in CT quoted $300 to $400 installed w/o new gasket > =20 > Online quotes from www.windshieldstogo.com > =20 > New with gasket, installed, $299, they come to you > New, pick-up and install yourself, w/o gasket, $138- they have p/ > u loc= > ations across the country > =20 > Junkyard in PA where I go in the fall when I'm camping in the area, > $40, bu= > t monthly special for $20 > =20 > Granted, you won't always find a good one in the junkyard, and you > really h= > ave to check them out often, but at least it's cheapl > =20 > I think the best deal is the $138 new for pick-up; I've seen gaskets > online= > for under $20. It really was an easy job to do it myself, so even if > I wen= > t with new windshield and new gasket, it would still be half the > price of h= > avin one installed.=20 > =20 > Several local places wanted $110 to install my used one. > =20 > =20 |
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