| Re: [GMCnet] Windshield manufacturer (Finnland / Europe)? [message #325860 is a reply to message #325859] |
Wed, 08 November 2017 14:57   |
Ken Burton
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Registered: January 2004
Location: Hebron, Indiana
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Viracon was bought up by another company a few years back and they stopped making GMC windshields after that.
There were in the past some windshields being made in Finland and also S.Africa. The were of poor quality and most knowledgeable (GMC experienced) installers in the US stayed away from them.
Today the only manufacturer still making them is Coach Glass. After Viracon dropped out of the GMC (and others) windshield manufacturing business, Coach Glass took over under their own DOT number and started making them. All new ones here in the last few years have Coach Glass inscribed in the glass. I have only seen one from Finland installed in a coach. Unfortunately, I had no reason to write down the name or DOT number from it. I heard that the company in Finland also made windshields for locomotives (trains). There was one fellow from Ontario that called me recently stating that he had one each from S. Africa and Finland. He wanted to know if the guys doing installs at the GMCMI Elkhart rally would install them. The Installers refused.
Call Jim K. He has some in stock but he also might be able to arrange some kind of drop ship direct from the manufacturer to a European address.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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