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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | Hi,
First off does anyone have a Email for Timo in California,
Only Info i have is Timo Tanshanen, 1 951 687-6579 or FAX 909687-5963 WPC # 4463. 5885 Jurpa Avenue, #G, Riverside, CA 92504
Also has anyone bought a Windshield from http://www.bobsclassicautoglass.com/ and know the quality and fitment is like
Bob's Classic Auto Glass
29898 E Enid Road
Eugene, OR 97402
800-624-2130
541-636-3025
Thanks in Advance
Clive.. UK
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| There are a lot of cheaper vendors. For example I got my bubble top windshield for 270$. Bobs sells this same stuff so its pretty good. I think this is him on ebay, he doesn't ship overseas though. Maybe call him and see if he can. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1957-1958-1959-Chrysler-Windshield-Classic-... Timo is 3 times the cost but I think he gets his glass from Sweden?
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Location: Michigan | I got two windshields for my 55 from him. The first one cracked on the curve at the drivers side. It did it after 2 years. Not sure I can blame him for it. They are pretty old. These were NOS so they are not recently made.
The second one I had the edge ground before having the shop put it in. it ended up costing $900 US when completed to get the new window in (x2) But it's hard to put a price on being able to see out of your windshield in all weather conditions. (Bright sunlight, rainy dark weather and everything in between).
I see they have upped the service. Can do Paypal and credit. I had to send in a certified check. |
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | mikes2nd - 2015-11-14 4:52 PM
There are a lot of cheaper vendors. For example I got my bubble top windshield for 270$. Bobs sells this same stuff so its pretty good. I think this is him on ebay, he doesn't ship overseas though. Maybe call him and see if he can. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1957-1958-1959-Chrysler-Windshield-Classic-... Timo is 3 times the cost but I think he gets his glass from Sweden?
Yes that Ebay Link is Bobs..
Having it shipped within the US so no worry about overseas,, Where did you get the Bubbletop from for $270.. Is it a current Vendor Mike. ??
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Location: Bjorneborg, Finland | >>Timo is 3 times the cost but I think he gets his glass from Sweden?
Timo Tanskanen in CA resells windshields, which are made in Finland. I can help for purchasing a windshield directly from the Finnish factory and arrange shipping
to UK/Europe. The company staff is not Internet connected nor speak English. I have made this to some members already. This would be cheaper way than shipping
windshields back and forth over the Pond and pay extra duties/taxes. Rebel, just PM me if you need one..
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | spinout - 2015-11-14 6:09 PM
Rebel, just PM me if you need one..
Awaiting a quote from Timo currently, as Bobs place has already quoted me for a Windshield,
QUOTE = $425.00 and shipping is $145.00 to a business or $205.00 to a residence..
Would like to find Timo's Email address to contact him directly, But if this fails i will send you a PM Mark..
Thanks..
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Location: Phoenix, Arizona | The Finish windshields are great but expensive.
We bring crates with glass every year from Finland to our shop in Arizona, mostly for our own restorations but we sell one or two every now and again.
We can get glass directly from their Swedish distributor for European buyers, just send us an email: bo@arizonaclassic.com
We are also working with Pilkinson, the original manufacturer of glass for most US made cars and if things go well we will be able to offer new, US made bubble windshields and non bubble glass in the not too distant future.
They are very positive to the idea plus we are just starting to offer classic car glass for a lot of older US cars, glass made by the OEM manufacturer!
This is a brand new endeavor and we have not yet started advertising this service.
We can get GM glass date coded and hopefully we'll be able to get the Mopar glass date coded also son.
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| Yeah I got mine from Pilkington, they appear to be out though.
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Location: Montreal, Canada | ARIZONA-CLASSIC - 2015-11-14 7:32 PM
We are also working with Pilkinson, the original manufacturer of glass for most US made cars and if things go well we will be able to offer new, US made bubble windshields and non bubble glass in the not too distant future.
They are very positive to the idea plus we are just starting to offer classic car glass for a lot of older US cars, glass made by the OEM manufacturer!
This is a brand new endeavor and we have not yet started advertising this service.
We can get GM glass date coded and hopefully we'll be able to get the Mopar glass date coded also son.
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Location: tailFinland | This adress was in a 300 club magazine classifieds a while ago.
Timo Tanskanen
5885 Jurupa Ave
#G, Riverside, CA 92504, 951-687-6579
FAX 951-687-5963
Prices from $500
We quess he sells Finnish made (Kuttilan lasi) glass becouse he is a Finn, lived in Ca 30 years thou, but who the hell knows but him
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Location: tailFinland | I also want to mention that glassware in Europe is mostly metric size (thickeness) |
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Location: Bjorneborg, Finland | Adventurer 60 - 2015-11-16 1:28 AM
We quess he sells Finnish made (Kuttilan lasi) glass becouse he is a Finn, lived in Ca 30 years thou, but who the hell knows but him
I know it for sure, because man on the phone from Kuttilan Autolasi told me once, that Mr. Tanskanen is their reseller in CA.
