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| 914rrr |
 Sep 18 2026, 02:05 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,104 Joined: 1-July 03 From: McMinnville, TN Member No.: 874 Region Association: South East States  |
My recently purchased VW Kit Car needs a new windshield. It's possibly available new and $$$$, like $2.5k expensive.
I saw a Wheeler Dealers episode where a guy has a auto glass warehouse and evidently cuts / modifies windshields all the time to fit hard to source / NLA glass. Has anybody tried or done this, know of any old school hot rod glass shops, etc.? TIA |
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| Superhawk996 |
Sep 18 2026, 04:24 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,066 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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Easiest - find a machine shop that can water jet it. It’s the best method but not necessarily cheap.
Or your back to the old hot rod method of score both sides of the glass almost perfectly then heating the plastic laminated layer in the middle. Unless you have someone that is very proficient - you’ll likely need easy / cheap access to a couple pieces of glass. |
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| 930cabman |
Sep 18 2026, 04:43 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,829 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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Water jet might be an option, or find a decent glass cutter.
It's laminated glass, score and run one side, score and run the other side, denatured alcohol, flame, done |
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