JohnnyVette Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Hi everyone. I'm brand new to this forum. I just purchased a 1938 Chevrolet Business Coupe and I'm trying to get some education regarding the door glass. Mine does not have the window vent/wings. Did this car originally have window vents? Are there places I can buy single piece door glass since I don't have the window vents? Thanks so much for your help! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 30 minutes ago, JohnnyVette said: Hi everyone. I'm brand new to this forum. I just purchased a 1938 Chevrolet Business Coupe and I'm trying to get some education regarding the door glass. Mine does not have the window vent/wings. Did this car originally have window vents? Are there places I can buy single piece door glass since I don't have the window vents? Thanks so much for your help! John Try a place called the Filling Station for those pieces. Or French Lake Auto Parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyVette Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Thank you! I'll try to locate them. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyVette Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 I did try both places. Neither has the one piece glass, or the template. French Lake Auto Parts said they have a vendor that can create the windows if I send a template. Looks like I'll have to do that. Thank you kaiser31 for being so helpful. I'll update this post as I progress. God bless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Does your town or a town nearby have a glass shop? That is where I go for my window glass to be cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) Another parts source == https://www.chevsofthe40s.com/ Will need more than just the glass to bring the doors and door internals back to original style if that is the intention Car hot rodded? (so the topic is not for this forum) Edited January 22, 2022 by 1939_Buick (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyVette Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 1/22/2022 at 11:32 AM, JFranklin said: Does your town or a town nearby have a glass shop? That is where I go for my window glass to be cut. Thank you. I actually did find a glass shop in Dallas, Texas after your post reminded me to look. I will have to call them for some direction regarding a template. Thanks so much. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyVette Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 1/22/2022 at 11:44 AM, 1939_Buick said: Another parts source == https://www.chevsofthe40s.com/ Will need more than just the glass to bring the doors and door internals back to original style if that is the intention Car hot rodded? (so the topic is not for this forum) Hi. Yes, my car is a retromod in progress. I'm in the process of creating custom interior panels but that will take some time. I'm very mechanical but this car needs more cosmetic work than anything which is outside my realm of talents. I guess I'm not too old, yet, to learn. LOL. Thanks for the parts source my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyVette Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 Well, my local glass company, Xtremeautoglass, in Dallas, Texas was very disappointing and not helpful at all. First they told me it cost $200 for the first hour of labor and $150 per hour after that plus the cost of the glass. I then asked for an estimate and they said between $400 and $800 for two door windows and two little opera windows if I sent them the templates. Ridiculous wide ranged estimate and way more than online vendors. I'm trying online now. I know I can beat $400 and I can darn sure beat $800. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) It takes only a few minutes to cut flat glass and sand the edges. What labor had they expressed was needed? Really curious, I think they didn't want the bother. Edited February 4, 2022 by JFranklin (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyVette Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 You may be right. Maybe they considered it too small a job? They didn't provide a time estimate but acted as though it would be, at least, a few hours labor plus the cost of the glass. We all know quotes tend to end up on the high side of the quote, or higher, so I'm not going to deal with those guys. $800 is ridiculous as two of the windows are very small Opera windows and it's all flat glass. I'll update my progress as I move forward and figure this out. This is all new ground for me. Thanks to everyone that has been trying to help! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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