Windshield Replacement DIY

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  • nando
    Moderator
    • Nov 2003
    • 34827

    #31
    $39, nice! Mine was PPG as well, I was afraid I was going to get some cheap shit brand or something.
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    • Lair
      E30 Mastermind
      • Apr 2006
      • 1553

      #32
      Originally posted by StereoInstaller1
      A buddy of mine works for PPG, he is a part time driver.

      If/when he goes full time, he gets product for cost.

      He was told $39 for a new windshield for me, his "nephew".
      That's a terrific price.

      See if he'll drop ship a 30-lite crate to the Birmingham PPG branch - for his other 'nephew'.
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      • m3_eater
        E30 Addict
        • Jul 2007
        • 413

        #33
        Originally posted by E30 Groupie

        And I believe you can put an m3 windshield in a regular e30 with all the m3 hardware. The frames are the same behind it all if I am not mistaken.

        This is correct, and my car is the proof (1991 318i chassis but I have an M3 windshield). However, if you do install an M3 windshield, there's one additional thing you'll want to source if you can: M3 A-pillar interior trim pieces. The standard 3-series ones do not wrap around to fully hide the vertical portion of where the windshield meets the body, since the M3 windshield curves out more from the A-pillar than a regular 3-series one (don't know how better to describe this). It's a very minor thing that I don't even think about, but it would be nice to have the perfect OEM look.
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        • Lair
          E30 Mastermind
          • Apr 2006
          • 1553

          #34
          Originally posted by m3_eater
          This is correct, and my car is the proof (1991 318i chassis but I have an M3 windshield). However, if you do install an M3 windshield, there's one additional thing you'll want to source if you can: M3 A-pillar interior trim pieces. The standard 3-series ones do not wrap around to fully hide the vertical portion of where the windshield meets the body, since the M3 windshield curves out more from the A-pillar than a regular 3-series one (don't know how better to describe this). It's a very minor thing that I don't even think about, but it would be nice to have the perfect OEM look.

          Frankly, I've never even considered doing an M3/is glass swap. I'd like to see how your finished product turned out. How much did it cost for the exterior moldings and M3 windshield? Is the pinchweld on the inside completely visible? Did the installer use a foam dam between the glass and body for a clean sight line?

          Can you post some detailed pics?
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          • NC325iC
            R3V OG
            • Mar 2004
            • 6565

            #35
            back from the dead,

            im about to do a headliner so my glass is comin out. has anyone tried the string trick on reinstall?

            where you put some string in the groove and get the rubber started along the outside of the glass then use the string to get the gasket over the rest of the glass. i saw it on trucks a few years ago.
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            • TurboFox93
              Advanced Member
              • Aug 2008
              • 173

              #36
              Where are you all getting your non junkyard windshields from?

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              • JasonC
                Site Manager
                • Aug 2006
                • 14451

                #37
                Originally posted by TurboFox93
                Where are you all getting your non junkyard windshields from?
                Just call around town and price them from the glass shops.

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                • stumble_t
                  Mod Crazy
                  • Aug 2009
                  • 759

                  #38
                  PPG(PGW now) glass is usually the best. Have a look through it first though, I had one that was wavy as hell. or save a few bucks on a Safelite.
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                  • McGyver
                    R3V Elite
                    • Jun 2009
                    • 4426

                    #39
                    try to find a shady discount glass shop and tell them that you just want the glass. i paid $94 with a card, but they would have taken $80 in cash.
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                    • TurboFox93
                      Advanced Member
                      • Aug 2008
                      • 173

                      #40
                      Was that $94 for PPG/PGW?

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                      • JasonC
                        Site Manager
                        • Aug 2006
                        • 14451

                        #41
                        If you was closer, i'd let you take mine for $50. Its a new PPG only was in car for 5000 miles or so. Just has been sitting up in the attic.

                        1992 BMW 325iC
                        1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
                        1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza 140hp

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                        • moapys
                          Noobie
                          • Jan 2014
                          • 9

                          #42
                          Old thread, but a few bits following my install last weekend; 1) lubricate the heck out of the channel and strip to reinstall 2) while a tool isn't necessary, it will probably save :45min on the job...and considerable thumb-pain 3) if you're simply using plastic spreaders / rounded screwdrivers on the reinsertion - quite do able - consider following every few inches with rubber mallet thumps, which will guarantee an easy seat. 'Jealous of those of you near boneyards w/e30s; I had to relay on eBay for my locally delivered PGW at $120

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                          • Frog
                            E30 Modder
                            • Jun 2010
                            • 980

                            #43
                            My windshield just cracked.. It had a little chip and now there is a 3 foot crack..

                            Guess I will be doing this.
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                            • OnMy2ndE30
                              Grease Monkey
                              • Sep 2011
                              • 385

                              #44
                              Originally posted by NC325iC
                              back from the dead,

                              im about to do a headliner so my glass is comin out. has anyone tried the string trick on reinstall?

                              where you put some string in the groove and get the rubber started along the outside of the glass then use the string to get the gasket over the rest of the glass. i saw it on trucks a few years ago.
                              It is called "roping it in". I have done it successfully several times on older square body Chevy trucks. Lube the hell out of the gasket with diluted dish soap and water and lay a thin rope in the perimeter of the groove with several inches hanging out at the bottom corner. You need to start at one lower corner and go up and over and back down to the other corner. Do not put rope in the bottom as the gasket is already set. Set the windshield in the lower groove and gently pull on the rope at a 45 to 90 degree angle to the gasket. The rope coming out of the groove lifts the edge of the gasket over the windshield. No scratches or cracked glass.

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                              • dudoy
                                Advanced Member
                                • Sep 2012
                                • 103

                                #45
                                What would you guys consider the best non oem glass for e30s?

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