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Anyone know of a shop that can cut windshield glass to spec?
Preferably in the West LA area
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Ruh roh... the Seven glass break? If so, I'd bet any glass shop can cut a flat piece of glass, especially if the old one is intact. Sorry I don't know of anyone specifically on your side of the hill. Heck, I don't even know anyone over here anymore.
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It's been broken for about a year actually, it just finally got to the point where I need to take care of it.

Yeah that's just it, I can't seem to find an autoglass shop at all. All of them that I have called so far are of the mobile show up to your home with a windshield for X make and model, and of course the response is "Caterwhat"?
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Maybe a regular glass shop, not an automotive one? Woodland Hills Glass can cut whatever you need, or at least they could ten years ago when a friend of mine worked there. It's a small shop so I bet they could still do it. Then you can come watch World's Fastest Indian afterward. :)
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Steve Simmons wrote:Maybe a regular glass shop, not an automotive one? Woodland Hills Glass can cut whatever you need, or at least they could ten years ago when a friend of mine worked there. It's a small shop so I bet they could still do it. Then you can come watch World's Fastest Indian afterward. :)
Perhaps, but would a regular glass shop be able to do the laminated type windscreen glass?

I think my window of opportunity for coming up to see WFI has passed :(
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Good point. No idea if they can get that type of glass. Might be worth asking around though.
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MoPho wrote:It's been broken for about a year actually, it just finally got to the point where I need to take care of it.

Yeah that's just it, I can't seem to find an autoglass shop at all. All of them that I have called so far are of the mobile show up to your home with a windshield for X make and model, and of course the response is "Caterwhat"?
I might be able to help as I actually have a spare windshield for my 7 and if it will fit your car It could be your for a very reasonable price.....free..... :thumbs:

I can actually give you the dimensions of the widshield tomorrow as it is in my shop and I can get them on the way home from my office.
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FYI, my special effects shop could cut you a lexan windshield no problem, much lighter and I know that means a lot for you Lotus chaps.
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Mark,
Would the same offer apply to Speedglass?
In baseball, running into someone is apparently a "collision".
But doing the same thing in a car somehow makes it an "accident".
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Sorry Jimmy dont know about speedglass, what is it?
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Wow, just found these guys,

http://www.percyshp.com/SpeedGlass.html

so its better than lexan as it does not scratch .

Guess I need to replace my cut down windshield,
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I like those Split Lock fasteners. Very interesting!
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