Professionally Installed Glass On Your Classic Car - CALL A GUY IT'S WORTH IT!

My 1968 Satellite has had a broken windshield since I bought it and for who knows how long before that. I had previously ordered a new windshield and window rubber but I was a little hesitant about installing it. I have done many windows in the past (and broken a few...), it is just not something I ever found enjoyable.
So I put a want ad out for a classic car glass installer. Well enter Jim's Auto Glass, this guy was an absolute god send. What used to take me and my old man all day, Jim accomplished in 1 hour! Needless to say, I highly recommend and expert like Jim.
Once the glass was installed I tied up a few loose ends with the wiring and we are now ready for our FIRST TEST DRIVE so stay tuned.
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[@jockmchaggis6797]

It's always cool watching someone who is brilliant at their job doing their job Glass is an absolute pita, but they made it look so simple

[@henryescat1104]

Those Fender Lights are just so freak'n cool. I wanna get some for my van.

[@jefft7968]

Kudos to Jim & Co. for playing along.

[@jimJones-cd4uw]

The reverse back up light switch is on the steering column near the firewall steering c at the 12 o clock postion has a plastic peg that moves switch they break off

[@Billccm]

The 'peg' is made of unobtainum

[@danielwatkins286]

Where is with automatic console shift?

[@bigospig]

"A man's got to know his limitations" - Dirty Harry After screwing up more than one job I learned to listen to this advice and pony up the money for some things.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Haha yup

[@RealWorldGarage]

I’d rather let the glass people be responsible for it, if they break it. They buy another one.

[@guywerry6614]

Agreed - I have someone cleaning the carbs on my motorcycle as we speak, whilst I fix software issues at work.

[@mikesbackyardgarage5578]

@@RealWorldGarage Not necessarily !!!

[@stephencarter1442]

Nothing better than new glass.

[@DDSpeedShop]

It's so clear haha

[@grberendzenproductions312]

Dude! Black is ALWAYS hot and white is NEUTRAL! At least it is where that car was made, the good ole USA! And chicken fingers are important to most of us.

[@george8718]

Jim is amazing 🤩

[@watzonda2b]

Awesome job on the glass, they made it look easy. Nice quality rubber gasket was key!

[@kentmckean6795]

If your car came with the factory fender mounted indicators (as yours does), the dash indicators were taped over and no bulb was installed. You can easily remove the tape and put a bulb in if you want. If your LEDs are too bright, just put a resister in-line and you can select any brightness based on the resistor size. Soak your bumper mounted turn signal socket in vinegar for 2 or 3 days and the vinegar will dissolve the rust. Apply some grease to keep it from rusting again and you should be good to go.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Sweet thanks man!

[@unchained20000000]

Dear Lord, give Dan more subscribers, cause I can watch him restore ish cars till the day I die. I love the fact that he's not giving up on the old bessies, like many have done. When you see something that makes sense, it's only appropriate to support it.

[@anthonynapier4668]

Good job mcgiveren the signal educators 👍

[@markchapmon8670]

Recently had our 1990 Buick Century Coupe painted. Had the original windshield pulled before she was painted and a new glass installed afterwards. Brightened it up, allowed for a fresh factory looking tint strip and the trough the painted for more long term protection.

[@SpringdaleJim]

I, in my youth, had a '67 fury with fender mounted turn signals. They were so cool.

[@mikepoint4983]

Yet another classic car saved by DD Speed shop . Fantastic job Dan . Cheers

[@Bigskyguy56]

Sometimes it worth calling in The Man, & paying a few sheckles.. STAY REAL.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Totally!

[@timothydeyoung5653]

Jim for President, well for windshield glass for sure!

[@mekinohavala987]

A little tip for the future, a little bit of baby powder on any new windshield gasket helps the glass go in like butter. 25 years of installing and that trick has helped me out more than a few times. You guys are awesome! Keep it up!

[@davidcraddock7011]

something satisfying watching a blinker work.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Very satisfying

[@desertlobster908]

Those are some LOUD blinkers--visually and audibly!

[@gregsimon9061]

The windshield looks awesome and it’s so great to see local people they do good work now you’ve met a new friend, the fender lights look great and as bright as it is I don’t think you’ll forget to turn your blinker off. Awesome video can’t wait to see this baby on the road.

[@mikesbackyardgarage5578]

Some times it's just smart to call in the experts !!!

