Source for replacement '71 fb windshield?

[dtmasoGT5]

In removing my front windshield I cracked it. And that's after I read elsewhere on this site regarding several methods to remove it (short of using a hammer, Midlife).
I switched to the 'piano wire' method and the remainder was easy as butter - but after the fact.
Anyone have ideas on sources for a replacement. Kentucky Mustang has 1 available, (not a Carlite), and it's pricey.


NPD has a limited selection of cheaper ones, mostly for coupes and verts. What's the best repop brand and source out there right now. Of course, I'd do a Carlite if I could find one to match.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[Sheriff41]

@mrgmhale had a contact for glass. Perhaps he'll chime in.

 

[rio1856]

In this thread https://7173mustangs.com/threads/the-rickster-a-73-mach-1-work-in-progress.16772/page-16#post-433827
mrgmhale wrote posting #309,

Quote, "If you get your windshield from ECS they will etch it with the proper CarLite logo, tiny type, and date code to match your oem glass. Same with other glass parts. I have gotten several door glass parts for our 69 Shelby and 73 Mach 1. Dead on each time."

Here is the website for ECS

https://ecsauto.com/collections/ford-glass

 

[jscott]

https://www.autocityclassic.com/197...-mustang-2-door-hardtop-fastback-windshield-w

 

[dtmasoGT5]

Thanks for the referrals guys.

My old glass has an opaque black band across the bottom - as in the NPD glass pictured above - in many of the offerings of others that blacked-out portion is absent as is the tinted portion across the top in their web photos/description.

I'll call them on Monday, but was that solid blacked-out portion at the bottom standard on the Mach glass?

 

[James Bond]

I have an original green tinted windshield on my Mach 1 and it does have the black out on the bottom. I could not say if that was standard on all Mach's.

 

[dtmasoGT5]

Thanks James. And I’m still not even sure what, if any, tint I have. I don’t have a comparison. It actually might be clear, cause it doesn’t look at all tinted green. I’ll figure that out, but I certainly want the black strip at the bottoms - it hides a lot of the dash.

 

[Sheriff41]

If your car came with AC it likely has tinted windows. Your Marti report will say if your car came with tinted windows. Not sure if it's addressed on the buck tag, but someone else may know.

 

[Spike Morelli]

I concur with Sheriff, if your car was ordered with A/C, it came with the green tinted windshield, which assists in keeping the interior cooler. It makes sense, doesn't it? I've heard that for years. Along with the A/C option, the rear end gears were limited to certain ratios available , to the higher gears, to protect the factory A/C compressors from being revved beyond their designed working range.

 

[Cleveland Crush]

For the what it's worth dept. my 1972 factory non air glass is Gray at the bottom.

 

[James Bond]

FYI, the green tint is very obvious and the car is non AC with a 3:25 ratio.

 

[dtmasoGT5]

If your car came with AC it likely has tinted windows. Your Marti report will say if your car came with tinted windows. Not sure if it's addressed on the buck tag, but someone else may know.

Yup - Marti confirms mine as an AC car with tinted windows.

 

[dtmasoGT5]

FYI, the green tint is very obvious and the car is non AC with a 3:25 ratio.

It did come with an auto and a 3:25 ratio rear end, but now has a Tremec 5spd before a 4:11 rear end.
Hopefully, once running again with AC, the compressor won't blow because of taller transmission gears (?).