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Windshield for $277 - Too good to be true?

Old 10-07-2012, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Ed Hughes
.. Good luck.
Thanks. I hope I don't need it. I seriously doubt anyone in town has done more than one 993 windshield in the last 10 years. Most of the guys I see in the glass shops probably weren't even in the business 10 years ago. Even the dealers and indies sub it out to their local glass shop.
Old 10-07-2012, 03:45 PM
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Over here in the uk they cost me £300 + vat for a pilkington screen.
Old 10-07-2012, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by matt777
Thanks. I'm just hoping the windshield comes with the plastic channel otherwise it is useless to me. I expect the glass company will just want to urethane the trim piece in place then.
Don't let the installer glue the rubber trim in place. It is meant to snap in to the channel.
Old 10-09-2012, 07:24 PM
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It was too good to be true. They had mixed up the windshield codes. The best deal they could get on an a Porsche windshield was $1100 plus install. I ended up just getting 4 rock chips fixed. Oh well.
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That was pretty evident....
Old 10-09-2012, 10:08 PM
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I questioned him when he originally quoted it to me. He was quite apologetic today and gave me a big discount on the rock chip repairs. I explained that I was not surprised in the end.


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