68/70Vette
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I ordered all new door windows for my 68 Convertible from Pilkington Classics. Pilkington bought out Libby Owens Ford (LOF) some years ago, and they have since been bought out by a Japanese company. Several Corvette vendors sell glass, but i assume if you purchase window glass with the LOF logo etched in the lower right side (driver's side), it has too be made by Pilkington to avoid copyright problems. They don't sell 68/E69 door windows any more. You have to buy L69 to later years convertible windows. For 68/69E windows you have to buy a $25 per window lower mounting track to convert the 69L/70+ convertible windows for a 68. It's supposed to be an easy conversion. The convertible windows for all C3's are the same shape. The 68/69E windows have 8 holes drilled in the bottom for mounting, the 69L and up windows have 5 holes. The windows they sell are tinted...didn't ask if they sell untinted windows.
Pilkington windows have the correct Astro Ventilation enameled logo. The also include a generic LOF logo on the window that you can see just above the door handles. For correct date coding, they want another $50 per window. These little LOF logo's are sand blasted. With date coding, 69L conversion tracks, shipping, the price is a little over $600.
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Why new windows? My current windows are chipped on the top where the glass used to contact weatherstrip mounting screws on convertible hard top. I bought replacement 68/69E windows on eBay...they look fine in some viewing perspectives, but if you hold them sideways to sun light, you can see a lot of superficial scratches. Also, on the eBay windows, the area of the windows in contact with the felt windows seals has been "fogged" by grinding wear. So I decided to buy new.
The window glass appears to be relatively soft. Being sensitive to scratched window glass, I started looking at all my cars. To my surprise, my 08 hangar queen has two scratches on the passenger window about 4 inches long and about 1/8 inch apart. Have no clue as to where they came from, maybe a diamond ring or something!!!
If you google Pilkington, you'll see that they are a major worldwide manufacturer of automobile windows.
Pilkington windows have the correct Astro Ventilation enameled logo. The also include a generic LOF logo on the window that you can see just above the door handles. For correct date coding, they want another $50 per window. These little LOF logo's are sand blasted. With date coding, 69L conversion tracks, shipping, the price is a little over $600.
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Why new windows? My current windows are chipped on the top where the glass used to contact weatherstrip mounting screws on convertible hard top. I bought replacement 68/69E windows on eBay...they look fine in some viewing perspectives, but if you hold them sideways to sun light, you can see a lot of superficial scratches. Also, on the eBay windows, the area of the windows in contact with the felt windows seals has been "fogged" by grinding wear. So I decided to buy new.
The window glass appears to be relatively soft. Being sensitive to scratched window glass, I started looking at all my cars. To my surprise, my 08 hangar queen has two scratches on the passenger window about 4 inches long and about 1/8 inch apart. Have no clue as to where they came from, maybe a diamond ring or something!!!
If you google Pilkington, you'll see that they are a major worldwide manufacturer of automobile windows.
