Tinted glass was my only option when I bought a new windscreen locally for my
car. The total cost for the glass and installation was $150 -- I supplied the
seal and the chrome trim strip. They did a great job of installing it, and I
like the tint, which covers the entire glass. I suggested that they install
the finishing strip in the seal BEFORE they installed the glass and they had
no problems with it whatsoever.
Take care,
Jeff in San Diego
1968 Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
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----- Original Message -----
From: Gosling, Richard B
To: 'James Carruthers' ; spitfires@autox.team.net
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 1:05 AM
Subject: RE: the incredible imploding glass
I tend to agree with Mike - the weather just doesn't get hot enough here to
shatter a screen, at least not one that isn't already seriously flawed or
stressed. But I'm at a loss to come up with another convincing theory...
I had no idea tinted windscreens were available for the Spitfire!
Originals
are clear, I'm sure. Autoglass do know that your MkIII has a different
screen to the MkIV/1500 don't they??
Ah, just checked Rimmers website, and they sell clear and tinted (both for
round- and square-tail), although the tinted is #22 more.
The advantage of tinted glass is to reduce the glare of the sun in your
eyes
- but in a Spit, particularly if you are tall (like me), the sun shines in
your eyes from over the top of the screen anyway, so the tinting doesn't
help much!
Richard & Daffy
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