Which Glass ? (Windscreen)

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Which Glass ? (Windscreen)

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May seem like a stupid question but is there a way of finding out which glass my car has ?

From what i can see it looks just standard clear but i know you can get bronze / green , I just want to make sure before ordering

Its an A reg 1983 316 (1.8 carb)

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Use a big sheet of white paper, half of it behind the windscreen, half of it sticking out the open door. Then you should be able to see a clear difference, or hardly any at all.
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Jeroen wrote:Use a big sheet of white paper, half of it behind the windscreen, half of it sticking out the open door. Then you should be able to see a clear difference, or hardly any at all.
At first i thought you were joking but after thinking about it that makes perfect sense :thumbsup

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I do have my serious moments you know :wink:
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My Y reg 316 has bronze tint. If you take the last 7 digits of your chassis number to your local BMW dealer they can provide a build spec which should tell you all bout the factory glass
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Where can you order a screen from as I can only find green tint and need a bronze now thanks in advance
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Do you know here I could get new rubbers front and rear
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Do you know here I could get new rubbers front and rear
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Re: Which Glass ? (Windscreen)

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W+N or the dealership? Glass you should be able to get from Fritz Bits. That's where I got my last bronze side window from.
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