I am going to be replacing my front window soon and am making a list of the parts I need. As far as I can tell from the Body Manual (pg. 3-L 5), all I need is a trim strip (FD01-50-894) and a spacer (EA01-50-891A for early 1993s; different numbers for other years). Are there any other parts I need?

Also there appears to be three types of tinting based on the colour of car:

Blue Tint/Blue Shade
Bronze Tint/Blue Shade
Gray Tint/Gray Shade

Anybody know which works for BB?

TIA

 

My replacement glass on the BB R-1 has the gray shading. Most windshield shops have generic weather trim for replacement. I'd just go with that unless you want the OEM look.

 

Thanks.

Yes - but the company quoted me $80 for the generic strip. Ray has it for ~$16.

 

I got my windshield for $100 in a place in houston, the weather stripping for $10, and 2 tubes of the sealant they use for $10. If i had taken the car to them they would have replaced it for the same $120 i spent including parts and labor, which is a hell of a deal, unfortunately the car wasnt on the road at the time.

It was pretty easy installing it, you def need another person. i didnt use any shims. just the things i listed, came out very nice. so just get the glass, rubber trim and sealant and you're good to go.

 

Where in houston? I'm looking to get mine replaced

 

Juans autoglass 713 699 2182 cash only.

 

i'd let a pro do it. you absolutely run the risk of a hospital visit if you don't have the tools. don't mess around with that .....


i saw a professional window installer damn near bleed to death once. NO THANKS!

 

Na i've replaced 2 windshields, it's not that bad if you are mechanically inclined. The hard part is getting through the sealant on the old windshield. But juans autoglass replaces them for a real good price. Windshields crumble, you can't really get hurt with that kind of glass.

 

I recently replaced my windshield (mid '93--BB base) and used the Bronze. According to Ray Crowe, the bronze was used exclusively in '93 and is the correct glass to use (it was not used in subsequent years). I notice that It correctly matches the tint in my side glass. The factory bronze WS had a grey tinted strip vs. the replacement bronze I received, which has a blue-ish tint strip at the top.

I also used the factory rubber moulding for a cleaner look, rather than the wide "painters moulding" that glass shops use/sell.

The available blue/green windshield tint is a solar control tint that is used in newer cars to reduce heatload in the cab....If I were to do it again, I would seriously consider using it.

 

I do Autoglass. I've done a few 3rd gens, and the shade band color depended on the year/ vehicle color. I used a universal molding as the kind I had was nearly identical. They are very easy actually.