New Door Glass for C110 Coupe

[240kconvertible]

I've been quoted approx $300 each for new door glass for the coupe from Autoglass in Mascot, Sydney 9667 1933. They are currently making a pattern from my old scratched ones to send off to the custom glass manfacturers and if I choose to go ahead I can pick them up Jan sometime.

Is this price reasonable? has anyone else had new glass made?

[aarc240]

Considering they are compound curved that is pretty reasonable.

Only thing to watch is they MUST be supplying toughened glass with ground edges and NOT laminated glass.

Laminated is only suitable where the edges are fully enclosed and protected at all times so that means windshields, rear glass and the odd rare bird like early Mustangs where the upper door frame is attached to the glass and winds down with it.

An exposed edge on laminated is just as prone to chipping and cracking as ordinary soft glass (which the inner and outer glass actually is).

[240kconvertible]

I'll check that out, that's for sure. Thanks for the tip.

Do you know anything about the glass that has the blue tint in it? some people I've spoken to say it's a regular tint and others say it's made into the glass. I've seen cars get away with it on the windscreen........... now i think about it they were probably just show cars.

[aarc240]

The blue is a 'body' tint in the glass - no film or other surface treatment involved.

If you get a new replacement windscreen for many cars nowdays it will be body tinted neutral grey.

So far I have not seen or found anything in written law applicable to in-glass tint and the use thereof in vehicles anywhere in Australia. Some places (South Aus for one) will try to bluff a car owner into accepting that the 80% light transmission rule applies to body tinted as well as film tinted glass but the actual wording they rely on is lifted direct from the legislation that specifically and only addresses tint film on automotive windows.

In essence, keep the tint level sane, above 75% light transmission, and you can run body tinted windows including the windshield.

Now all you have to do is ask your friendly Autoglass supplier for 'toughened glass tinted neutral grey to a level of not less than 75% light trnamission' !!

Edit:

and don't forget to tell them that the windows MUST be supplied engraved or etched with the type markings in accordance with Australian law (have a look at a late model car for examples)

[skyc110]

I've been quoted approx $300 each for new door glass for the coupe

Is this price reasonable? has anyone else had new glass made?

well what to say, ummmm so exp. !!! I did that in 1998 I paid about

$ 100 each up to now they r unscrashed ....

blue glass is their on the cars that are imported in the State of

Qatar ( I noticed that the glass is blue )

here also it was expensive, but later on cause of the demand it get

a little cheaper

btw convertable , why dont u buy them second hand ??!!! since u have

to many Ks in oz.

[Mat Big Hat]

i could use a clear driver's glass for my car if they're able to make clear