Hi group,
I know I said I was going to be "off line" and I
will be in about 10 minutes. I ordered and fitted a glass rear screen to my 1966
Marcos 1800. The glass fit but to have it fit "really good" I need to do some
additional work. A problem that no one has mentioned in this thread is the
mounting rubber. The rubber that Rory sells is not the same as was originally on
my car and doesn't fit as well which makes the installation more difficult. The
new rubber is not as "wide" so you can have "gaps" between the fiberglass lip
and the glass and the other fiberglass lip. I have my glass installed at the
present but in the future I plan on either having some rubber moulding made to
the original specification or reworking the fiberglass lip all the way around
the rear window.
Regards,
Mike Denman
1966 Marcos 1800
Chassis # 4079
----- Original Message -----From: Lee BrinkleySent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 12:56 AMSubject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Marcos Glass!!!Hi all,
I have been following the marcos glass e-mails and would also be
interested in a glass rear screen for my 1967 1600. I also do not know
if any of the early cars ever had glass screens fitted as a vent was
originally cut into the top to aid ventilation. If people with the older
cars fitted with glass rears could post messages to the maniacs site
giving vehicle model and date information it may help us all to
understand which of us could benefit from this upgrade.
Pilkingtons web site gives the address below for automotive glass
replacement. They also operate out of america and canada so the
opportunity may be there if the screens are made up for them to
transport the screens directly to these countries with one of their
ordinary glass shipments as I am sure they must also support replacement
glass for many other classic British and European cars that are far more
prolific than the marcos.
I am willing to give them a call to find out more if that is ok with
everyone, but I think we should be sure of which cars they fit first,
and also weather they fitted several models with slightly different
designs which would complicate things especially as our best hope of
getting a quicker service and cheaper screens is if we can order as
large a volume as possible.
Pilkington AGR (UK) Ltd
7 Old Forge Drive Park Farm North Redditch Worcs.
B98 7AU United Kingdom.
Tel +44 (0)1527 517373 Fax +44 (0)1527 505240
Lee Brinkley
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