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I was able to remove my old windshield glass with out breaking them and bought a pair of replacements from one of the large catalogs.The glass thickness is OK, but the size overall is larger than the ones I took out. Has anyone run into this problem? I don't know if I should try to install them as is or have them shaped to what I took out? Thanks Jimmy

There has been folks post here in the past that there new glass was to big and had to have it cut down.
If your old glass fit well in the frame I would use it as templates and have the new cut to match & save yourself a bunch of headache.
Tim

Hi Jimmy, Tim is absolutely right. Some of the aftermarket glass is a very poor fit,especially at the bottom corners.

There has been a few discussions about this already.
As Tim said,if you think the glass you took out was a good fit,have your local glass shop cut the new ones to match.

Even if the new ones did fit,chances are they will leak on account of the gasket not making proper contact with the body surfaces,and worse case scenario is you'll break them trying to fit them!

Good Luck

Jock.

Thanks guys I took your advice and had the repops ground down to the right size. Next time If I'am lucky enough to get them out in one piece to use as a pattern I'll have a glass shop cut them. Repops/80$ dollars; Regrinding repops/70$ dollars. Living and learning, priceless!!