Correct windshield
 

Went to install the windshield in my 69 SS convertible this past weekend . Haven’t seen the windshield in years. Went to open up the packaging and realized it’s the wrong one - has the antenna up the center. So......where is the best place for replacements. Looking for as correct as I can get ..including date stamp. Any help greatly appreciated

Mine came from Auto City Glass, and they etched the date code and logos onto it. I can't speak to the correctness of the etching, size, font, etc, but I remember that it was Pinkerton glass. It was so well packed, that I think you could have dropped it off the truck without breaking!

I think you mean Pilkington glass.... not those detective guys.

I bought Pilkington as well. Hired a glass shop to come to my house and install. One of the techs remarked: "Well, I see you bought the really good glass". I didn't ask what brand the crappy glass was.

I opted not to include a date code.

Thanks for the ideas . Looks like I am going for Pilkington

Me too when I get that far....Joe

Pilkington has closed down Pilkington Classic. Spoke with the parent company last month. They may have stock left but no custom or etching orders. Auto City Classic, who can only do LOF coding, is the only source now that I know of.

Well that's not good news....

Has anybody had any experience with these guys for a windshield? More money than Pilkington...Joe

http://www.ecsautomotive.com/productdesc.php?co=g&id=1

I have heard good things and seen VERY GOOD if not NEAR perfect reproductions from ECS, on some difficult items. they makes some second gen F engine labels which are correct not only on the printing type fonts etc but also the PROCESS being reverse printed on the back of a clear base stock -

Obviously they are getting glass from someone and I would guess doing THEIR own logos as those are some of the nicest I have seen.

Well I dropped the hammer & ordered a w/s from ECS Automotive. It was 350.00 plus 170.00 shipping.
I talked to Pilkington today & they said they are no longer dealing with the general public nor are they date coding any glass. Although it wasn't said directly, it almost sounded like they lost their license with LOF/GM. We talked for a while & he said he can still sell the glass but no more date coding. What's the point?
ECS will do what you need. They are licensed by the big 3.
Sorry to confirm the bad news....Joe

Thanks for the information. Please let us know how it looks when you get it. It looks like they. May be the only option at this point

If all you do is windshields the GM license would be cost prohibitive... when I was looking at doing rad hoses a few years back it was $2500 a year plus 10% of gross sales of licensed products.

I got my w/s from ECS today. They did a nice job of the LOF & date. Windshield measured about .200 thick. Had another w/s in the shop, not LOF, & it measured .270 thick. The ECS w/s is definitely off shore, Singapore....Joe

Interesting note on the thickness Joe. The CRG Glass report mentions that for windshields, "AS-1 glass is typically composed of two pieces of 1/8-inch glass laminated on either side of 0.030-inch of PVB plastic." So OEM would've been around 0.280", pretty much as the scond one you measured, versus the ECS being somewhat thinner.

I talked to a friend of mine who has been in the glass business since the 80s. He said when he goes to set my new glass, he will use a different urethane so it will sit correctly for the w/s moldings. I guess once installed it will be fine....Joe