WTB: Jeep Parts

[jimbo74]

I know this isn't a jeep forum... but all the people on the jeep forums are idiots, we have way greater people on here..... This is also in other makes/models, due to the fact that the classified forum says that it is for rangers, explorer, and navajo parts... not jeep....

anyway... i need this... the whole thing in the picture... anyone got one with PERFECT glass? i need it shipped to Fremont, CA 94536.... I can pay a few $ extra for insurance.. that way if UPS or whoever breaks the glass, i can go after them....

 

[RON COX]

Check out http://www.collinsbrosjeep.com, they have used stuff. Have you checked out Four Wheel Parts and http://www.quadratec.com? I replaced mine a few years ago and the glass, rubber and frame ran about 3 bills. Amazing how expensive a flat piece of glass is.

 

[jimbo74]

thanks ron... actually, i already have the frame, i really just need the glass, and maybe the wipers.... but idont really know where to buy just secondhand glass.... the qoute i got awhile ago for a windshield was like $225 installed.....

 

[RON COX]

Opps sorry. I think it was Safelite who did mine. If I remember right it was about $160 or so installed. Most Jeeps are rolled so it's going to be tough to find used glass.

 

[jimbo74]

ha... speaking of rolls... that is the only reason i need a jeep windshield.... to finish off my convertible explorer project... my truck has been roofless for a year.....

 

[RON COX]

I just found this Dead Link Removed

 

[jimbo74]

ron, you rock! time to bust out the atm card... where is my wallet?

 

[jimbo74]

crap! i just oredered that.... and now i realize it is for a cj, not a yj...... well, hopefully they are the same size, or i will be looking for a cj frame soon......

 

[RON COX]

Doh,
I'd call them and cancel the order in the morning. I think a CJ is a couple of inches narrower. Wait, what is the dimension you need and I can measure my jeep.

 

[jimbo74]

i have a yj frame in the garage... let me go measure it.. it isnt exactly rectangular, but close enough

 

[jimbo74]

adh... he moved it to the shed in the back yard... it is cold outside... well.... the measurements are 54" x 15.5"

 

[jimbo74]

in my first post ishould have mentioned it was for a yj... ron, dont worry about it.. it was my mistake not to specify what model it was for.... the pieces when not mounted on a car probably look identical....

 

[RON COX]

You may be real lucky here, 54" at the btm, 52" along the top, and 15.5" high in the center. Radiused corners sux! ,tough to get a good measurement.

 

[jimbo74]

hmmm... i measured the 54 at the very middle of the sides....

the 15.5 tall i measured in between the wiper holes


it is too cold to go back outside and measure it again tonite... i will check in the morning

 

[RON COX]

Well I get 53.25" at the middle trying to measure at the center of the rubber. That frame looks almost identical to a CJ frame. Sorry

 

[jimbo74]

its ok ron, i was unclear.... also, i would be more proud to have a civilian jeep winshield than a yuppie jeep windshield hopefully, they are the same, if they arent, i just have to get a used cj frame (they arent too $)

 

[RON COX]

Haha, I was going to make a snide remark about having a YJ, but I did'nt want to put salt in a fresh wound. New frames run about $130, so I would think a used one would be about half. Rust might be a problem for you though. I'll check around here and see if I can find one.

 

[jimbo74]

ok, well the windshield is a no go.... that company is whack.... shipping on their site said like $15, now i know it would be off becuase there was a note that said their shipping price listed on the site isnt the real price.... I got an email from them this morning:

The only way we can ship this windshield is by Truck Freight & it would cost
approx $150.00 to do this... UPS will not get it there in one piece... I
have cancelled the order until I hear from you...

Thanks,
Rita Henderson
Parts Manager

_____________________________________
so i sent one back saying thanks for cancelling the order.. i would try to source a windshield locally.....

 

[RON COX]

What a deal. I can't believe that, well at least your not stuck with something you can't use.

 

[donkey boy]

Jim:
Did you try the wanted forum at JU?