I'm flattered . 

-Stacy

On May 1, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Bill Monk <billmonk@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> 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
> _________________
> 89 Syncro Tristar "Swedish" 
> www.vanagonsplus.com
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 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.