Replace Windshield
#1
New to the Club!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Replace Windshield
I have a 1985 GSL-SE
The windshield has a huge crack in it. I need to replace it. I have not been successful finding somewhere in Colorado Springs with the correct part. Does anyone have any suggestions?
The windshield has a huge crack in it. I need to replace it. I have not been successful finding somewhere in Colorado Springs with the correct part. Does anyone have any suggestions?
#2
acdelco d1906 Nkg 49034
the problem nowadays is if something isn't in a catalog or on the internet it doesn't exist and cannot be done. Safelite told me the same thing when my windshield cracked. So I searched for a hole in the wall place in the bad part of town with rusted out 1960's hulks of chevys outside. Guys that know how to make any body part from a sheet of steel. Guys that are wizards with brazing welding and bondo. FOund one that replaced the windshield with no problem
#4
Rotary Enthusiast
iTrader: (1)
Windshields are out there but in my experience corporations don't want to deal with it. I need to get one for a backup but I don't know where the hell I'd store it. If you were looking for S1 glass forget it.
Replacement part numbers are
FW00380 for SA
FW00462 for FB
Both are interchangeable the difference is 462 has a black frit band along the edge that'll cover your serial on SAs while 380 doesn't have the frit. The frit on the FB does have a window for the VIN like it should.
Replacement part numbers are
FW00380 for SA
FW00462 for FB
Both are interchangeable the difference is 462 has a black frit band along the edge that'll cover your serial on SAs while 380 doesn't have the frit. The frit on the FB does have a window for the VIN like it should.
#5
Moderator
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: https://www2.mazda.com/en/100th/
Posts: 30,844
Received 2,606 Likes
on
1,849 Posts
when i did mine, i used the phone book (it was this thing where they had pictures of different phones?!?). semi kidding, the internet was pretty useless for this. lots of people had prices, but you need to ask if they have it. so then the guy came and installed it wrong, and i need to do it again
#6
Senior Member
Bob Rhinehart Sr. in Pennsylvania has them in stock....but they won't ship them....
http://store.rhinehartsautoparts.com
http://store.rhinehartsautoparts.com
Last edited by raven12aFB; 06-30-21 at 10:04 PM.
#7
RX HVN
iTrader: (2)
I have had to drop at least 3 windshields into my SA over the past 15 yrs, the most recent in 2019. I always used local shops, never the 'national' brand agents. This was thru State Farm, who always let me find my own sources, Be it here in northern AZ (Sedona) where my local guy sourced the last glass, or in Alaska where the locals there chased them down, I always got the glass ASAP.
Sorry you having troubles with this! They are out there...
Stu A
80GS
AZ
Sorry you having troubles with this! They are out there...
Stu A
80GS
AZ
Trending Topics
#9
Full Member
I managed to find a shop that's local to me (Jolliff Glass Co. Peoria, IL) that was willing to look for and order a replacement windshield for my 1979 SA22C. I gladly paid the 378.00 (installed). The glass is out there. It's just a matter of finding someone willing to put in the work of searching and having deep glass industry contacts. Good luck.
The following users liked this post:
Steve Adleman (07-05-21)
#10
Censored
iTrader: (14)
And finding a shop that can replace the metal trim without it falling off when you get out on the highway.
That's what happened to a friend of mine who recently had his replaced, using a unit purchased from the Norcross store linked above.
Windshield guys these days are used to "no trim" windshields, just cut the old one out and glue the new one in.
But 1st gen windshields are positioned and held in by a bunch of clips and clamps and the metal trim needs to attach firmly.
This takes a lot of skill, make sure your shop is aware of what they are getting into and can guarantee a good job.
That's what happened to a friend of mine who recently had his replaced, using a unit purchased from the Norcross store linked above.
Windshield guys these days are used to "no trim" windshields, just cut the old one out and glue the new one in.
But 1st gen windshields are positioned and held in by a bunch of clips and clamps and the metal trim needs to attach firmly.
This takes a lot of skill, make sure your shop is aware of what they are getting into and can guarantee a good job.
#11
Senior Member
And finding a shop that can replace the metal trim without it falling off when you get out on the highway.
That's what happened to a friend of mine who recently had his replaced, using a unit purchased from the Norcross store linked above.
Windshield guys these days are used to "no trim" windshields, just cut the old one out and glue the new one in.
But 1st gen windshields are positioned and held in by a bunch of clips and clamps and the metal trim needs to attach firmly.
This takes a lot of skill, make sure your shop is aware of what they are getting into and can guarantee a good job.
That's what happened to a friend of mine who recently had his replaced, using a unit purchased from the Norcross store linked above.
Windshield guys these days are used to "no trim" windshields, just cut the old one out and glue the new one in.
But 1st gen windshields are positioned and held in by a bunch of clips and clamps and the metal trim needs to attach firmly.
This takes a lot of skill, make sure your shop is aware of what they are getting into and can guarantee a good job.
Last edited by raven12aFB; 07-04-21 at 06:52 PM.
#12
Full Member
And finding a shop that can replace the metal trim without it falling off when you get out on the highway.
That's what happened to a friend of mine who recently had his replaced, using a unit purchased from the Norcross store linked above.
Windshield guys these days are used to "no trim" windshields, just cut the old one out and glue the new one in.
But 1st gen windshields are positioned and held in by a bunch of clips and clamps and the metal trim needs to attach firmly.
This takes a lot of skill, make sure your shop is aware of what they are getting into and can guarantee a good job.
That's what happened to a friend of mine who recently had his replaced, using a unit purchased from the Norcross store linked above.
Windshield guys these days are used to "no trim" windshields, just cut the old one out and glue the new one in.
But 1st gen windshields are positioned and held in by a bunch of clips and clamps and the metal trim needs to attach firmly.
This takes a lot of skill, make sure your shop is aware of what they are getting into and can guarantee a good job.
The following users liked this post:
mikevillena (07-04-21)
#14
seniorchief
A little "frosty" that morning Ray?
#15
Rotary Freak
iTrader: (2)
I had Safelite do mine in 2016. The gasket they installed is thicker so the metal trim at the bottom doesn't fit and it's tighter at the sides and top.
Their policy has probably change because last year a friend with a Datsun 280Z called them and they said they won't work on old cars.
Their policy has probably change because last year a friend with a Datsun 280Z called them and they said they won't work on old cars.
#17
Censored
iTrader: (14)
Glad you find the photos useful CK, I always appreciate a picture showing what I'm trying to figure out how to do.
Seniorchief, that does look like frost on the windshield, but with global warming, it rarely gets below freezing anymore here in Georgia.
The frosty stuff is actually just a bunch of condensation, the result of a lot of cleaning and a cool humid morning the day after.
After doing this installation, all according to the FSM, I would never trust a glass shop to do it for me.
There are too many critical details.
Cleaning and priming, fitting all the spacers and clips, positioning the unit and using the right adhesives.
And of course there's installing the trim pieces so they don't fall off first time you hit the highway.
Replacing those trim pieces is very expensive.
Seniorchief, that does look like frost on the windshield, but with global warming, it rarely gets below freezing anymore here in Georgia.
The frosty stuff is actually just a bunch of condensation, the result of a lot of cleaning and a cool humid morning the day after.
After doing this installation, all according to the FSM, I would never trust a glass shop to do it for me.
There are too many critical details.
Cleaning and priming, fitting all the spacers and clips, positioning the unit and using the right adhesives.
And of course there's installing the trim pieces so they don't fall off first time you hit the highway.
Replacing those trim pieces is very expensive.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post