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The original marks on my glass are about a quarter of an inch, just a little bit taller than in width. I think yours should be the same, but I'm not certain. I told a friend of mine that I was going to replace my glass, and he told me that he'd help me get the correct mark. That was a while ago, so I'll see if I can get more information for you.

Probably would have been good to replace wiring anyway. You wouldn't believe the number of problems that are caused by old wiring. And I'm not referring to safety problems, which, in itself, would be reason enough to replace old wiring.

Hi

Glass shops can get a bronze tinted glass that may match the yellow appearance of the other original windows. It usually is special order and somewhat expensive.

Is it possible to polish off the new safety mark before applying the old style mark?

Steve

West,

That be great if you can get the info from your friend.

For the wiring harness my father had purchase a new from RI a few years back and it was still in decent shape up until I sent the car off.

Just got off the phone with Narragansett Reproduction should have a new set in 2-4 weeks. :)



Steve,

Not sure about polishing off the marking?

Just got off the phone now with an Auto Glass Place and the cost for the window will be around $95 and he can sell it to me without stampings and it will be tempered glass.

He said he can etch it later with markings if I want too.

I trust you understand the tempered vs. laminated, yes? You seem concerned with detailed authenticity, and you can see the difference.

B,

I understand the difference but is it that noticeable? If so I will check and see if he has laminated glass then.

In my opinion, fully rolled up you can't tell. But the edges look different because you can see the lamination. I believe pre-war "safety glass" was laminated, not tempered.

I suppose one could be concerned about the glass-maker's mark vs original supplier (PPG, LOF, etc) also. I think Packard used PPG just before WWII, but I'm not certain.

Don't most judging criteria specifically allow glass replacement as a safety item?

Laminated is also easily distinguished by the refraction of light as it passed thru the optically different inner layer. This was the classic test for safety glass, light a match on one side and look at the image on the other. For authenticity, laminated should be used on Packards.

Laminated cuts more easily than tempered, I'm told.

Tom,

Have you tried OEM Glass in Chenoa, IL ? They make reproductions for several makes going back to 1927. They also claim to use the correct marks. A friend of mine used them for his award winning 1954 Caribbean and was very pleased. I plan on using them for my '37 120 when the time comes. Here is their link:

oemglass.net/index.html