[@tedporter4975]

Thanks Jim for allowing yourself to be filmed for another DD Speed Shop tutorial. I hope the exposure builds your business as it should. Great build Dan and Dani. Cheers from the sunny Okanagan. B.C,.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Hes a magician!

[@parkedprojects2281]

I had the same issue with the park lamp on my 54 chevy. I was able to pop the socket out and replace it with one off the shelf of my local O'Reilly's. I soldered mine in, and its been working like a champ for a couple years now.

[@RealWorldGarage]

Definitely worth getting a glass professional to install it.

[@timhanson2080]

Windshield looks great. Nice to see all the lights working 👍

[@deanrayne7302]

Glad to see there was no rust under the windshield corners. Always best to use a glass guy for windshields because one wrong move and crack..... Then another new windshield..

[@DDSpeedShop]

Yeah thr solid frame was a nice win

[@Nihilist_Scum]

I absolutely love this car, I cant get enough of it

[@wreckedrebuild2142]

Set a lot of windshields back in the day using the locking gasket. We used a product called glass slip. It was made specifically for rubber gaskets. I swear it looked and smelled just like Gojo hand cleaner. Glass cleaner dries pretty quick to use on gasket sets. Some gaskets used a lock strip, had all kinds of different size tools to do them also. Hook and lacing tools were a must have! Glad you were able to find a new gasket because the old rubber would be so non-pliable now it would be hard to put the new windshield in. Glad to see you had a pro do it for you. Yes, patience is required😀 I also did a lot of street rods, pattern cutting flat glass . Those were the days👍

[@alanstackhouse2939]

That is great that everything is going minty! The glass people did an Awesome job! You will definitely see which way you are gonna turn.Job well done Dan!!! You probably saved someone else out there a lot of grief and a ton of money.😊

[@TheTubeTube2]

Good idea for the flashers and the windshield changes everything!

[@Buses2Bikes]

1:09 Mark. - LOVE LOVE LOVE the T-Shirt, Dan!

[@adambassador7727]

Love the back and forth discussion about the little details...how it's a sealant that holds it in, how rust commonly occurs in specific places, but how how this one is in good shape comparatively... Nothing like sharing a little know-how. Great work!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Yeah super solid car. Nice change of pace haha

[@malcolmhamilton5200]

Nice glass Mister! Those fender mounted indicators changed to rectangular units the very next year in 69'. The 69' had em' and so did my 78' Cheeseler. You should be proud of that mod you did to save em' and make them light up again. With the reverse lights, again the very next year, 69', Plymouth put them in the rear bumper because they came up with those gorgeous deep recessed all red tail lights....something for the competition to look at......if they could keep up. Great post Malcolm Ottawa Valley

[@SuperCOOLDAD1]

WOW, How lucky was that to find lights that fit rite in the hole! That's awesome. ✌🏻😊🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@jemclenachan]

What if you lightly etched the lights so they aren’t as bright. I love the way the car is turning out. Looking forward to the Black Widow.

[@DavidMartinez-yi8kz]

Dan, you should have spray bombed the top of the dash while the glass was out

[@thomasparker5208]

I love all the cool little things about old cars, like the accessory parking parking brake warning light on the trifive's.

[@MissKittenKaboom53]

I havnt installed B body windshields, but found A bodies to be difficult. Yes it is wise to get an expert to install windshields, lol it can be costly to break a few windows practicing/ learning & better chance of no leaks.

[@kevinl.2291]

Way cool the old car is in really good shape

[@nickgeusebroek1210]

jims obviously done a few of those in his day,sadly guys like him with years of experience are getting fewer..Most glass shops only want modern vehicles.

[@DanEBoyd]

That windshield looks easy! The rope ones are a challenge. I replaced the windshield and backglass in my '77 F150, but I used wire instead of rope.

[@keithmason9342]

Nothing hard is ever easy unless you hire a professional. I loved the fender turn signal indicator lights on my old Plymouth Sport Fury. They did a great job on the windshield. The whole project is looking good Dan.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Yeah she's coming together

[@AndyGeesGarage]

Great episode Can’t wait to see that 440 liberating the smoke from the tires 😉

[@DDSpeedShop]

Oh hell yeah haha

[@stevecr8934]

Round here your backup lights were on a switch to turn on to let everyone else know you were race ready. Wow I can see out the windshield from Texas. Changed a windshield with a seal like that out on my truck once. Surprised that it finally went in. Much Patience needed. Good looking Dodge my friend. Great color too.