Sure, the long shipping distance add lot for the prices. These '55-61 flat windshields for FL Mopars cost here in Finland €380-420 each
and bubble windshields €450 each.
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | spinout - 2015-11-15 10:01 PM
Adventurer 60 - 2015-11-16 1:28 AM
We quess he sells Finnish made (Kuttilan lasi) glass becouse he is a Finn, lived in Ca 30 years thou, but who the hell knows but him
I know it for sure, because man on the phone from Kuttilan Autolasi told me once, that Mr. Tanskanen is their reseller in CA.
Sure, the long shipping distance add lot for the prices. These '55-61 flat windshields for FL Mopars cost here in Finland €380-420 each
and bubble windshields €450 each.
Those prices are almost the same cost of a Windshield already in the USA, So timo must buy at a massive discount,
€380 = 408usd
€450 = 483usd
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | Adventurer 60 - 2015-11-15 9:28 PM
This adress was in a 300 club magazine classifieds a while ago.
Timo Tanskanen
5885 Jurupa Ave
#G, Riverside, CA 92504, 951-687-6579
FAX 951-687-5963
Prices from $500
We quess he sells Finnish made (Kuttilan lasi) glass because he is a Finn, lived in Ca 30 years thou, but who the hell knows but him
Ideally need Timo's Email to make contact if anyone can help..
Also Other Sources if anyone knows of any, As posted above i am already aware of Bob's in Eugene, OR..
Thanks Clive..
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | ARIZONA-CLASSIC - 2015-11-15 12:32 AM
The Finish windshields are great but expensive.
We bring crates with glass every year from Finland to our shop in Arizona, mostly for our own restorations
Bo.
Hi BO,,
Sent you a PM mate to your Inbox here on the forum..
Regards Clive..
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Location: Bjorneborg, Finland | Rebels-59 Coronet - 2015-11-16 3:53 PM
Ideally need Timo's Email to make contact if anyone can help..
Thanks Clive...
I just found Timo's email ttr.shop(at)att.net from this website:
http://simplexco.com/auto/sourcelist/sources.htm
mstrug 2015-11-16 4:23 PM (#495335 - in reply to #495128)
What Fins use for windshield gaskets?
Same rubber as you and others 
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Location: tailFinland | mstrug - 2015-11-16 7:23 AM
What Fins use for windshield gaskets?
We buy them from Sweden At least I once bought one gasket at Power Big Meet swap for my friends 300. No idea where it was reproduced.
Then I have seen material sold By measure with out corners.
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Ok guys and gals, there's a little misinformation here.
If it says "starting at $500" it does not mean that the glass you are looking for is $500. You might be able to buy a piece of glass for $500 but most cost more.
Timo is NOT selling for example 1957-59 Mopar convertible and 2drht windshields for around $500.
Time is selling the 1957-59 windshield I mentioned for $1750 each plus shipping ($150 to $300 within the US). Check his ads on eBay.
So anyone thinking they will get a new, Finnish made windshield for around $500 will be very disappointed, the real price is closer to $2000 by the time you have in in your hand.
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Just to add to the discussion and the information here, the Timo sold 1957-59 conv/2drht windshields cost $1750 plus $150-$300 shipping to a commercial address, more to a private address.
There is or was a seller on eBay called Mr Fiat who used to sell the same glass for $1550 or close but that was a few years ago.
We sell the same glass several hundred cheaper.
We are also resellers for a glass company who make classic car glass in Taiwan, India, South America and in China.
It is A LOT cheaper but they don't make the 1957-59 bubble windshields.
They make glass for hundreds if not thousands of old cars from the 30's and on and we sell all of their products at our shop in Phoenix (Copperstate Classic Cars). For local customers we also do installation.
Shipping is costly on glass, $125 to $250 usually for a windshield but to save money for our customers we send a driver to Southern California every 2 to 4 weeks to pick up glass so we can keep shipping from the warehouse in Ca to us to a minimum and we also offer drop shipping directly from the warehouse in Ca.
We sell many windshields for $150 to $300 and nobody beats our prices on glass for most cars.
We also offer rear and side glass by the way for lots of older cars.
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| Anything available yet - thats cheaper? 58 Dodge hardtop windshield - needed in Alaska. Pilkington Classic has none.
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when did you check with Pilkington? many other people have bought up pilkingtons supply and they simply mark them up.
They will get more in eventually.
You can find them higher up the supply chain for 500$. Pilkington charges 275$... you get the idea... |
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Location: Phoenix, Arizona | We talk to Pilkinton every week. They tell us they don't make the 1957-59 Mopar convertible bubble windshields but we are supplying them with a few original windshields that they can use to start reproducing glass for our convertibles/2 and 4 dr ht cars.
They are still getting set up at the new location where we are doing business with them and it will be until late Dec or in January before they are ready for the original glass from us.
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Location: N.W. Fla. | Anyone check their local glass company? Got a new Fury windshield for my '60 for $600. |
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Location: Perth Australia | I am not getting what the story is with $1500 windscreens?
Maybe they are made from thicker glass or something?
