Let's talk windscreen/windshield Options

[Montreal914]

I am currently looking into getting a windscreen (as the UK or parts catalogs calls it) but I am only interested in one that would have the original shape (rounded top).

I saw a few restored 914-6 on display at Rennsport VII with the OE windscreen shape and they were Pilkington, not Sigla. I wasn't able to confirm if Pilkington is the new supplier of Porsche 914 windscreen replacement part, but I have a strong feeling it is.

These OEM windscreens are available in clear or tinted per these two part numbers.

Clear: 914-541-101-10
Tinted: 914-541-102-10

By tinted, I am not sure if they mean with a dark shaded band at the top or overall tint like the side glass (Delodur-1 and Delodur-F, -1 clear and -F tinted).

If someone has this information, please comment. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

My car has the Delodur-F (tinted) side windows and I would like to get the correct windscreen for it. That being said, I am not interested in having any dark shaded green band at the top, I would prefer clear, hence the question above.



For those who aren't familiar with what I am referring to as the shape, I found these two pictures trying to show it. The orange car (Porsche's 914-8) obviously has the genuine windscreen while the red car has a generic replacement. You can see how the top part of the windscreen is "bubbled up" creating a nice flowing live vs a sharp transition.

[wonkipop]

ps

by the way the 914-S (or 914/8) in the factory museum does not have its original screen.

its very unusual. branded SEKURIT - which is a trade name for man safety glass by St. Gobain.



at some point the screen must have been broken and replaced in the piech car.
how can i tell.
the screen has EU regulation markings on it that post date the manufacturing period of the 914s. its that circle with the E in it.
St. Gobain must have been the OE spare part supplier during the late 70s until some time when pilkngton took over.

the other silver 914/8 that belonged to f oorsche has an original kononglas screen.

re the bubble in the curvature of the glass and the two photos you have posted. -
bear in mind that the two photos are not directly comparable. one is photographed with camera eye level higher. the bubble is very apparent at the outer edges of the screen where the curvatures are greatest at the top left and right sides. not so much in the middle. if you lower the camera eye level a little you pick it up. so there is not necessarily any difference in the two examples posted at top of page.

[SirAndy]

by the way the 914-S (or 914/8) in the factory museum does not have its original screen.
its very unusual. branded SEKURIT - which is a trade name for man safety glass by St. Gobain.

I highly doubt anything on that car is exchangeable with a production 914, including the windshield.

What i've seen from the #914/11 prototype, each and every body panel is hand made and looks different from production.
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PS:
Here's an interesting windshield marking

[mate914]

by the way the 914-S (or 914/8) in the factory museum does not have its original screen.
its very unusual. branded SEKURIT - which is a trade name for man safety glass by St. Gobain.

I highly doubt anything on that car is exchangeable with a production 914, including the windshield.

What i've seen from the #914/11 prototype, each and every body panel is hand made and looks different from production.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)

PS:
Here's an interesting windshield marking

Is that from the prototype? It is hard to make out the letters. What does it say?
Matt