[@aaronshall9258]

They seemed really nice and they worked well with each other:)

[@Tim-57]

Hey Dan They did a great job on the glass, good promoting their work. Love your thinking with the lights, in my opinion, who cares if they are not original? ....Stupid cost for factory ones. Take care of Yourself

[@ardtessa]

Cool you got a nice cheap solution for the indicators. You could always solder a resistor in to dim them down a little.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Yeah thats always an option

[@dirtydeanis4428]

And another one lives, hell of a job keeping these old cars alive Dan!!!!

[@seniorrider9337]

You can always add a resistor inline with that leg light to tone down the brilliance. Very cool mod!!

[@Scrapy-ih7ob]

Learned as young man watching my farther Use many vocabulary words, to install windshields, just hire a glass pro.. aint worth the trouble. makes all the pain less. Nice install Team, Even touched up the corrosion to prevent future damage. that's good practice.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Hahaha. I know the exact feeling

[@megaglowz8540]

Being an Autoglass guy for 30 years now, Jim knows his shit. Looks fantastic! And ya, that pinch weld is in amazing shape. The car had to live indoors for a lot of its life.

[@jeremyhanna3852]

Nope sat outside on a farm for 30+ yrs watch the video can't what its called but its out there

[@DDSpeedShop]

Hes great!

[@megaglowz8540]

@@jeremyhanna3852 That's crazy.

[@billyduffany3387]

looks great under the hood

[@julesknight9504]

Great job Dan. The lights turned out great and the new tinted screen really makes the car. Jules Australia

[@randomyank7777]

Nice job on the windshield & the signals ! The really nice thing about the signals on the front fenders is that when they don't cancel , due to slight turns like passing , if you can't hear the relay (440), you can still see them on the front & turn them off , manually . Ya , those light emitting diodes are polarity sensitive . Funny thing is that the bulbs aren't , but those are idiot-proofed @ the factory , 1 wire . Definitely a bad trans. switch , you've proven out the back-up lamp circuit . Nice to see it all coming together for ya , Dan !

[@shanewright6958]

Great job. It's really coming along nicely 👍👍🇨🇱

[@kennethreiver985]

I have put toggle switches on reverse lights to make them work . It also works great when you have a tailgater . It scares the hell out of them .

[@marioa1272]

Way back in the day, we would wire up the reverse lights to a switch. If you had them on while you were driving you want to race someone . They knew you were out hurting for a run.

[@kennethreiver985]

@@marioa1272 Yes , I remember seeing cars set up like that in the 70s

[@chrisellis935]

Cool project

[@study650]

That windshield looks awesome.

[@glinester]

My 69 Road Runner had both inner and outer indicators, also working side cold air stacks. I put a 440 and it had a 4 speed, ran like lightning. about 10.30s 1/4 mile

[@michaelcarmack4731]

The motor and everything looks great Dan

[@HFG]

That's cool that it's him and, I'm assuming his wife, just out there kicking ass working together doing glass.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Yeah. They're a bad ass team!

[@HFG]

@@DDSpeedShop that's awesome

[@justinaustin7648]

Professional interior, paint & body work. Call A Guy It's Worth It ! Good Job nice car, Love the Channel btw!!!

[@davidsantos8206]

Great job Dan. 1 step closer to the finish line. Thanks for entertaining us. Looking forward to the next one.

[@alanpaulick7815]

Wow Dan the man looking golden lights and windshield done

[@DDSpeedShop]

She's coming together

[@fueladdictiongarage7048]

Most awesome helper Jim has ,knows exactly what he needs next thumbs up

[@donaldshortreed3011]

Good video and Jim sure hnows his job.

[@deetee3153]

The more you do the more I want you & Dani to keep the Satellite! I know you can't keep them all.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Haha I know the feeling

[@timedwards752]

I think this old Dodge, um I mean Plymouth, might be the best car you have done so far. For a Chevy guy, I think you really like this one!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks tim!

[@allclassicsrestoration1430]

Glass guy did a good job. Only two things.....the trim does nothing for holding the glass in those cars and hopefully he didn't use urethane sealer around the gasket. The great find on the signal lights.

[@ksokie63]

That was great they let you film it. The turn signal in the finders 👍.Dan it's a great car and you should give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done. 👍Thanks for sharing.

[@jeffhowser1820]

If the fender indicators are too bright, you could try a dropping resistor on the pos side on each. A good brightness will prob be achieved somewhere between 220 ohm and 1Kohm. 1 watt resistors will probably do.

