New windshields - update

[DMCH James]

James, were you able to get the original DMC stamping put onto the Windshields?

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?19...ll=1#post25533

[DMCH James]

One of the two crates that arrived at our Texas warehouse today!

We now have the standard UV and improved UV/IR windshields in stock - order online or call your nearest dealer...

http://store.delorean.com/search.aspx?searchterm=110076

James

[stevedmc]

We now have the standard UV and improved UV/IR windshields in stock - order online or call your nearest dealer...

This is good news. I must ask a question though. It seems like months ago I heard a rumor the DMCH windshields would not be available for shipping and could only be purchased/installed and DMCH and its affiliates. Judging from your "order online" comment it sounds as if anyone can order a windshield. Is this true?


Edit: Oooooo. I just looked at the picture and I love how they have the silly little DMC logo. Very nice.

[sean]

Edit: Oooooo. I just looked at the picture and I love how they have the silly little DMC logo. Very nice.

+1 great job guys!

[dvonk]

nice, they look good!

id like to see someone who replaces their windshield with the UV/IR model take some in-cab temperature readings before and after replacement.

[jawn101]

Awesome that you were able to get at least the UV coating in at this price.

Did the original windshields have any sort of UV coating at all? Or were they just plain safety glass?

Any word on pricing/availability of antenna glass for those of us who are terrified something will happen to their working original antenna windshields?

[stevedmc]

I'm wondering if it would be difficult to get my insurance company to pay for a UV coated windshield. I don't need a windshield yet but eventually a rock is going to smash into it. I would love to replace it with something better than stock.

[jawn101]

I'm wondering if it would be difficult to get my insurance company to pay for a UV coated windshield. I don't need a windshield yet but eventually a rock is going to smash into it. I would love to replace it with something better than stock.

If you have glass coverage, they will pay for it. You have the right to choose your shop and the right to opt for original or aftermarket parts as you see fit. However, you also have the right (responsibility) to pay the overage above and beyond what they determine to be a fair value for the replacement.

Since the OEM windshields are so expensive and the new repros will be the cheapest option, they would really have no choice but to accept the claim for the glass itself. They won't be able to call up the mobile Safelite truck and get a piece of glass that fits.

However, installation will be a hard sell. They will have fixed price agreements with the aforementioned Safelite guys, and convincing them that you have to take the car to the nearest franchise and have the glass done at what will inevitably be a much higher rate than a guy with a van that works in a parking lot, well... you may be out of pocket on that. Depends on your coverage level and the particular adjuster you get that day.

Worth every penny if you need the glass done though. I wouldn't trust anyone but a franchise with such an important job.

[Nicholas R]

I know I would only have a DMC location change my windshield. I believe it was on the .com site that either James or someone else at a DMC location posted how it was crucial that when installing the windshield, the roof was properly supported from the inside of the car during the curing of the windshield glue. If I recall correctly the windshield itself plays a big role in the structure of the car.

[dmc6960]

I will be getting one the the UV/IR Windshields and installing it myself. I will write up about the procedure when its done. Getting before/after temp readings may be difficult since there are so many variables that can change from day to day. To be really accurate, you'd need 100% equal days, and that will never happen as the earth is always moving in its orbit. But I'll do my best.