I just talked with Auto City Glass. Because of a dispute with LOF, they are not presently dating windshields. He said it could be a month, six months, or , .......... Is there another source?
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Re: Source for dated 57 windshield?
Mike,
Have you tried Pilkington Glass?Leif
'67 Coupe L79, M21, C60, N14, N40, J50, A31, U69, A01, QB1
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Re: Source for dated 57 windshield?
Doesn't Pilkington get theirs from Auto City?Comment
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Re: Source for dated 57 windshield?
It's Pilkington Classic Glass.........or something similar. They are the ones that own the LOF Brand and logo. The last time I checked, the glass from Pilkington and Auto City was typically different source. Auto City probably represents various brands, while Pilkington Classic is one brand, which is the old LOF.
Larry
EDIT: https://www.pilkingtonclassics.comComment
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Re: Source for dated 57 windshield?
Larry,
Beat me to it. Thanks for inserting "classics" to my response to Mike earlier.Leif
'67 Coupe L79, M21, C60, N14, N40, J50, A31, U69, A01, QB1
Top Flight 2017 Lone Star RegionalComment
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Re: Source for dated 57 windshield?
Mike
In case you don't know, Pilkington is located in Columbus, Oh (to supply eastern half of US as I understand). Been there several times, it's a huge facility. People in the classics department are good to work with and know what they are doing.
Jerry M.Comment
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Re: Source for dated 57 windshield?
Interesting. I just today received a dated windshield for my '57 from Auto City. It is a replacement for one I purchased some years ago which is showing signs of delamination. They gave me a reduced price and it took 5 days including the weekend. Only problem I've found so far (not completely unpacked) is that, even though I specifically asked about it, the thickness is less than the first one. There was some discussion of this some months ago on the TDB and at the time I determined the glass I had was in the range of the originals at about .275" thk. The new one is only .225" thk. Not happy about that especially since I specifically asked about it, but the point is, there was no mention of issues with LOF or dating. Talked with Tim Melcher at Auto City. BTW, one source which quoted a Pilkington glass would have cost me about $175 more (of course, that includes the "discount" for replacing the delaminating first glass).Comment
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