John,

Since I have seen your car (a Southern car), I doubt rust will be an issue. Going to the late model rubber seal is no problem whatsoever, windshield has the identical shape. I would not run the risk of removing the antenna or wipers as the wiper arms may be partially stripped already.

Finally, I only have three pieces of advice:

1: Put easily removable masking tape over the defroster and speaker vents on top of the dash. That way if the old glass crumbles during removal, the "glass dust" won't go down in the vents and cause a potential "eye problem" down the road.

2: There is a foam rubber "appearance gasket" at the base of the windshield where it meets up with the dash. I recommend covering it with clear plastic packing tape as the gasket is very easy to accidentally cut. If it does get cut, it doesn't create leaks or mechanical problems, just an appearance issue!

3: The new style windshields ship with the seal attached to them, this can cause kinks on the outer lip that will prevent them from sealing against the body properly... once again an appearance issue more than a leak issue. When the guy is done, if there are kinks visible , have him heat them up with a high powered hair dryer and then tape it down in that area. Then set the car in the sun or drive it in the sun as necessary for a day. Then remove the tape, the kinks and "puckers" should then be gone!

$205 is a great price BTW!

jorrell
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92 245 250K miles, IPD'd to the hilt, 06 XC70, 00 Eclipse custom Turbo setup...currently taking names and kicking reputations!