Took my 95 Trans sport into glass shop to have a cracked front windshield. Upon removal of the side trims, it was discovered that there was extensive rust on the frames on both sides; in fact the drivers side had holes right through, which explains why I could never fix a persistent leak. At the bottoms corners on both sides were oval shaped rust holes, about 2 by 3 inches, and I suspect the area under the plastic cowl is rather rough.
The glass shop did not want to remove the glass for fear they would not be able to reinstall the new.
Have talked with a couple shops, and nobody really wants to touch it.
I am wondering if anyone else has encountered this situation, and what they have done to rectify. It seems I have 3 options:
1. Do nothing, just drive it as it
2. Try and clean up everything, use fiberglass to patch or more correctly, seal the cracked window.
3. Remove the windshield, and the 2 side windows as well, and have a full restoration done on the frame.
Obviously, number 3 would be best, but I can only imagine the expense. Again, glass shops feel there is a fair chance the side windows might break on removal, and they are not cheap. Also not sure if trim has to be removed, and leads to another whole set of issues.
Anyone out there gone down a similar road?
Thanks
Jeff