Windscreen / sidescreen manufacture?
Windscreen / sidescreen manufacture?
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Davi

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17,153 posts

243 months

Friday 23rd December 2005
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Anyone know of a good company that can make glass up to customers specs at a reasonable price, and have the correct E marks for SVA? been told it's not too hard to get done but of the 4 places I've emailed I've not heard a thing back!!

steve_D

13,801 posts

281 months

Saturday 24th December 2005
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A competely flat screen like a JBA should be possible from even your high street glass shop but possibly without the markings. Curved screens have to be made on dedicated tooling to mould the cherry red heated glass sheet around.
Many kits use a screen from a production car even if that has to be cut down in some way.

Steve

Davi

Original Poster:

17,153 posts

243 months

Saturday 24th December 2005
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It's a curved screen I'm after - quite heavily curved. I have been emailed some details of a company that can do it and I have to say it wasn't quite as expensive as I thought it was likely to be! only downside is it's in Australia but hey, if no-one in the UK wants the business....!!!

One thing you mentioned which I hadn't considered - cutting down a screen! I do know of one car that has an almost perfect screen, and even better a member of the family has one I could take accurate dims from but it doesn't taper enough to the roof line - Never considered that it might be possible to chop it down, will have to investigate as that would obviously be a much cheaper option.

Dave Dax builder

662 posts

282 months

Saturday 24th December 2005
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If you search hard enough you will find UK suppliers. there is a company called UROGLASS in Worcs. 01527 577477 they supplied the rear screens for my hard tops but there are no doubt others.
Good luck.