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I am restoring a 1949 Suburban I bought from the original owner. It has every original window with correct matching LOF etching on them. No cracks but some yellowing and bubbles on edges of rears, nothing to speak of. I'd love to put them back in when it comes time but my body man says it isn't worth it. He feels glass that old is brittle and is dangerous. I know I can order new glass with the proper etching but I am sort of a purist.
What is the general opinion?
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | my opinion, keep it - of course glass is "brittle", any glass  "old" has nothing to do with it Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | You may find that yellowed glass looks funny against fresh paint. It may look good and proper with the patina of an old paint, but why not renew the glass along with the paint? It looks bad to put old tires on new rims, or old upholstry in a newly painted cab. You can keep the old glass if you want, but you aren't saving any money by doing so. It is pretty easy to break glass putting it back in if it has started to delaminate and bubble.
Also, new glass doesn't have all the pits and grunge that old glass has on it, and is much easier to see through.
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A lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | I am cheap, I would re-use it if its in good shape-I have never heard of old glass being brittle,, I got some Mason jars made before the War of Northern Aggression-ran'em thru the dishwasher to clean them up, came out just fine. I ahve also installed used windshields(showing some small bubbles mostly under the weatherstrip) w/success. newer glass is prolly a little thinner, also glass is pretty easy to replace if it looks too bad or you get more funds,,my 2 cents,,you are prolly talking a grand to replace all the glass in a burb,,brian | | |
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