THE FESLER BLOG

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How to Read the Bug: Decoding Every Marking on Your Windshield

That small etched block in the corner of your windshield tells you who made the glass, whether it is legal for a windshield, and roughly when it was manufactured. Here is how to read every element,...

BlazerAir ride squarebody K5 Blazer laid out on the pavement in Arizona with trimless flush-mount bonded glass and no rubber gaskets or chrome moldings

K5 Blazer Flush-Mount Glass: The 1969-1991 Builder's Guide

Fesler builds flush-mount DOT glass for both K5 Blazer generations: a full front, side, and rear kit for the 1969-1972 first-gen, and a windshield plus top side glass program for the 1973-1991 squa...

bumpsideRestomod 1967-1972 Ford F-100 bumpside pickup at golden hour in Arizona with a trimless flush-mount windshield

1967-1972 Ford F-100 Flush-Mount Glass: The Bumpside Builder's Guide

One DOT-certified flush-mount kit covers every 1967-1972 Ford truck, F-100 through F-350, front windshield and rear glass, trimless and rubberless. Here is what it changes on a bumpside, the body p...

Build TipsClassic muscle car in primer inside a restoration shop with blue painter tape around a freshly set flush-mount windshield

Who Actually Installs Flush-Mount Glass, and What It Costs

National windshield chains will not touch flush-mount glass on a classic, and it is a business problem rather than a technical one. Here is who to call instead, the five questions to ask before you...

C10Candy red 1957 Chevy Task Force pickup with flush-mount wraparound windshield outside a Phoenix hot rod shop

Flush-Mount Glass for 1955-59 Chevy Trucks: The Task Force Builder's Guide

Fesler now builds DOT flush-mount glass for 1955-59 Task Force Chevy trucks. Here is what the kit changes, why the wraparound windshield era benefits most, and how to get in on the pre-order.

DOT certificationBlack and gold second-generation Pontiac Firebird with flush-mount glass on a desert highway at dusk near Phoenix

Firebird and Trans Am Flush-Mount Glass: The 1970-81 Builder's Guide

Second-gen Firebird and Trans Am builders finally get the full flush-mount glass answer: which Fesler kits fit, why the F-body glasshouse loves this upgrade, and how to plan it.

BroncoEarly Ford Bronco restomod with flush-mount windshield glass parked in the Arizona desert at golden hour

Bronco Flush-Mount Glass: The Complete 1966-76 Builder's Guide

Everything early Bronco builders need to know about flush-mount glass: what changes on the body, how the trimless look works, DOT certification, and how to plan the install.

DOT certificationPro-touring 1969 Camaro with flush-mount glass beaded with rain at a Phoenix desert overlook at blue hour

Does flush-mount glass leak? Honest answers to the questions builders ask before buying

Leaks, wind noise, rock chips, replacement, insurance. Every question builders ask about flush-mount glass before they buy, answered straight, including the downsides.

ChevellePro-touring 1970 Chevelle with flush-mount glass on a desert road outside Phoenix at golden hour

Chevelle flush-mount glass: the complete 1968 to 1972 builder's guide

What flush-mount glass changes on a 1968 to 1972 Chevelle, and the part most owners do not know yet: the DOT kits are on the shelf for both 1968-72 and 1966-67 cars. Plus the full A-body interior c...

C10Lowered 1967 to 1972 Chevy C10 with one-piece door glass and shaved trim at a Phoenix desert overlook at golden hour

C10 vent window delete: how one-piece door glass actually works on 1967 to 1972 trucks

The vent window delete is the cleanest mod you can make to a 1967 to 1972 C10 and the easiest one to botch. Here is how one-piece door glass actually works, why most kits leak or need a hand to clo...

auto glassSlammed pro touring 1969 Chevrolet Camaro and 1969 Chevrolet C10 parked side by side in a Phoenix parking lot at sunrise, both featuring Fesler flush-mount DOT certified glass.

DOT certified glass for classic cars: what it actually means

DOT certification on automotive glass is a federal stamp confirming the part meets FMVSS 205 safety standards. Here is exactly what that means, why most reproduction classic car glass does not carr...