[T3] Late windshields

Soren Jacobsen snj at pobox.com
Wed Jun 27 00:07:40 PDT 2012


On Jun 17, 2012, at 1:52 PM, Jim Adney wrote:

> On 17 Jun 2012 at 13:44, Soren Jacobsen wrote:
> 
>> My 65 came to me sans windshield.  I may be able to buy a windshield from a 71 locally, but I understand these are slightly smaller than the 69-down style.  Is the size difference enough to make them troublesome to fit with a new seal, without clips, in an older body?
>> 
>> Also, do I assume correctly that the size of the window opening remained the same throughout the run of T3s, and only the seal was modified to accommodate the different size windshield and clips?
> 
> With the exception of the Type 34s, I believe the windshield opening 
> never changed. Starting in '71, SOME markets, including the US, got 
> smaller windshields and different gaskets to accommodate the clips 
> that were installed to help keep the windshield from popping out in 
> an accident. I'm not sure how much smaller the late windshields were, 
> but it wasn't much.
> 
> You could probably install the late windshield without clips and with 
> the early gasket. I think a good late gasket will be really hard to 
> find, unless it comes with the windshield.  

Well, it turns out the seller didn't have the windshield after all, so I won't be able to try this.

Thanks for the encouragement anyway.

Soren


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