Marcos Maniacs

Jeff,
    Count me in on the poly rear window as well as the lens covers
             Dave #5577







--- In MarcosManiacs@y..., "Jeff Caraway" <DovenWolf@c...> wrote:
> OK, I've heard a lot of people say that the Polycarbonate rear glass
> would be fine.
> Would everyone currently on the glass list be OK with that? 
> If so, I'm sure we could get those sourced through Hayes.
> Then, we just have to find a good source for the front windshields.
>  
> Oh... and if we pursue the Poly rear glass, would anyone be 
interested
> in lens covers as well?
> I think Hayes got them from the same place.
>  
> Jeff
> #8052
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Skora [mailto:David@a...] 
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 12:14 PM
> To: MarcosManiacs@y...
> Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] State-side glass
>  
> I have installed the rear window on my 66 myself. I am so glad it's
> plastic. If it were glass, I wouldn't try it. Also, I am afraid it 
would
> be very hard to find a professional to install a glass one. I had a 
hard
> time finding an installer to put both front and rear glass into my 
70
> XJ6. 
> Dave (5006).
> BTW I would be interested in a Poly rear window.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Lattimer [mailto:donlattimer@p...] 
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 8:09 AM
> To: MarcosManiacs@y...
> Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] State-side glass
> 
> The "new" owner I just located in southern CA told me if we had a 
glass
> rear window that could be used as a mould that he knew of someone 
who
> would make us plastic ones.  His feeling was that the weight of the
> polycarbonate was an advantage (he's a racer).  He also stated that 
as a
> racer he has used the newer poly type for all his windows.  He has 
found
> that the newer polymers, etc. that comprise the windows are far 
superior
> to what was available in the 60's and 70's.
> 
> In my case I would rather go with the poly in the rear just to be on 
the
> safe side.  If we had them made in the states they would probably be
> less expensive and could be replaced more often.  With glass it 
would
> almost be a one-time deal and if it was broken upon
> installation......then what?  I kinda like the flexibility (no pun
> intended) of having the poly.
> 
> My $.02 for today.
> 
> Don Lattimer
> #3m5759
> Willits, CA
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Caraway" <DovenWolf@c...>
> To: <MarcosManiacs@y...>
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 7:09 AM
> Subject: [MarcosManiacs] State-side glass
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> The thought of getting the Marcos glass made stateside has been
> mentioned and I think it deserves a little exploration.
> I talked to Hayes at Wire Wheel about this with mixed results. He 
has
> gotten Polycarbonate rear windows made in the past and would be 
willing
> to get some more if that's what everyone wants. He also echoed the 
same
> sentiments about the glass rears that Tad brought up. (Glass rears 
will
> be harder to fit to every car, since you can't trim them)
> I think we could still get glass ones made over here, but it seems 
to me
> that we will have to supply the company of choice with an example of
> both front and back class that is out of the car as patterns.
> Does anyone have the glass out of their car right now?
> And would anyone be willing to let their glass be the pattern?
> Could a glass company possibly use "installed" glass as patterns?
> 
> Anyone care to add????
> 
> 
> Jeff
> #8052
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