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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 10:16 AM
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I just spent 3 evenings very carefully removing my windshield without breaking it and found broken pieces of glass in the glue under it. How can I tell if I have an original or even a GM windshield. The whole windshield seems to be tinted with the top darker almost a amber color??
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This should help:

http://corvette-world.com/corvette_1...te%20Codes.php

On a 78 it is tinted glass and shaded. The AS1 script is on the upper passenger side of the windshield. It marks the area between the shaded and unshaded portions of the glass.

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Thanks, this should clear things up for me.
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I have a used original '69 windshield if you wanna pick it up.
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Hi W71,
If you're talking about a 71 car the windshield should have 1 of 2 different logos etched into the glass in the lower passenger's side corner.
Up to about VIN 4500 it was LOF SAFTEY PLATE, after about VIN 4500 it was LOF SAFTEY FLO-LITE. There is also a 2 letter date code, VT, on my mid-January built car. The logo is etched on the outside so it's readable from inside the car.
All windshields were tinted and shaded at the top. They have SHADED SOFT-RAY as part of the etched logo.
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Originally Posted by Vettebuyer5869
I have a used original '69 windshield if you wanna pick it up.
Thanks, I will check to see if I can reuse my old one first.
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Originally Posted by Alan 71
Hi W71,
If you're talking about a 71 car the windshield should have 1 of 2 different logos etched into the glass in the lower passenger's side corner.
Up to about VIN 4500 it was LOF SAFTEY PLATE, after about VIN 4500 it was LOF SAFTEY FLO-LITE. There is also a 2 letter date code, VT, on my mid-January built car. The logo is etched on the outside so it's readable from inside the car.
All windshields were tinted and shaded at the top. They have SHADED SOFT-RAY as part of the etched logo.
Regards,
Alan
Thanks,
I will look for these.
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