Date:         Wed, 1 May 2013 20:25:59 -0500
Reply-To:     ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET
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From:         David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Windshield type
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><DIV>&nbsp;Thanks Bill and <SPAN class=misspelled>Stacy</SPAN>.&nbsp; I guess on one hand I shouldn'<SPAN class=misspelled>t</SPAN> be surprised, but what a surprise to hear from <SPAN class=misspelled>Stacy</SPAN> too!&nbsp; That<SPAN class=misspelled>'s</SPAN> all the <SPAN class=misspelled>info</SPAN> I needed, and a lesson about tinted <SPAN class=misspelled>windshields</SPAN>.&nbsp; I guess after 25 years or so, most <SPAN class=misspelled>windshields</SPAN> have been replaced and not many went to the trouble to get a German one.</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><SPAN class=misspelled>Dave</SPAN> B.</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid; MARGIN: 5px 0px"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">On 05/01/13, <SPAN>Bill Monk&lt;<SPAN class=misspelled>billmonk</SPAN>@GMAIL.COM&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000"><SPAN class=misspelled>David</SPAN>/All<BR>Here is the <SPAN class=misspelled>info</SPAN> I promised.-Bill M<BR><BR>First a video if you want to do yourself<BR>of watch and decide its better left for a pro:<BR><A class=parsedLink href="http://campervanculture.com/2011/05/fitting-vw-t25-vanagon-t3-windscreen/" target=_blank><SPAN class=misspelled>http</SPAN>://<SPAN class=misspelled>campervanculture</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>com</SPAN>/2011/05/fitting-<SPAN class=misspelled>vw</SPAN>-t25-<SPAN class=misspelled>vanagon</SPAN>-t3-<SPAN class=misspelled>windscreen</SPAN>/</A><BR>Second here is a clip from a post on <SPAN class=misspelled>thesamba</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>com</SPAN> from a fellow <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN> driver also a glass pro:<BR><BR><BR>Glass ,a subject I know well ! ! ! A theme I have chimed in on many times . <BR>PPG no longer has replacement glass . They are now called PGW . While their parts are OK ,they are Chinese made as well . <BR>NO after market companies make an "All clear " <SPAN class=misspelled>windshield</SPAN> . I have talked to people who have bought a Clear glass through the dealer , Marked with a VW <SPAN class=misspelled>Logo</SPAN> . <BR>All of the after market <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN> <SPAN class=misspelled>Windshields</SPAN> 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 <SPAN class=misspelled>Aerostar</SPAN> ,may as well get <SPAN class=misspelled>whitewalls</SPAN> and a bolder tint while you're at it . <BR>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 . <BR>Don'<SPAN class=misspelled>t</SPAN> let them take the old one out with a razor knife and scratch the body . <BR><SPAN class=misspelled>Ok</SPAN> again, here are the correct part #'s <BR><BR>Green glass No band FW 416 GTN <BR>Green glass with band FW 416 GGN <BR>Green glass with Blue band FW 416 GBN <BR><BR>Good luck <BR>Fewer and Fewer glass guy know how to install a rubber set window anymore . Quiz the people and be sure the Glass <SPAN class=misspelled>slapper</SPAN> they send out knows how to do . <BR><BR><SPAN class=misspelled>Stacy</SPAN><BR>_________________<BR>89 <SPAN class=misspelled>Syncro</SPAN> <SPAN class=misspelled>Tristar</SPAN> "<SPAN class=misspelled>Swedish</SPAN>" <BR><A class=parsedLink href="http://www.vanagonsplus.com/" target=_blank><SPAN class=misspelled>www</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>vanagonsplus</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>com</SPAN></A><BR><BR><BR></DIV></div>