200q20v - broken windshield

[Bernie Benz]

Don’t know, never DIYed a windshield. But when I’ve had several  
replaced with OEM glass at local glass shops they told me that they  
had to order the trim as a seperate part. Glass shops will never try  
to remove glass in one piece to save it of trim, they just break it  
out. But it can be done with a tight wire cutter.

Bernie


On Nov 28, 2009, at 9:30 AM, robert weinberg wrote:

> Thanks Bernie,
>
> i've been looking around - does anybody know where to get the  
> stainless trim kit? or at least the clips if it's possible to reuse  
> the existing trim?
>
> i'm wondering if i can reuse the existing trim on the aftermarket  
> windsheld. you'd think if the window is meant to fit on the car,  
> the trim should fit on the windhshield, eh?
>
> Robby
>
> From: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
> To: robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: 200q20V mailing list <200q20v at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 3:27:12 PM
> Subject: Re: 200q20v - broken windshield
>
> I believe that the chrome trim is a sperate Audi part number,  
> doesn’t come with any glass.
>
> Bernie
>
>
> On Nov 25, 2009, at 2:13 PM, robert weinberg wrote:
>
> > man, every time i think i have the car in order enough to paint  
> it, some weird crap like a rock comes flying and cracks the  
> windshield ;-)
> >
> > does anyone in the san francisco bay area know of a good but  
> affordable glass shop that carries Sigla OEM glass? i took the car  
> on a wild goose chase today to the place that replaced the quarter  
> window in my daily driver nissan sentra. US autoglass depot in  
> hayward. nice people, but first they quoted $169 for sigla glass.  
> which, i figured was way too good to be true. it ends up being some  
> off-brand, like GGN or something for $239. they carry pilkington,  
> but were adamant that they don't make glass for the 200. which is  
> odd, because they do for my wife's A4.
> >
> > i was still willing to give it a shot until they said the  
> replacement glass doesn't have the polished stainless trim - which  
> seemed like it would look stupid with rubber trim filling the gap  
> where the stainless was supposed to be?
> >
> > anyway, i decided to do more research by looking to your  
> opinions. go with the off-brad glass with the rubber trim or look  
> for a shop that can replace with OEM glass. or is that going to  
> cost $500+?
> >
> > thanks,
> > Robby
> >
> >
> >
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