[Rick Parker]

I too am faced with replacing my windshield. Yestereday I had the opportunity to speak at length with a vendor that installs glass at our Dealership. He made a point of saying that the glass in this type of installation must "float" in its mounts, ie: it must not be rubbing or have any contact with the metal frame or the screws and be free of any torsional twist which has been addressed previously. He recommended using some sort of polyurethene in a tube (frequently used in the glazing trade) unsure of trade name or brand to mount and insulate the glass panel in the channels of the frame. He assisted in finding a souce for the glass and was quick to say that part of the reason for the frequent breakage is that the majority of these panels are not tempered glass but rather just laminated. He went on to say that a tempered panel will accept much more twisting before it breaks, but they are about twice the cost.

Seems that the glass for these cars is sourced fom the East Coast exclusively.
Has anyone found a West Coast source?

Rick