Fogged windshield questions

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Dusterdude72

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Ok guys....I doubt there is anything I can do other than get a new windshield but I figured it is worth asking anyhow.

I have a 72 duster and it was a california car and I am thinking the sun may have caused this?.... the glass is in AWESOME shape,no chips or cracks and has factory tint up top.

the problem is....along the bottom of the glass it is foggy....I have tried to rubb it from both sides of the glass and after a bunch of trying I came to the conclusion it is INSIDE the glass....not on the exterior of either side of the glass.

it almost looks like smoke trapped and sitting still in the glass is the best way I can describe it.

is there any fix for this?

I didnt know if it was two seperate panes of glass that were put together and maybe I could drill a small hole in the side of the glass and blow air into it and maybe clrea it out? I doubt it lol.

just seeing if there is a way to save the glass rather than go drop big $$$ on new glass.....what would this windshield normally cost and where would a good place to get one be?

won't need a windshield for a little bit but I figured I would do some homework.

Thanks everyone!
 
It is two pieces of glass connected with plastic. I beleive what you are seeing is the plastic. I think the plastic is there to keep glass from flying all over the place and killing someone in an accident.

I need to replace mine in the '73 Duster for the same reason.
 
That white fog is in the glass. Most of the time I have seen it is in conjunction with bending the windshield while trying to get it out of a car. I think it is actually caused by shear (tearing) of the adhesive layer of the windshield.

The windshield is actually two panels of glass that are laminated together. This is done to make the windshield more resistant to impacts. The bonding adhesive also tends to retain broken glass which is viewed as a safety feature.
 
well it would be to annoying to just deal with so it looks like I get a new one (eventually)....I figured there was no fixing it but wanted to atleast check first...so thanks for the input guys.

It was the original glass and had not been removed so the fogging was not due to any window flex....only thing I can think of is from sitting in the california sun that maybe it was just exposed to much and either over heated the film or some how seperated the glass from the film and fogged it or something...I dont know.

its a shame cause it is a really nice piece of glass:angry7:.

where could I get a new one and whats the average price on one? (not installed...just the glass) and what would the price be on average installed just out of curiosity?
 
What you are seeing is the plastic laminate film has degraded and is oxidizing.
I'm sorry but there is no way to stop it.
 
The sun will cause sepertion all over the field.Areas look like air bubbles betwee the layers but remain fairly clear. Fogging out from the edge is caused by water between the gasket and glass edge along with the heat and age.
 
It's not a climate exclusive thing, as far as I know. I have had a few cars like that. Always around the edge of the windshield. I always lived with it, but it's less annoying than the pitted windscreens on my current and past daily drivers. Not my fault, I buy used cars, and both P.O.'s must have been typical New England douchebag tailgaters.
 
RedFish said:
The sun will cause sepertion all over the field.Areas look like air bubbles betwee the layers but remain fairly clear. Fogging out from the edge is caused by water between the gasket and glass edge along with the heat and age.
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Makes sense, I had water on the floor boards and tracked it down to a leaking windshield gasket.
 
Interesting observation. Now that I recall, the car I had with the worst fogging (a '72 Mercedes) also had a leaky seal.
 
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