The one for my dodge cost me $550 here in Australia (flat one, 4 dr sedan), but got told later that I could have got the bubble one for the same price
Anyway, I fitted the screen myself with no problems except the backward way you have to fit a mopar screen
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| I got a bubble top w453 from Pilkington for like 250$.
They are out now.
They are also out of w451 but the suppliers(whoever they are) have distributed them. Pilkington said they will eventually get them in stock.
Other suppliers around the US have them(I assume from the same maker Pilkington has)?
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | ARIZONA-CLASSIC - 2015-11-15 12:32 AM
The Finish windshields are great but expensive.
Bo.
Ok i now have a Brand New Windshield delivered from Finland to here in the UK.. And it cost about a 3rd of the price to what it would of cost in the USA, mainly due to shipping and import taxes..
Now a MASSIVE ThankYou to Mark aka (spinout http://forwardlook.net/forums/view-profile.asp?action=view&uid=610 ) . Mark basically done all the work as in Contacting the Company in Finland and arranging ALL the details, Just leaving me to send the funds to the company, without him i wouldnt of been able to purchase the Windshield direct from the Factory, Who themselves were out of Stock and made me a fresh Windshield from the mould inside ONE week, And it arrived a Week later..
Cannot Thank Mark enough, If any European Members need help with a Windshield , PM Mark to see if he can help you, A great Guy and fellow member,,
Forwardlook Members are indeed a Family when it comes to helping out another member here,,
Clive..
Here is the Package as it arrived today,,
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Location: Wild Wonderful | Eventually, I am going to need about three of these W453 tinted windshields. I can handle paying 500 bucks for one, but
I refuse to pay $2k for one... I don't care how good it is. I'm not building a Ferrari for heavens sake.
Keep me posted when Pilkington, or anybody else has/makes the correct bubble type, tinted windshields here in the USA.
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Rebels-59 Coronet - 2015-12-18 12:01 AM
ARIZONA-CLASSIC - 2015-11-15 12:32 AM
The Finish windshields are great but expensive.
Bo.
Ok i now have a Brand New Windshield delivered from Finland to here in the UK.. And it cost about a 3rd of the price to what it would of cost in the USA, mainly due to shipping and import taxes..
Now a MASSIVE ThankYou to Mark aka (spinout http://forwardlook.net/forums/view-profile.asp?action=view&uid=610 ) . Mark basically done all the work as in Contacting the Company in Finland and arranging ALL the details, Just leaving me to send the funds to the company, without him i wouldnt of been able to purchase the Windshield direct from the Factory, Who themselves were out of Stock and made me a fresh Windshield from the mould inside ONE week, And it arrived a Week later..
Cannot Thank Mark enough, If any European Members need help with a Windshield , PM Mark to see if he can help you, A great Guy and fellow member,,
Forwardlook Members are indeed a Family when it comes to helping out another member here,,
Clive..
Here is the Package as it arrived today,,
A song comes in mind (actually there's always a song in my head) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POaaw_x7gvQ |
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Location: Bjorneborg, Finland | Clive - I'm glad it arrived safely there in the UK and I was able to help you! While your Dodge is still in the States, now you can open the top part of crate
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Location: Northen Virginia | I agree 2k for a windshield is crazy, unfortunately the W453 maybe fit also in the most expensive car in the wold...the Maybach Exelero, a 8 milli0n dollar car
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Location: D-70199 Heslach | my glass is from Finland, too.
http://www.kuttilanautolasi.syhi.fi/
I am fully recommend this company
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | Adventurer 60 - 2015-12-18 3:40 PM
Great that you got your windshield! Keep us posted when it assembled.
spinout - 2015-12-18 8:21 PM
Clive - I'm glad it arrived safely there in the UK and I was able to help you! While your Dodge is still in the States, now you can open the top part of crate
this weekend and admire its fresh windshield..
Finally fitted the New Windshield direct from Finland today,, Must same it is a Perfect replacement and Awesome Quality.. and Loving the Top Tint...
Here a PIC of old Windshield removed, and a couple of the New Windshield fitted..
Thanks again to Mark who helped immensely in being the middle man to purchase windshield direct from Finland to my UK Home..
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Location: Bjorneborg, Finland | Looks fintastic, Clive. Made in Finland is the brand for quality. I'm glad you are satisfied with it and was happy to help. |
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Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth) | Here is a hardtop style in UT.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1957-Dodge-Windshield-2D-4D-Hard-Top-/20111... |
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Location: Wild Wonderful | 58DeSoDodge59 - 2015-12-18 12:58 PM
Eventually, I am going to need about three of these W453 tinted windshields. I can handle paying 500 bucks for one, but
I refuse to pay $2k for one... I don't care how good it is. I'm not building a Ferrari for heavens sake.
Keep me posted when Pilkington, or anybody else has/makes the correct bubble type, tinted windshields here in the USA.
Does anyone have a used one for sale?
Or
Does anyone in the USA make new ones , with the correct bubble, yet?
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Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth) | Our friend at Copper State Classics in NV gets them for us. He has direct access vto new batches...Marc. |
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