Looking for clarification on the color of the upper shaded 4" strip at the top of the windshield. Specificaly for 64-67 Chevelles, do you know or have seen original windshields with a bronze upper strip? I think the strip should be bronze and not the blue gray strip that
Auto City Gl*** in Isanti sells. Thanks
Lost in the 60s said
Nov 7, 2012
The profanity filter is getting a little carried away with it's duties by removing the last 3 letters in gl***....
Chris R said
Nov 7, 2012
Yea, that is a bit much.
jim larson said
Nov 7, 2012
Thinking maybe Chris might have an original windshield in his 66.
jim larson said
Nov 7, 2012
dashboard wrote:
Jim, I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. Are you asking the color of the windshield tint on the top six or so inches across the top?
If it helps one of the few options on our 65 Buick is tinted gl***; it’s the same gl***/trim as the Chevelle and its blue, not sure if it’s the original gl*** however. I have seen blues to greens used but never bronze on cars’ but that’s not to say it’s not out there. I have seen bronze and gold tint used on military aircraft but it’s used for other reasons such as RF suppression and UV exposure at altitudes above the atmosphere but it’s very expensive because gold is used in the tinting process.
If there is a code on the glass, I can tell if it is original to your buick by looking at the code. Both LOF and PPG supplied glass to gm; but I think LOF was the only supplier of windshield glass in 65-67. There was clear glass, glass with a greenish tint, and a shading at the top 6 or so inches.
-- Edited by jim larson on Wednesday 7th of November 2012 06:48:55 PM
dashboard said
Nov 7, 2012
Jim, I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. Are you asking the color of the windshield tint on the top six or so inches across the top?
If it helps one of the few options on our 65 Buick is tinted gl***; it’s the same gl***/trim as the Chevelle and its blue, not sure if it’s the original gl*** however. I have seen blues to greens used but never bronze on cars’ but that’s not to say it’s not out there. I have seen bronze and gold tint used on military aircraft but it’s used for other reasons such as RF suppression and UV exposure at altitudes above the atmosphere but it’s very expensive because gold is used in the tinting process.
Derek69SS said
Nov 7, 2012
The windshield tint in Jenna's wagon was blue but with a very slight bronze-ish tint to it.
John D said
Nov 7, 2012
Fixed the profanity filter. It doesn't care if the 3 letters are stand alone or part of a word.
Lost in the 60s said
Nov 8, 2012
John D wrote:
Fixed the profanity filter. It doesn't care if the 3 letters are stand alone or part of a word.
Thanks John, it was rather humorous.
jim larson said
Nov 8, 2012
Derek69SS wrote:
The windshield tint in Jenna's wagon was blue but with a very slight bronze-ish tint to it.
I've heard that the blue shading on replacement glass accquired a bronze-ish tint to it over the years. Do you think the windshield was original?
jim larson said
Nov 8, 2012
The bronze tint information came to me from Jeff Helms of NC, the guy is all the 65-67 chevelles.
Looking for clarification on the color of the upper shaded 4" strip at the top of the windshield. Specificaly for 64-67 Chevelles, do you know or have seen original windshields with a bronze upper strip? I think the strip should be bronze and not the blue gray strip that
Auto City Gl*** in Isanti sells. Thanks
The profanity filter is getting a little carried away with it's duties by removing the last 3 letters in gl***....
Yea, that is a bit much.
Thinking maybe Chris might have an original windshield in his 66.
If there is a code on the glass, I can tell if it is original to your buick by looking at the code. Both LOF and PPG supplied glass to gm; but I think LOF was the only supplier of windshield glass in 65-67. There was clear glass, glass with a greenish tint, and a shading at the top 6 or so inches.
-- Edited by jim larson on Wednesday 7th of November 2012 06:48:55 PM
If it helps one of the few options on our 65 Buick is tinted gl***; it’s the same gl***/trim as the Chevelle and its blue, not sure if it’s the original gl*** however. I have seen blues to greens used but never bronze on cars’ but that’s not to say it’s not out there.
I have seen bronze and gold tint used on military aircraft but it’s used for other reasons such as RF suppression and UV exposure at altitudes above the atmosphere but it’s very expensive because gold is used in the tinting process.
Thanks John, it was rather humorous.
I've heard that the blue shading on replacement glass accquired a bronze-ish tint to it over the years. Do you think the windshield was original?
The bronze tint information came to me from Jeff Helms of NC, the guy is all the 65-67 chevelles.
I don't know if it was original or not.
It is a poor pix but take a look at this.
Repacement windshield provided by PPG. http://www.camaros.org/glass.shtml
-- Edited by jim larson on Friday 9th of November 2012 04:19:17 PM