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Any glass shop can cut you a replacement. They WILL NOT sell it to you without a Safety Glass mark, which will most assuredly be incorrect. You should be able to provide the correct mark, though, but I'm not sure where you get it.
Posted on: 2009/11/9 11:40
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I wonder if you could take your old windows in with the mark as an example and have someone etch it into the new glass? Worth a try anyway.
Posted on: 2009/11/9 11:45
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So I understand safety glass mark is to show the glass is safety glass and the mark may not be correct for that period. If the car was going to be judged it would be a point deduction for incorrect markings. Right?
I could always have it etched latter on like Eric suggested. Should I go ahead and pull the other doors glass back out and replace it? I ask because would there not be a difference in glass color?
Posted on: 2009/11/9 12:03
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Any competent glass shop should be able to match the tint off your original window so it matches the rest of them. I'd take the broken window down to them and see what they can do.
Posted on: 2009/11/9 12:12
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Eric,
Will do. My bad at my explaining what I meant about color. As you know as the windows get older they fade "get a yellowish tint" to them. Guess I answered my own question I should just replace them both so they match.
Posted on: 2009/11/9 12:20
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Ahh, gotcha. You mean the plastic in between the glass sandwich has faded. Good point, I doubt they'll be able to match that.
Posted on: 2009/11/9 12:24
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The new glass will look, well, new. The butyrate layer will be clear. Bring the old or measure to get the same thickness (laminated glass comes in various thicknesses).
Posted on: 2009/11/9 12:43
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Tom
They will put the modern mark onto the glass, unless you give them the mark that you want. They won't sell you the glass without some safety mark. Of course, if you know someone at the glass shop, and are able to get the glass out the back door "unofficially," then, yes, etch in the correct mark later. However, I think it would be a lot less work to get it done at the time the glass is out of the car. The original mark is very, very small, as compared to the quite large modern mark.
Posted on: 2009/11/10 13:16
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I have the glass sitting in the garage. I will bring it with and see if they could match the markings if not will see what they can do for me...Hint Hint.
This car sat in a barn from the late 30's to early 40's until 1958 when my great uncle took ownership. Not sure if the glass was intact at that time. So the glass may have been replaced once in it lifetime. Thanks all for your input. Have another expense. My wiring harness got trashed from the blaster.
Posted on: 2009/11/10 16:16
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