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mcberg Casual Dubber

23 posts · joined Jul 2010 ·

#963514
I'm planning to replace my rear and side window glass in my 74 super, after the previous owners botched attempt to tint them by applying reflective coating 😠 Equally the two door glasses are showing their many years of hardened scraper abuse

So I am therefore trying to source a local supplier of new german glass if possible.

Whilst I can always get second hand side glass, at the very least I'd like to have a heated rear screen for my daily ride. The heated rear screens are available in the Uk for about 100 quid plus lots of shipping cost.

Does anyone know a source in Australia for rear and/or side glass for a 71+ beetle?

Cheers
74 SuperBug
other stuff
94 Caravelle
78 Passat
70 Kombi (first car I ever sold in one piece)
74 Golf (which I t-boned into Nun!)
70 Beetle (mustard bugger which I tried to kill)
68 Beetle preceded by a series of 6v crash test vehicles 😬

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#963515
Hi

Rather than getting them cut by a glass place I bought mine from aircooled net, they were genuine VW but made in Mexico.

Steve

nils Fahrvergnugen

971 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·

#963542
I'm reasonably sure just kampers have the heated glass from the uk
Quit calling rust patina

cam070 Custom Title Time!

1,332 posts · joined Jul 2009 ·

#963544
As above, JK have the heated rear screens on their site but don't appear to keep them in stock locally.

If you are interested I am planning to get some front windscreens made. If I can get a few people to commit it will become cost effective. They will of course be manufactured to Australian standards.

nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#963592
I have had all new side glass made for mine and my mate 57 oval's car with the tint already in the glass. I had it done at Chevron Glass. All glass is etched with the Australian Standard. They also did our front screens in laminated which also has a sticker attached for the Standards. I made 4mm MDF templates for them to work to. I had a spare made for each one just in case.

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#964038
you can get ones made? cool!

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE