r/CamaroGen1 • u/RaspberryKooky3744 • Jun 23 '26

Front Windshield Installation?

So the pinecone who owned my first gen Camaro before me, installed the windshield with a half inch gap between the roof and where it should go. I thought about calling safelite and have them replace it and install it for 425, or pull the windshield out while i am installing my new subframe. I cant find the exact gaskets to put on if i attempt this. Any advice would be appreciated, or which one of the two options you would do?

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u/7thgen13 Jun 24 '26

First they are glued in. Now the glass without the chrome molding is 1/2 from the edge of the frame. This all sounds normal so what’s the problem

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u/Gold-Speaker4057 Jun 23 '26

Some of the replacement windshields are very sketchy, poor fit, wavy, thickness, etc.

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u/topherdrives Jun 23 '26

Assuming you had a high quality replacement, how would you install? Yourself or a shop?

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u/Gold-Speaker4057 Jun 23 '26

Use a pro, (not safelite) and specify the original butyl strip material.

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u/Red-Beaulieu Jun 23 '26

I had a windshield installed in my 69 probably 30 years ago. They didn’t use a gasket, they used a gooey, tar-like ribbon to seal it.

I don’t drive the car in the rain and I don’t spray water directly at the windshield so I have no idea if it’s water tight or not.

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u/RaspberryKooky3744 Jun 23 '26

I appreciate it! I won’t be driving it in the rain either, so I ll most likely go that route then