1966 tinted corvette windshield

[Harry L.]

Does anyone know or have any idea who makes the correct shade for a 1966 corvette with a/c windshield? the 2 companies I have talked to, Pilkington and PS Autoglass say they use a green glass with a green shade band across the top of the windshield. Both Companies say they have the correct size Date Logo and both are price compatible. thanks Dutch

[Paul J.]

Re: 1966 tinted corvette windshield

Do you mean color or sunshade? To my knowledge no one makes the correct shaped sunshade. There is a lot on this in the archives. I don't know about color.

[Harry L.]

Re: 1966 tinted corvette windshield

What is the correct shaped sunshade for a 1966 corvette coupe with a/c?

[Gary B.]

Re: 1966 tinted corvette windshield

What is the correct shaped sunshade for a 1966 corvette coupe with a/c?

[Dino L.]

Re: 1966 tinted corvette windshield

The correct shape is wide at the a pillar and narrower at the center where the mirror is. Current repos stretch the plastic interlayer and the shade band is equidistant from the top edge of the windshield. Picture a sheet of plastic that is a rectangle and it is stretched to look like a smile. The color of the shadeband is blue, original fade to bronze with UV light , you mention green shadeband, you see those on BMW and Mercedes ....not GM cars of any vintage.

[Jim D.]

Re: 1966 tinted corvette windshield

Here's the original in my 65 and nobody makes a correct replacement.

[Gary B.]

Re: 1966 tinted corvette windshield

Dino,

Thanks for the clear explanation of how the tint shape is probably produced with the repro tinted windshields . Search as I did on google and google images, I was unable to find a clear example of what a "vignette transition" is, so I still have no idea what that term visually implies.

Gary

[Gary B.]

Re: 1966 tinted corvette windshield

Jim,

What would you guess is the ratio of the width at the center vs. at the pillars? About 50%?

Gary

[John H.]

Re: 1966 tinted corvette windshield

Dino,

Thanks for the clear explanation of how the tint shape is probably produced with the repro tinted windshields . Search as I did on google and google images, I was unable to find a clear example of what a "vignette transition" is, so I still have no idea what that term visually implies.

Gary

Gary -

A "vignette transition" is wordsmithing for describing that the lower edge of the darker shade band blends gradually (over a height of an inch or two) from the shade band contrast to the basic windshield tint shade, as opposed to an instantaneous transition like you'd see with a taped mask line.

[Gary B.]

Re: 1966 tinted corvette windshield

John,

Thanks for the definition. From the text in the JG I had no idea vignetting referred to the transition from non-tinted to tinted and applies to the entire length from side to side. A simple definition of vignetting in the JG would have helped us word-challenged folks.

Gary

[Harry L.]

Re: 1966 tinted corvette windshield

So then the 3 glass companies Pilkington, PS Autoglass and classic Autoglass are all telling me that there green shaded glass are factory correct are all lying to me about there windshields? Dutch

[Dick W.]

Re: 1966 tinted corvette windshield

I would not be surprised if all three companies are selling the windshields made by Pilkington. In the days of OEM Glass, the supplier was PPG which I believe Pilkington purchased the automotive glass business from. I would be very surprised if anyone else, unless it be a Chinese company, would produce low volume products such as talked about here. I would think 1,000-1,500 windshields a year for mid years would be a very good year.

[Mark D.]

Re: 1966 tinted corvette windshield

So then the 3 glass companies Pilkington, PS Autoglass and classic Autoglass are all telling me that there green shaded glass are factory correct are all lying to me about there windshields? Dutch

Do you really expect the membership here to know the answer to that?

[Terry B.]

Re: 1966 tinted corvette windshield

Why not go with a non tinted windshield if you cannot get the correct shade band but the logo and date code on the glass are correct?

Terry

[Tom A.]

Re: 1966 tinted corvette windshield

Clear glass works well only if you do not have tinted side glass.