CJ windshields
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CJ windshields
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rr41mag
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And finally a 1981 jeep cj7 258 hardtop
The glass shop I took mine to broke three windshields trying to install it. It is a major PITA installing flat glass for some reason.
jeepn4evr
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Huh not sure why a PITA. I helped install the glass I currently have before it got rock damage. It seemed pretty easy to me. It helps that I can get the same guy to help me again. Junkyard wants $40 for the glass. Was hoping other years would fit as hat seems pretty reasonable & I can save money by doing it myself.
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Nope--the windshield got streamlined in '76. Through '75 the frame measures 59" at the top. In '76 it was narrowed to 55".
http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/TheDuck/jeepid.html
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I see that the site I linked perpetuates the myth that older and intermediate CJ5s windshields sit at a 90 degree angle to the hood. This is true ONLY when viewing the vehicle from the front--the windshield post is indeed at 90 degrees. But viewed from the side the windshield is angled just like all Jeeps have always been since the beginning of Jeep Time.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/TheDuck/jeepid.html
Edit:
I see that the site I linked perpetuates the myth that older and intermediate CJ5s windshields sit at a 90 degree angle to the hood. This is true ONLY when viewing the vehicle from the front--the windshield post is indeed at 90 degrees. But viewed from the side the windshield is angled just like all Jeeps have always been since the beginning of Jeep Time.
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No.................1968 through 1975 and 76 through 86 ( windshield angle changed) ..............on line for your glass about $90 bucks new.
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I did my CJ7 windshield in about 10 minutes. May have helped that i had the frame off the jeep when I did it.
84 cj7 the nanner
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i just bought a 84 AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l CJ7 and previous owners never put windshield down and when i tried the hinges snapped and someone stripped out the the hinge bolts/screws how should i remove them to replace with new hinges and screws
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Did you know the ones on the tub half have nuts on them?
Redman
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I just found that out myself. Just installed new windshield frame and glass on my 82 CJ7 . Thinking I needed to make adjustment on my hinges I loosened those bolts only to find out the reason things were not lining up properly was that my door hinges are worn out. Now I need to get my grandson over to help since I can't get my hands up there.