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Subject: Re: [Tigers] Windshields
Date: 10/12/18
From: jimmc13@socket.net
To: "Jim Buster <jbsyv@yahoo.com>" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Folks, I have a VB windshield in my 66 Tiger. Be aware that new glass
is thinner and stronger than our old stuff, so you have to take
precautions as the gasket slot is too wide for the new glass, and wiggle
a little, and will leak if not sealed(adhesive), otherwise the fit as in
shape was correct.
Jim McLaughlin
B382000175LRXFE
On 10/12/18, Jim Buster via Tigers wrote:
> Glad to see this thread. After all the work that went into my recent
> resto, none of us ever really payed attention to the windshield.
> Until
> the part of the test drive going into the sun. (When I drive Iâ??m
> currently avoiding doing that ;-) ) I canâ??t put it off too long. I
> think Iâ??ll call Pilkington tomorrow. VB has em for $167 iirc fwiw.
> Anybody deal with them on windshields?
> Jim
>
>> On Oct 11, 2018, at 9:42 PM, Douglas Lyle via Tigers
>> <tigers@autox.team.net [10]> wrote:
>>
>> Pilkington Classics 1-800-848-1351 [11] will probably have the Tiger
>> windshield. Iâ??ve used them a few times. They got me a windshield
>> for my 57 and 59 Husky. The 57 took a while but I could live with
>> that.
>>
>> I think Rich is the guy I usually talked too but thatâ??s been a few
>> years.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>> On Oct 11, 2018, at 8:57 PM, Joe Brown via Tigers
>> <tigers@autox.team.net [12]> wrote:
>>
>>> I recently went to SafeLite's website and the actually have the
>>> Tiger in their list of cars. But I have contacted them three times
>>> through their website trying to get a quote and they haven't
>>> replied. So I am hoping someone on this list has some info on the
>>> company you mentioned.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 10:12 PM Stu via Tigers
>>> <tigers@autox.team.net [5]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In his web site catalog, Rick at SS points us at Pilkington for
>>>> windshields. Anybody out there deal with them? How did the deal
>>>> go? How did they ship the windshield? Was the shape correct?
>>>> Good folks to deal with? Any other possible sources we should
>>>> know about?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Stu_______________________________________________
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