Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 07:32 pm, by: Adam Lonergan(Alchemistal)
The wrong windscreen will drive you mad. Ring around and you'll find one. Try National windscreens and some of the other competitors to O'Brian and expect to have to drive to some distant suburb to have it fitted. I had trouble early this year finding a green one in Melbourne, all that was available was clear or bronze.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 08:21 pm, by: Wess McManus(Bar)
Its an insurance claim, so I'm limited to Windsceens O'Brian. Bronze or clear would be o.k i guess, but if toyota are not making them are these inferior chinese glass? Adam i see you have a white soarer as well, did you put the green windshield in that one? Cheer
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 08:52 pm, by: Adam Lonergan(Alchemistal)
I have swapped all my glass to green. Some of the white V8 limiteds (31's and 32's) were available with green glass and I like it better so I went to the trouble of swapping it all to green. The first Soarer I saw was a white one with green glass and that's what I've always wanted. The tan leather looks a weird colour from outside compared with the bronze glass but I think the car looks better overall. It does seem that the sun has a little more heat in it when it comes through the side windows on a hot day with the green glass.
Ben Socratous Goo Roo SA as i drive though the valley of the 1/4 mile, i shall fear no falcodore, for the angel of boost is with me
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 09:06 pm, by: Ben Socratous(Socrates)
Wess McManus wrote on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 08:21 pm:
but if toyota are not making them are these inferior chinese glass?
What do you mean? even if toyota were still making them I can tell you right now that joe bloggs window replacements would not be offering oem $3000ish soarer windscreens supplied and fitted for $300ish!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 09:42 pm, by: Wess McManus(Bar)
Hey ben, Unsure what you mean. When I spoke to w o'brian rep he was trying to source through m'caroll(sic?) toyota. That would make it genuine toyota part , wouldn't it? Cheer
Scott Wilkes DieHard Tasmania 92 TT Factory Manual
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 09:34 am, by: Wess McManus(Bar)
Spoke to a few different people today. Seems toyota have stopped production of all but green windshield. This means aftermarket outfits have stopped as well. Why, I don't know.I Would have thought greater demand than ever! wankas!!
Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 10:06 am, by: Wess McManus(Bar)
Yeah, fair enough. But I would've thought common sense would have dictated a neutral clear shield would've been the one to continue. Time to start saving for green turret glass!
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