Anybody have experience or stories about windshield glass from Vic Brit ?
They got it on sale @$140
Thanks for the input, Tom J
They got it on sale @$140
Thanks for the input, Tom J
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windshield glass
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Jeff Scoville
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Don't have any first hand experience.
Have heard it's thinner, and delaminates after a couple years.
Could have been an earlier batch though.
But unless you hear otherwise, you get what you pay for.
Have heard it's thinner, and delaminates after a couple years.
Could have been an earlier batch though.
But unless you hear otherwise, you get what you pay for.
TulsaAlpine
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Hard to Find!
At that low price maybe buy two and even if the one installed on the car delaminates in 5 years drag out the back up from under the bed that was stored inside not exposed to rain, heat or cold and replace the first one. this could be handy also if by some misfortune you break or crack the windscreen while driving the Alpine. What I do know for a fact the windscreen is very hard to find and replace, when I was restoring my car in 2003 it was a critical issue. Vic Brit was out of them and the only place selling them was Classic Sunbeam out of NY, 500 bucks plus shipping to OK. I found mine here in OK from a Tiger enthusiasts and he sold me the windscreen original from UK plus a whole list of miscellaneous parts for that 500, it does pay to network for Sunbeam parts. Put it this way the local automotive glass windshield replacement company will never have one in stock!
Ok I almost convinced myself to buy a new windscreen for my car
Donna
At that low price maybe buy two and even if the one installed on the car delaminates in 5 years drag out the back up from under the bed that was stored inside not exposed to rain, heat or cold and replace the first one. this could be handy also if by some misfortune you break or crack the windscreen while driving the Alpine. What I do know for a fact the windscreen is very hard to find and replace, when I was restoring my car in 2003 it was a critical issue. Vic Brit was out of them and the only place selling them was Classic Sunbeam out of NY, 500 bucks plus shipping to OK. I found mine here in OK from a Tiger enthusiasts and he sold me the windscreen original from UK plus a whole list of miscellaneous parts for that 500, it does pay to network for Sunbeam parts. Put it this way the local automotive glass windshield replacement company will never have one in stock!
Ok I almost convinced myself to buy a new windscreen for my car
Donna
skywords
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I have one in a box from VB. I have never opened the box been afraid to look. I changed the glass in my driver with old oringinal glass I had on the shelf I am saving the new for my restoration. I am figuring if it has delaminated in the box by the time I use it then it was no good anyway and will save me the agony of replacing it.
Rick
Rick
So, are the one's that S S sells that much different? How many companies could be making these?
Tom J
Tom J
Chuck Ingram
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I bought the one from VB and at a 140 bucks it sure looks good to me.
skywords
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So, are the one's that S S sells that much different? How many companies could be making these?
Tom J
I tried to buy mine from Rick at SS but he was out for months and did not know when he was getting anymore early series glass in stock. He says the glass he gets is English made. Don't really know if it makes much difference in quality but I thought I would give him the sale.
Rick