[@ulbjamn]

I love that you are saving all these cars! Keep up the great content!

[@bwsgarage]

Great video, I met and took a card for local glass guy a few weeks back down at my buddies shop. I watched you and Mur with that square body.... and decided right then.... someone else is putting in my windshield lol

[@DDSpeedShop]

Hahahaha glad to help? It was a nightmare on that truck

[@mtngoat58]

reminds me of the episode of Andy Griffith show where aunt B buys all that beef and the freezer quits and Andy keeps telling her CALL THE MAN ,lol , yeah glass can be tricky i use to go take the windshields out at junk yards didnt think much of it and install myself but broke a couple or so , much easier to CALL THE MAN

[@bobbymckinney1264]

Glass looks like it has that green tint to it,looks really good,nice ride man

[@benspiteri5641]

Hey Dan the penny light are for the big trucks and there ground wires are white and the running lights are black looks good.

[@johnmcgreevy742]

Always looks easy when someone who knows what they're doing does it!! Worth every penny. Looks freekin great! Gives the car a whole new look! Thanks for the video Hats off to a job well done!

[@jeffsratsrodsrebuilds1535]

Cool idea on the fender lights

[@briankinnear7461]

Always good to let the pros do important things like windshields. Looks like many 'little tricks' you need to know. Car is looking really nice. Look forward to the first drive. Stay safe and stay well.

[@94jimmy5]

Dan, you are a smart man to pick your battles. Good call on Jim's.

[@noexpensespentstudios]

Beautiful job on the glass. If you find the LEDs too bright, a bit of spray tint or even satin varnish/lacquer tones them down a treat.

[@Campbase1]

New glass is so great to have.... good job.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Totally agree

[@JamesBrown-cx3xf]

Glass looks awesome and the fender turn indicators are perfect , i like how bright they are good work friend !

[@davidkimsey9591]

Brilliant solution on the turn signals. I love the simple but 100% effective approach. If they’re too bright, you could put some tint on them, and no one will ever be able to tell them from factory.

[@santomaldonado9279]

Looking good bro

[@russupsidedowntopbottom955]

good to see it not rotten up in there big trouble spot on them rigs. value just went up score!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Yeah super solid car. Huge win

[@Campbase1]

Usually when you do the moldings you do top, sides, then bottom. Makes it easier.

[@garymccord4277]

New windshield make a car run better. You can have patini with paint but it sucks when its your windsheld. Great hack on signal maker lights.on fender.

[@Downstairsish]

Your so right about old cars have cool features... people love how the fuel filler works on my 55 Cadillac... Also its always best to use a professional screen fitter... definitely worth it.. Hi from the UK.

[@sizzler66]

Those fender lights are badges. Great job.

[@sizzler66]

Badass

[@nathankerry3256]

She coming along nicely dan good job

[@David-rx5eo]

On some LEDs you can reverse the bulb to change the polarity. I got some replacements for a 250cc scooter I have and they would not light up unless installed with correct polarity. They fit in the socket either direction. If that is the case with those bulbs then you could change it to have the black as ground.

[@Zazu2You]

Jim's Auto Glass did a great job on the windshield and the fender-top blinkers worked out awesome. Excellent video!! Cheers!!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks Paul!

[@shannonmajor6611]

Dan you should be so proud of this one! You did right by this one! The next owner will be lucky to have this one!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Shannon, your qn absolute rockstar. I'm stoked on my new shirt!

[@vanstechcorral]

I've done glass replacement many times better than many other pros, in my own shop. A lot of the glass installers work ends up leaking because they don't straighten factory tweaks in the channel leading to flexing and then adhesive separation, causing failure then eventual rust out.

[@deopersad2915]

Awesome 👍🏾👍🏻 always good to make things work cheaper than a new one ,

[@ChitownRon]

Play a little music and they really start to work fast.

[@thebigpicture2032]

No

[@kenworthless5708]

I know, it startled the shit out of me when that music started and they jumped into action ha,ha.

[@allenwilliams8498]

He did some quality work. Always a good idea to have a good glass guy for all the builds

[@DDSpeedShop]

Yeah it's a life saver

[@MIKEH.777]

I love all those different maker lights in all the old school cars

[@captainlandyacht1328]

We've got a Jim down here in Illinois, except his name is John. He is an expert too. Pulls expensive glass so you can repair metal, then pops it back in. Knowing an aces glass guy is important.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Oya. Super good guy to know