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Safelite, a nationwide glass company, was quoting $150 installed not too long ago. A fellow type 3 brother in Ohio got it for much, much cheaper recently, if I recall.... Welcome to the list! You forgot to tell us year and model!! -rj > -----Original Message----- > From: bob [SMTP:bob@cybermill.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 3:05 PM > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: Re: type3-d Digest V98 #323 > > Hey Everybody, > > I am new to the list and thought I would introduce myself and ask a > quick > question or two. > > I just bought my first T3. I have had type 1's &2's littered > throughout > my past. I really hope I got a good deal on this vehicle. > > A older couple was selling it for their estranged son. He left it with > > them after he had an accident and was unable to deal with it before > leaving for college. I paid them $275.00. They were unable to get it > started and I had to tow it away. > > I will have to do some work on the right front fender and the bumper. > There is very little rust anywhere on the car. They said that he was > adamant about everything being vintage, all the numbers seem to be in > order so I am happy with that. I couldn't get the car started, but, I > have worked on alot of VW engines and didn't think I would have much > of a > problem getting it going. First thing I did was run out and buy a new > battery, that got all the lights and everything going, But it still > wouldn't start. Last night I did some surfing and found > www.vwtype3.org, > thats how I got here. I was really just goofing around getting some > useful tips when I read the info on the automatic transmission. It > said > that the transmission needed to be in Neutral to start. So at 2:30 am, > I > ran out the back door in my underwear, grabbing my keys as I went and > hopped in. Thrust my key in, stepped on the brake, shifted carefully. > Vroom! Its started nearly right up. I had to pump the gas a bit. But > she > is purring away. I just know they had the same problem I did. ;) > > Now the problem: When he had the accident, He hit his head on the > windshield, and busted it up pretty good. So I have to replace it. I > have > done the glass on a bus before, but never on the windsheild or on a > type > III. How dangerous is this to do? What are the odds that I will break > it > going in? Should I have a professional handle this? Quotes around town > > are running about $200.00 to $250.00 to ship in the glass and install > it > in my driveway. Is this reasonable, or should I consider putting it in > > myself? What's the going rate and who might be carrying it? > > Thanks for listening, > > Robert Minor > ______________________________________________________________________ > ___ > Cybermill Communications > webmaster@cybermill.com > 8616 Joseph Ave. > http://www.cybermill.com > St. Louis, MO 63144 (314) > 962-4024 > ______________________________________________________________________ > ___ > Purveyors of fine websites and high bandwith. > Colocation and domain hosting available. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/