[DeTomaso] Pantera Windshield Supplier

[Will Kooiman]

One for the Pantera database.

On 10/12/14, 6:22 PM, "Mike Drew via DeTomaso" <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

>   In a message dated 10/12/14 14 39 42, detomaso at poca.com writes:
>
>     We turned to Mike Drew for help and he recommended the Italian
>     factory.
>
>   >>>Here is the source; this is the original gasket manufacturer that
>   has been making them for De Tomaso since new:
>   http://www.cicognaniguarnizioni.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar
>   ticle&id=227:pantera-1970-89&catid=29:detomaso&Itemid=24&lang=en
>   It's unfortunate that USA vendors apparently attempted to get a company
>   to adapt a windshield gasket intended for another car, to fit the
>   Pantera.  Those gaskets are cheaper, but it's nauseating when you open
>   the box and find that they come with instructions telling you how to
>   cut the gasket into four pieces, and also trim it all the way around
>   its circumference, in order to actually fit on a Pantera.  Even then it
>   doesn't work worth a crap.
>   The Euro unit is more expensive and just drops right into place.
>   Because you're not paying somebody hours and hours of labor to modify
>   the crappy one, at the end of the day, not only is it right, it's also
>   less expensive.
>   Roland Jackel carries the Good Stuff and he is a viable source for them
>   as well.  There you have the advantage of dealing with a friend, so
>   there are no language barriers etc.
>   As for the windshield itself, I no longer know where to turn.  I've
>   heard of people who recently bought new windshields from previously
>   reliable suppliers, only to find that they varied greatly from the
>   original dimensions, enough that the glass actually had to be trimmed
>   to fit?
>   Mike
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