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Re: [GMCnet] Windshield manufacturer (Finnland / Europe)? [message #325861 is a reply to message #325860] Wed, 08 November 2017 15:21 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Emery Stora is currently offline  Emery Stora   United States
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Thanks, Ken. I had not heard that but it has been a few years since my windshields were replaced.

Emery
> On Nov 8, 2017, at 1:57 PM, Ken Burton wrote:
>
> 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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