Kyleinreallife Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Got a crack in my windshield on the way to work this morning. Will the glass from the donor xj I'll be picking up fit? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Driver Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I got a quote from a local glass company an independent company 175 installed that's a brand-new windshield I could not imagine trying to swap glass out of an XJ without breaking it or damaging it to save 175 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Yeah you can. You'll need a new rubber seal for it though. When you take the seal from the XJ it will probably rip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 any year XJ will work. use the late model XJ (97+) rubber window seal for installation (either if you attempt it or a shop does). vastly superior to the old ways :D and I agree with just letting a shop do it. some jobs are just worth the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I tried 3 or 4 times to pull good windshields at the pick and pull yards. No matter how careful...I broke every single one of them. Finally learned to pay someone else to do it and got a complete, good windshield the first time! Be smart and just pay somebody for their experience at how to do the job quickly and easily!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Yeah you can. You'll need a new rubber seal for it though. When you take the seal from the XJ it will probably rip. What rubber seal? THe XJ and MJ windshield is glued in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Yeah you can. You'll need a new rubber seal for it though. When you take the seal from the XJ it will probably rip. What rubber seal? THe XJ and MJ windshield is glued in. 97+ XJ window seals are rubber. Like stated above the glued in one's break pretty much every time. The 97+ XJ windshields can be removed without breaking the glass but it ruins the rubber seal. I didn't see a year on the donor so I guess when I read it I assumed it was a 97+ donor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyRodder Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 any year XJ will work. use the late model XJ (97+) rubber window seal for installation (either if you attempt it or a shop does). vastly superior to the old ways :D and I agree with just letting a shop do it. some jobs are just worth the money. Do you have to change anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 nope. clean out all the old sealant and use the new rubber trim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyleinreallife Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Cool thanks for the advice guys, I'll probably just try to remove from the donor and have a shop install, or just buy new glass failing that. Also, my truck is an 87, been looking for a donor xj...97+ will be compatible for parts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Yeah you can. You'll need a new rubber seal for it though. When you take the seal from the XJ it will probably rip. What rubber seal? THe XJ and MJ windshield is glued in. 97+ XJ window seals are rubber. Like stated above the glued in one's break pretty much every time. The 97+ XJ windshields can be removed without breaking the glass but it ruins the rubber seal. I didn't see a year on the donor so I guess when I read it I assumed it was a 97+ donor. No, they aren't. That rubber gasket is just trim, it's not the seal. The seal is still the urethane bead that the glass gets set into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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