Windshield Replacement & Repair Day

January 19, 2008, 9am – 4pm
1st Class Auto Glass
7677 Bell Road, Suite 102-E
Windsor, CA 95492
(707) 836-9770
http://www.1stclassautoglass.com

Our newest club sponsor, 1st Class Auto Glass, will be hosting a BBQ lunch on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at their location, while they work on our cars.
Services offered will include windshield replacement or repair, paintless dent removal, and auto detailing. Their regular prices are extremely reasonable but they will be working out special prices for the REME membership for this event only. Prices will be posted shortly.

Please RSVP on the REME MegaBBS calendar so we can estimate the number for the BBQ, and email or call the sponsor to set up your appointment. Please post what you will be having done to your car on this thread as well.

This is your chance to remove the crappy soft OEM windshield at very reasonable cost… at about half of what dealerships charge. A regular windshield will cost under $250 installed and windshields with sensors will cost under $300.00 installed. Actual prices will be posted shortly.

 

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22, 2007 – PPG Industries is helping automotive manufacturers and car owners increase vehicle fuel efficiency by up to 4 percent and save up to $66 per year in vehicle fuel costs by installing the Sungate infrared (IR) reflective windshield.

Recent PPG testing showed use of Sungate windshields, which reflect about 50 percent of the sun's IR energy to help keep vehicles cooler, could reduce air conditioning use up to approximately 20 percent. The windshield reduces transmission of ultraviolet and IR solar energy, which helps reduce interior heat buildup, shorten cool-down time and reduce heat gain while driving.

"The Sungate IR-reflective windshield reduces the initial workload on a vehicle's air conditioning system, which represents the biggest use of power for climate control in a vehicle," said Mukesh Rustagi, global product market manager, PPG automotive OEM glass. "Because the air conditioner doesn't have to work as hard, fuel efficiency increases and emissions are reduced, and consumers experience a cooler vehicle upon entry."

Rustagi said the recent volatility in gasoline prices has made consumers more aware of vehicles' fuel efficiency, as reflected in the sales shift from larger SUVs to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. "A Sungate windshield helps vehicles' fuel efficiency, which is great for the environment, for consumers' pocketbooks and for automakers trying to satisfy consumers' preferences," he said.

Sungate windshield technology will help automakers meet the tougher emissions and fuel economy requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) revised Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP) without compromising vehicle affordability, safety or performance, Rustagi said. In addition, using the Sungate windshield will enable automakers to add environmentally friendly technology to better satisfy consumers.

"Consumers are seeking technologies that improve their experience with their vehicles and help them save money and be environmentally responsible," Rustagi said. "In the recent J.D. Power and Associates 2006 U.S. Automotive Emerging Technologies Study, almost three-fourths of consumers were interested in having an advanced solar-reflective windshield on their next new vehicles, and the Sungate windshield from PPG helps automakers fulfill that consumer interest."

Rustagi added that PPG is "taking a leadership position" in helping automakers create more environmentally efficient vehicles with Sungate windshields. "We are continuing to focus on enhancing the Sungate windshield, with an advanced version in development that will further reduce solar gain, increase fuel efficiency and reduce fuel emissions."

About PPG
Pittsburgh-based PPG is a global supplier of coatings, chemicals, glass and fiber glass. The company employs more than 33,000 people and has 122 manufacturing facilities and equity affiliates in more than 20 countries. Sales in 2006 were $11 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York and Philadelphia stock exchanges (symbol: PPG). For more information, visit www.ppg.com.


Sungate is a trademark of PPG Industries.

Contact:
Mukesh Rustagi
412-820-8123
rustagi@ppg.com

 

Will they be offering the Sungate Widshields?

 

Option 1.) You may purchase either a new windshield or detailing package individually but the discount rate is set at 10% for either one. So if you purchase a new windshield for the new generation Mini (w/ sensor) we usually charge $267.00 + tax ($227.00 + tax w/o sensor). With the 10% discount it becomes $240.30 ($204.30) + tax. A platinum detailing package is usually $197.00 + tax. With the exclusive R.E.M.E. discount it is now $177.30. Please check our web site for further detailing options.

Option 2.) Now here is the money saver, get both and save more. Even if your windshield isn’t cracked or chipped, odds are that it is pitted and distorted. Get a new windshield and a platinum detailing package (example, you can pick another detailing package) and get them both for $394.40 ($360.40) + tax. That’s a savings of $69.60 ($63.60) or 15%!

Reservations for our services on January 19th are limited. Food, music and an all around good time will be had. A paint-less dent removal company might be on site as well but details are still being worked out and updates will follow. Chip repairs and specific detailing work that is not listed on our web page can and will be accommodated with the direct approval of pricing by Barry. Give us a call and leave it to us and trust that 1st Class Auto Glass & Detail will take superior care of you and your vehicle!

 

There are still a few afternoon slots available, so come on out, enjoy the day with freinds, BBQ lunch, and a windshield repair, replacement, or detail. Please call first to be sure there is an opening 707-836-9770.

 

I'm very happy with the way my mini turned out. Thanks for the BBQ Norm.

 

Thanks for everyone that came today. We had about 25 MINIs being pampered and manicured while their owners sat around and talked and had a BBQ.

More photos on my gallery and on REME photo albums page.

 

Yahoo!! New windshield! I can see again.

Thanks for setting this up, Norm and Peter.

 

Boy, if anybody knew a QUALITY PPG installer for MINI's and was in the MD, DC area and could arrange something like this, boy I would be all over it. I'm sure many others would be too.

Anybody?

Gene
www.bugguardsforbeemrs.com

 

1st Class Auto Glass is considering offering similar services at AMVIV in March.... have truck will do installs.

I got my new windshield installed yesterday and it's wonderful looking thru and not seeing all the pits. With 38k miles on my MINI the old one looked sandblasted.

 

If you can't make AMVIV, 1st Class Auto Glass is planning on being at the Magical Mystery Mini Tour in San Francisco in September. You could save enough on a new windshield to pay for the entire trip.

www.magicalmysteryminitour.com

 

Windshield stories? I have a FEW !!!!! I am on number 4 !!!!! I decided Custom Glass in Reno NV and a non-mini windshield. I don't know why I have gone through so many but every time I drive hwy 80 I get a busted windshield so now I take 50 to CA.By the way, A mini windshield DOES fit in the back of a mini, unpackaged of course. I drove one back to NV ( number 2 windshield )and Fast Glass installed it and broke my side panels too trying to get them off! Maybe I'll get another one this September in SF. I just had my rear winshield wiper blade removed and boy does she look SWEET !!!! See ya all soon in Las Vegas. Rainbow Blue