Marcos Maniacs

Jeff and all,
 
A lot of the problems around fitting the glass rear screen in particular
were due to the use of an incorrect rubber molding. I acquired my glass rear
screen through the Marcos Owners Club but had it fitted at the Marcos
factory when my car was rebuilt in 1981. I'd be asking Rory McMath if the
plexiglass rubber was suitable for the glass rear screen, and if not, to
provide the correct rubber profile. I think you'll find that the size of the
rear screen was supposed to be uniform across all models but differences
occur due to the hand built nature of the cars. I'm pretty sure that the
glass screen will fit all models but some adjustments may be necessary on
some cars. As I said before, fitting the rear screen can be a tricky job and
it should not be forced under any circumstances. Some cars may need more
adjustment than others.  It requires patience and intelligence.
 
Regards,
 
Paul Dransfield
3 litre Volvo
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Caraway [mailto:DovenWolf@...]
Sent: June 18, 2002 9:39 AM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Marcos Glass!!!


Hi All,
Well it looks like we have several people interested, but also have several
critical questions now!
Thanks to Mike and Tad for their inputs on some of the unknowns about this
situation. 
I sure would hate to pay a lot of money for glass that wouldn't end up
fitting my car correctly!
 
I have written Marcos Heritage (Rory McMath) to see if they have any answers
as to which models used back glass, and if the front and rear glass is the
same throughout the various models.
 
I will also write Hayes at Wire Wheel if anyone is interested in getting a
Lexan rear instead. (Please LMK!)
I have this Lexan type in mine and it looks pretty close to glass. You
really can't tell without thumping it that it is Lexan. However, since it is
fairly new, I'm not sure if it will discolor with age or not.
 
Lee, once we get these questions cleared up, it would be great if you could
contact Pilkington for us. If they could ship it to (or even manufacture it
in) one of their facilities over here, that would be fantastic! (The
Pilkington guys over here probably won't know what we are talking about
though!)
 
I'll let everyone know when I get a response from Marcos Heritage.
 
Jeff
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