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> Likelihood of pulling a windshield from a car for reuse without breaking it
Tdskip
post Nov 21 2018, 09:54 AM
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Good morning.

What do you think the odds are, if diligence is taken, of success will be removing a windshield for one car and getting it successfully in place on another?

Quite likely? Am I fooling myself about the billet he to do this?
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Tdskip   Likelihood of pulling a windshield from a car for reuse without breaking it   Nov 21 2018, 09:54 AM
mepstein   It’s more likely to work if it was an original w...   Nov 21 2018, 10:01 AM
Krieger   I did it! The car was in pick n pull. It had...   Nov 21 2018, 10:06 AM
brant   I broke one trying... and have heard a lot of oth...   Nov 21 2018, 10:09 AM
Coastal6   I broke one trying... and have heard a lot of ot...   Nov 21 2018, 10:39 AM
914forme   Done it several times, only broke one. And that w...   Nov 21 2018, 10:10 AM
Tbrown4x4   I believe anything with urethane will be tough to ...   Nov 21 2018, 10:18 AM
Tom_T   Paint & Body shops do glass R&R all the ti...   Nov 21 2018, 10:52 AM
Tdskip   My goodness you guys are awesome. Wonder if it ma...   Nov 21 2018, 10:57 AM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   if a younger windshield no problem, like old peopl...   Nov 21 2018, 11:06 AM
rhodyguy   I'm prob a 25% success rate. First 3 broke at ...   Nov 21 2018, 11:07 AM
mepstein   The only one i've gotten out perfect, I sat on...   Nov 21 2018, 12:06 PM
raynekat   I think if you are careful and have a good plan, h...   Nov 21 2018, 12:23 PM
bbrock   I've also done it with a guitar string. The k...   Nov 21 2018, 12:44 PM
shelby/914   Good Luck. I think we got about 1 of 5, but if you...   Nov 21 2018, 01:10 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   we have often seen the butyl tape so dry that the ...   Nov 21 2018, 01:33 PM
wes   Did it once with no success! I used the T hand...   Nov 21 2018, 01:43 PM
burton73   Did it once with no success! I used the T han...   Nov 23 2018, 02:18 PM
Larmo63   Call Ruffino, he can do it..... 714 292-5811   Nov 22 2018, 12:25 AM
Tdskip   Call Ruffino, he can do it..... 714 292-5811 H...   Nov 23 2018, 10:28 AM
larryM   time vs money - i have b'ot 2 new 914 windsh...   Nov 22 2018, 11:15 PM
Beach914   I've only attempted this one time and managed ...   Nov 22 2018, 11:29 PM
EdwardBlume   I removed one. Its super easy, but not really. I w...   Nov 23 2018, 09:51 AM
Chi-town   If you have an air knife it's a 15 minute job,...   Nov 23 2018, 10:37 AM
Larmo63   Ruffino has done numerous 914 windshields and wind...   Nov 23 2018, 02:45 PM
Tdskip   Thanks guys!   Nov 23 2018, 04:35 PM


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