MGB & GT Forum

Hi, car is being painted this week and I am ready to order new windshield. Any problems with these aftermarket pieces? I do have a 40 year old one, but it would be nice to have a new one. Any GT experiences out there?? Dennis P

Order a Pilkington. No issues.

I'd go ahead and order the glazing rubber and the filler strip from McGregor's in Canada.

Not sure if the glazing rubber is any different than Moss's but the filler strip is ~ 1/8" wider
which is indicated to open the glazing rubber to allow eazier installation of the finsher strip.

I received my filler strip this week for the rear hatch. It is wider. Haven't attempted to install
the wider filler or chrome yet but I understand that's the ticket to eaze installation of
the finisher strip.

I have a Pilkington/Triplex installed in 2005 or 06. It came with a slight but noticeable swale (shallow depression) right in the line of vision on the LH side. It is really only visible when using the windshield washers on a dry windshield or during the first few minutes of rain as an unwiped or smeared area. Probably a fluke, but not enough of a problem for me to go thru the ordeal of replacing it. Nonetheless, be aware that even most preferred brands sometimes slip up on quality as well.

I have also had 2 Safelite auto glass branded windshields in the car (1988, 1999) both of which were good for clarity and wiping, but softer than the glass that Pilkington uses (I still don't have visible pitting yet with mine) and easily pitted by road wash and sand and easily scratched by wiper blades. Most folks don't go thru windshields as often, but then mine is a daily driver and all of these were replaced because road conditions in Idaho during the period mentioned presented a lot of flotsam that either pitted, chipped, or cracked everybody's windshields more often than most other areas, urban or not. FWIW

I bought the Moss windshield and related rubber seal, no issues with installation, no leaks when it rains or I wash the car.
David

Thanks all.....DP

We finished restoration of our 74 in 2006 and used the Moss windshield. No issues at all but from the inside I've noticed some minor clouding around the bottom corners. You can see it from inside the car but not so much on the outside. Rubber seals were new and are still nice. The car is garage kept but we do drive it a lot in the hot Va sunshine. I have noticed that the quality of the glass is very good. We're not getting any pitting and scratching.