Windshield Glass Advise

autoxcuda said

Could you measure the thickness of your new one compared to the old one. I wonder if they are a little lighter. I'm wondering how the AMD stuff compares to the cheap line of glass installation shop glass.

Factory 68 Super Stock cars ran lightweight glass. I love to shed some high weight.

FWIW there was someone selling 67-72 Dart side glass from Brazil that was thinner than factory. Not marketed like that. But a inexpensive way to get some S/S glass.

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It is my impression that the new replacement windshields are thinner than the originals. (Most likely a discussion on the 67-69 Barracuda Group site) If you can still use your old rubber gasket, it may not seal as well because it will have taken a set to the older, thicker dimension so a fresh gasket would be advisable.

I remember at the Hemi Reunion about 5 years ago at Quaker City...there was someone selling thin "Hemi" A-body windshields for something like $400-500 each. It made me wonder if they were just thinner modern replacements being flipped for profit. I'm always looking to reduce weight too so the thought has crossed my mind.