Which is the cheapest way to have a front windshield replaced? Should I go to a junk yard or use one of the national dealers? Thanks.

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85 300TDT 456,000 orig. miles

I would say that in the long run, paying to have a place do it for you with an OE seal is the best bet. I paid $344 for mine and it hasn't leaked since.

I seen other members paying around $220 IIRC during sales.

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Chad
2013 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL

I got it done for free from my insurance company. In CT if you have glass coverage its usualy pretty simple.

Check your policy.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Ask the place you are considering if they use an original MB rubber seal. If not pay the difference out of pocket for a real mcCoy, with a MB pick ticket attached. The autoglass places usually prefer to use an aftermarket seal that is chincy in the corners and will forever leak then your floor boards get rusted out then you regret saving $75 to lose the car
You've been warned!!!

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

Definitively get a OE seal, and i would also suggest OE sealer compound. Combined with a proper install the windshield will be good to go for another 20-30years.

On the glass you can sometimes get a nice W123 windshield at the yard.
The thing is to install it... I broke 2 of them before getting the hang of how to do it properly... So if you really want to not bother go to the dealership, get the seal and seal compound and call an installer and order a new glass. The results is worth it...

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1979 300SD Black/Black MBtex239000mi
1983 300TD euro-NA. White/Olive Cloth-MBtex 201000mi. Fleet car of the USA embassy in Morocco
1983 240D Labrador Blue/Blue MBtex 161000mi

Get an OEM windshield seal from Mercedes. Don't even look at the price. Pay it!! Then find a Safelite dealer near you, get the windshield from them and provide the MB seal for them to use.
I just had one done in the wagon and didn't use an OEM seal and it was a disaster. It doesn't leak but it took 3/4 of a day for 2 guys to get everything installed, and it still doesn't look as clean as an OEM seal would. And these were very tenured glass installers.......

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BTW, you asked for cheapest way, but you should find the cheapest solution that still uses the OEM seal. Ask a question, heed the advice!

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

I just had a rock from a truck hit my windshield last week, and crack it pretty bad. I was worried the insurance company would have some way of "denying" my claim. But I called, and yep, it's free, that's part of my insurance coverage. They're putting a brand new one in later this week, MB brand.

jeff

Safelite. Some member just paid $170 without the seal. They offer lifetime warranty against leakage so their $40 seal is cheaper than the OEM be better waranteed.

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

don't ferget the little MB sticker for the bottom passenger side. Ebay should have some.

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)