Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 15:59:28 -0400
Reply-To: Bill Monk <billmonk@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Bill Monk <billmonk@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Windshield type
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David/All
Here is the info I promised.-Bill M
First a video if you want to do yourself
of watch and decide its better left for a pro:
http://campervanculture.com/2011/05/fitting-vw-t25-vanagon-t3-windscreen/
Second here is a clip from a post on thesamba.com from a fellow Vanagon driver also a glass pro:
Glass ,a subject I know well ! ! ! A theme I have chimed in on many times .
PPG no longer has replacement glass . They are now called PGW . While their parts are OK ,they are Chinese made as well .
NO after market companies make an "All clear " windshield . I have talked to people who have bought a Clear glass through the dealer , Marked with a VW Logo .
All of the after market Vanagon Windshields are Chinese made and come in 2 varieties , A tint (glass all green with no band ) and a Shade ( Glass all green with a Green band across the top . The PGW shade has a Blue band across the top and makes your van look like a Ford Aerostar ,may as well get whitewalls and a bolder tint while you're at it .
Keep your European van looking European . While I am at it ,make sure if they are replacing the seal ,that they get the proper "Grooved type " seal and not the rounded Bus type seal .
Don't let them take the old one out with a razor knife and scratch the body .
Ok again, here are the correct part #'s
Green glass No band FW 416 GTN
Green glass with band FW 416 GGN
Green glass with Blue band FW 416 GBN
Good luck
Fewer and Fewer glass guy know how to install a rubber set window anymore . Quiz the people and be sure the Glass slapper they send out knows how to do .
Stacy
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On May 1, 2013, at 8:56 AM, David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
> Hi Volks;
> I got a "star" on my windshield from a passing vehicle and now it has turned into a crack that runs almost halfway down the windshield. The last time I replaced a windshield, on a previous Westy, the body guy (knowledgeable on VW's) told me the Westy's used a windshield that had a darker tint and the tint was lower on the windshield than a regular Vanagon. When he got the windshield, after telling the glass folks he used he wanted the darkest tint, it did seem to be darker and lower.
> Any truth to this, and how do I tell the glass company what windshield I want. Maybe a specific part number? Your thoughts please.
>
> Dave B.
