Rear Windshield

Rear Windshield is a vehicle maintenance item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 8. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Rear Windshield at a glance

Vehicle Maintenance Tools

It weighs 8.

Weight8

Max condition100

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What it is and how to use it

Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.

More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item ID	Game category
`Base.RearWindshield1`	Vehicle Maintenance
`Base.RearWindshield2`	Vehicle Maintenance
`Base.RearWindshield3`	Vehicle Maintenance

3 versions share the name Rear Windshield, usually different colours, sizes or states.

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Rear Windshield is on 3 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot table	Where that table is used	Share	Rolls
Car Windows 1	Car supply (crate); Garage (box, crate); Mechanic (box, crate)	38%	4
Car Windows 2	Car supply (crate); Garage (box, crate); Mechanic (box, crate)	38%	4
Car Windows 3	Car supply (crate); Garage (box, crate); Mechanic (box, crate)	38%	4

Town by town: loot locations.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

What it is used for

Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Break Glass.

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Quick answers

How much does the Rear Windshield weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 8 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Rear Windshield?

Base.RearWindshield1, Base.RearWindshield2, Base.RearWindshield3 (variants share the name).