356 B Door Glass

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Stephen Hoskins
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356 B Door Glass

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Which is better? Factory installed glass on both sides (with sekurit stamped in the corner) with one side having a non removeble scratch or is it better to have two windows, each with no scratches, but with different labels?
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#2 Post by Chuck House »

Hi Steve,

I think this is more a personal preference issue as opinions will vary. Some years ago, I leaned more towards trying to restore the car to "as new" condition. I now lean towards preserving a car in good original condition, which means I now accept flaws in original parts over replacement ones, especially if the replacement part shows signs of obviously being replaced.
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Steve: the scratch may be removable. I found a company, Etch Busters, that did my door glass and a friend's. The glass was out of the car during restoration and they came to the house to do the work. I believe they are based in Inglewood, CA, but are mobile. The results were great with no distortion.

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#4 Post by Jim Breazeale »

Stephen Hoskins wrote:Which is better? Factory installed glass on both sides (with sekurit stamped in the corner) with one side having a non removeble scratch or is it better to have two windows, each with no scratches, but with different labels?
Steve

FYI, many 356Bs came with "Durvit" side glass. I have found no pattern as to which 356B came with which brand of glass. I have never found a used side glass that wasn't scratched in some fashion, either.

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PS I've got hundreds of side glasses for 356s and every one is scratched.
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#5 Post by Stephen Hoskins »

My original question came from my recent experience at the Huntington Beach Concours (formerly the Dana Point Concours). One of the judges dinged me for having one window with a "Durvit" label and the other with a "Sekurit" label. The original Sekurit labeled window had a major scratch on it and I replaced it many years ago with the un- scratched Durvit window. Would I have been better off not replacing it for originality sake . At the time I was just happy to find an unscratched window.
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#6 Post by Charles H Jacobus »

Stephen Hoskins wrote:My original question came from my recent experience at the Huntington Beach Concours (formerly the Dana Point Concours). One of the judges dinged me for having one window with a "Durvit" label and the other with a "Sekurit" label. The original Sekurit labeled window had a major scratch on it and I replaced it many years ago with the un- scratched Durvit window. Would I have been better off not replacing it for originality sake . At the time I was just happy to find an unscratched window.
That's interesting, my vent windows are the same way and nothing in my documentation says the window was changed or a new one bought. I wonder if the factory had a contract for both. Which side is Durvit?

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#7 Post by Alex Mestas »

For clarification on a 356 B
To clarify what Jim Breazeale stated the side windows and vent windows were originally "Durvit". Were the front and rear screens "Sekurit?"
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I believe all the glass was originally Sekurit.
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#9 Post by Brad Ripley »

Side window glasses are currently available with Sekurit logos -- for example see http://www.stoddard.com/64454210102.html clear and tinted.
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#10 Post by Mervyn Hyde »

Strange. Reinforcing Jim's point perhaps, my (62 Australian delivered RHD) front quarter glass is Durvit and the windows as well. The rear glasses, seemingly in their original rubbers, are Sigla
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#11 Post by Alex Mestas »

My 63 Coupe that I bought from the original owner has:

No markings on my windshield (replaced by me in c.1982)
Sekurit = rear window screen
Durvit = door glass window both sides and wind wing both sides
Sigla= Pop out windows both sides

I have an early 63 built on August 1, 1962 for reference.
1963 356 T-6 Coupe Signal Red.
1973.5 911 T Coupe Ivory.
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