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Aviator--bite the bullet and buy a new windshield over there. I recently had a new windshield installed in my 97 850 wagon here in Norway and there is no way in hell you're going to remove that glass without breaking it. It's seated in a black rubber mastic that takes a wire sawed back and forth to cut through, all the way around, and once cut, you have to pry it loose because the mastic sticks back together. I watched the shop take mine out and they cracked it after sawing it loose and carefully trying to pry it loose. It was badly pitted and scratched, not broken, and I wanted it for a spare. No wrecking yard in the US, Canada or elsewhere is going to ship you a windshield at a cost that would put it under your 200% higher cost in Korea. The glass in windshields tends to get brittle over the years, and even if you found a yard who would ship it, I sincerely doubt they would do so insured because the chances of its cracking during transit is excellent.
If you can, check with Volvo first before buying one. It comes with a set of clips specific to the windshield which an after market windshield kit may or may not have. Pilkington makes Volvo's windshields for them, and in some countries (Norway, for example, where I'm at) you can buy a Pilkington to fit without the little Volvo logo for a lot less. Don't know how popular Volvos are in Korea, but I would turn the country upside down for one over there before trying to find one used in the US or Canada. If you do find one in a wrecked car where you're at, insist on taking it out yourself so you know how to do it. Most wrecking yards won't hold you responsible if you break it, but if they do, let them take it out and watch. Dick
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