Hi, I am having a heck of a time finding a new windshield. I have been told by R D enterprises that their source is out of business. I also was told its the same windshield as a Ford Capri Mk1…not sure if thats accurate or helps since they were Mercury here in the States. The other name suggested was Pilkington but they dont have them either. Any suggestions or does anyone have a stash! Thx James
For me the Ford Capri mk 1 /Ford Classic is for the +2 Elan or TVR M series.
Alan
It took me five months to get an S4 windshield in the US. Put on order with Pilkington and then kept checking with them until it came in.
There are windscreens available from the UK, but packaging and shipping is pricey. Not always genuine Triplex and fitment reported as not always good compared with original.
I bought a non-Pilkington one from the group buy about 4 years ago. It was about 1/2" undersize all the way around and fit very poorly. YMMV
Regards,
Dan
Hi , try
Ricky Evans Motorsport (glass) Ltd
Unit 11, Roman Park ,Claymore,
Tame Valley Industrial Estate,
Tamworth,
Staffs.
B77 5DQ
United Kingdom
Gino
A word of caution from a previous post (search for Ricky Evans):
PM sent
James,
I’d keep trying w/ Pilkington, since they are the actual sales arm for the triplex screens. I bought the screen that we installed in my DHC 10 years ago. At that time, I bought from a distributor somewhere in New England and told them I would pick up, since I found Pilkington was going to supply it and they are in a suburb of Columbus.
When I was there picking it up, I was encouraged that I could buy directly from them in the future. They are not a small operation either.
Roger
An extra word of caution…
As recently mentioned under S1/S2 windscreens, I have tried both Pilkington and Ricky Evans bought in the last 18 months. Both were totally unfittable without doing major surgery to the frame.
I understand the Ricky Evans (via TTR) are on the point of making a new screen for the S1/S2 to correct the issue but I’m not sure this has come out officially.
If you have an existing windscreen that can be restored or copied…I suggest that you keep it in a safe place as it will be more easy to have copied if your S3/S4 replacement screen is a disappointment.
I hope this word of caution helps!
The Pilkington S4 screen that I got last year fit perfectly. No modifications required.
There is a different catalog number for earlier Elan models.
I reiterated several times with Pilkington that I wanted an S4 version in clear (as opposed to Sundym).
After researching this topic ad nauseam, I came to the conclusion that Pilkington was the only way to go. Just have to be patient. They fulfill orders about every 6 months. Windshields are now made in Finland.
The fellow to talk to at Pilkington is:
Curt McCool
Pilkington Classics
800-848-1351
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I would reiterate that you should follow up periodically with him. He says he will call you when it comes in but I found that not entirely to be true. The Elan windshields go fast when they arrive, don’t lose your position in line.
I wonder if you have tried “UROGLAS” and they do ship screens.
Alan
I also bought my Sprint screen from Pilkington Classics in Ohio, part number HT025 GN, cost me $155 in 2015.
Ok, So…the bad news. Pilkington classic is Gone. They no longer exist as of the end of 2019. They do not have any windscreens or lotus glass of any kind. Still searching…Thanks for everyones help, Jim
Maybe just the US (Ohio) operation?
Here is the listing on the Pilkington UK website:
pilkington.com/en-gb/uk/aut … dels/lotus
Announcement:
[i]27 Mar 2020
Ensuring the safety of our employees, customers and supply chain partners remains our top priority.
However, we also have to be ready to take action to protect our business at this time.
We have therefore decided to close our merchant sites by the end of this week, with processing sites due to close at the end of next week.
Unless government guidelines change, we are planning to continue running our essential operations, including our continuous cycle manufacturing line, and will ensure that the specialist staff needed to support those can come to work while adhering to social distancing rules.
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Also, I found no announcement of any closure of Pilkington Classics in their corporate news releases going back a year.
Yes, I called. The classic number is 800 848 1351. When you call you get thrown into a general call center in Georgia . I called several times and was told the Classic division is gone. They also said they have no lotus elan windscreens for sale.
There appear to be some mistakes in that Pilkington product list; 9113 cannot possibly be the same screen for S2, S3 and S4 it should be just S3 and S4.
I had the bad experience with Ricky Evans Motorsport screens referred to earlier. Their screen failed (delaminated ) after about a year and with fewer that 1500 miles of use. No acknowledgement of any liability, offers of replacement etc. Beware!
I sourced a replacement from Susan Miller, who had one in stock (S4). She only supplies the correct Pilkington screen and it fits perfectly.
Susan Miller is the first supplier I approach for Elan parts and is a pleasure to deal with.
Elail Data From Pilkington Group Limited today 4/21/2020 Pilkington Group Limited
The attached PDF has PN,Description,Finish,Description
Pilkington Group Limited.pdf (258 KB)
Made an inquiry this week to Pilkington (6/25/20). It appears it would indeed be about $1K (approx $500 for windshield and $500 shipping) delivered to me in FL and take 3-4 months as stated above. I will be making an order. Can inquire about reduced shipping for multiple windshields if anyone has immediate interest (and re-shipping from me to you makes any savings…). I’d like to place my order this week.
"Thank you for your enquiry.
Please see below options and prices.
If you wish to proceed, please complete the attached form with as much information as possible. Please note that due to the custom made nature of the item, payment is required on a proforma basis.
Please note that the price does not include VAT
The screens are made to order and our current lead time is 12 - 14 weeks. Delivery is estimated to be £400 . The glass will arrive wrapped with foam edge protection and a Triplex sticker.
Eurocode Description Price
9113ACL - Clear LOTUS ELAN S2+S3+S4 66-73 £ 390.99
9113ACLBL - Clear with a blue top tint LOTUS ELAN S2+S3+S4 66-73 £ 452.09
9113ACLGN - Clear with a green top tint LOTUS ELAN S2+S3+S4 66-73 £ 452.09
9113AGN - Green LOTUS ELAN S2+S3+S4 66-73 £ 421.48
9113AGNBL - Green with a blue top tint LOTUS ELAN S2+S3+S4 66-73 £ 445.26
9113AGNGN - Green with a green top tint LOTUS ELAN S2+S3+S4 66-73 £ 455.00
I hope this is helpful
Kind regards
Emma Dony
Please note quote are only valid for 3 months
Customer Services Representative
Tel: 01527505210
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