Double Glazing Glass - All the facts! (archive)

Well, I installed the Front Double-Glazing glass this weekend. The Passenger window tool me about 4 hours. Having never installed glass in my life, It was a steep learning curve, but an easy one once I found out how the whole shebang was engineered. The drivers side took 45 minutes. It's amazing how fast things go when you don't have your head caught up your.......

I have to say though, the end result is amazing. With the windows up it's almost vault like silence. Due to the rain in Baltimore, I can't give an opinion on how they are with direct sunlight.

For those who don't know what the Double-Glazing option is, They are double-pane safety glass with an inert gas between the two layers. They are a European option, an touted for their Insulative and sound deadening properties.

The fronts only require 3 parts per side. The Window, the Rubber track and the interior window molding strip. Total cost for the fronts was about $400.00. No special tools are required so installation only requires your basic hand tools (and your Brian.....)

The major difference is the thickness of the windows. Below is the stock window with a 5/16" wrench. The stock windows are about 5mm thick.

Below is the Double-Glazing window again with the /16" wrench. They are 9m thick.

The weight difference between the two windows is about 2.5 lbs. so there is very little weight gain in the big picture of things.

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Re: Double Glazing Glass - All the facts! Dlee 22:27 2/25/2001 (2)
- I don't own a radar detector. I observe the Limits SVTWEB 22:34 2/25/2001 (1)
  - Me too =) Dan B 23:05 2/25/2001 (0)
Is the double glazed glass for fronts only? NY2OCJeff 22:11 2/25/2001 (1)
- Rears are on the way!!! SVTWEB 22:18 2/25/2001 (0)
P/N's? Getting ready to call Pacific BMW again :-) David Zeckhausen 22:06 2/25/2001 (11)
- Have you done the 2001 Headlight upgrade yet? NY2OCJeff 22:19 2/25/2001 (10)
  - Not yet. So many upgrades, so little time!! :-) David Zeckhausen 22:23 2/25/2001 (9)
    - I hear you. I am surprised so few have. . . . NY2OCJeff 22:26 2/25/2001 (8)
      - Perhaps because I don't much like them? JEM 00:03 2/26/2001 (0)
      - May be because ne lights are butt ugly, no ? Stepan 22:31 2/25/2001 (6)
        
        You're the first I've heard say that. NY2OCJeff 22:34 2/25/2001 (5)
        
        read the archives x 00:04 2/26/2001 (0)
        
        I am just a black sheep, I guess. Stepan 22:43 2/25/2001 (3)
        
        Looks to me like all that car needs. . . . . NY2OCJeff 22:46 2/25/2001 (2)
        
        Don't get me wrong, E39 is no Pininfarinna, but (m Stepan 22:51 2/25/2001 (1)
        
        Agreed. At the risk of pissing off. . . . . NY2OCJeff 22:57 2/25/2001 (0)
But I don't have a Brian, what do I do? NY2OCJeff 21:59 2/25/2001 (0)
Did you get the slow window travel problem fixed? David Zeckhausen 21:34 2/25/2001 (1)
- Seals were tight, They are fine now. SVTWEB 21:39 2/25/2001 (0)

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