Duro-Glas - original?

creative native · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:45 pm Post subject: Duro-Glas - original?

I have been told that Sekurit was the only original glass used in the oval years. My 1955 has Duro-Glas in every window. I was told that Duro-Glas was the replacement glass, but in the detailed history I have of my car, the original owner mentioned nothing about every window in the car being busted and replaced. Does anybody out there know the real story?
Thanks!

JorgeDavidson · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject:

My oval `57 has all Duro-Glass, even the rear ovsl windshield. I don´t remember where is, but there´s a topic related to logos.
Check this out:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=305350&highlight=duro+glass
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tasb · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject:

Believe you got some bad information there. There are many ovals with Duro Glas.
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scvw · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:01 pm Post subject:

About half of my windows in my '53 Oval are Sekurit and the other half are Duro-Glas.
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53 0val · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject:

billmetric · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:25 pm Post subject:

my '55 is also all Duro-Glas, both of my '54s are all large logo Sekurit
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53 0val · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:36 pm Post subject:

scvw · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:39 pm Post subject:

and the verdict is? Sekurit=factory and Dugo-Glas=replacement or it could be either or with no rhyme or reason?
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53 0val · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:04 pm Post subject:

Yustrn · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:24 pm Post subject:

RareAir · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:34 pm Post subject:

Both SEKURIT & DUROGLAS supplied VW with glass.

Seems more people prefer SEKURIT, but DURAGLAs is acceptable. Just like most prefer Kamax bolts to Dorn, Rasche & Verbus. But they all came factory.

Kjell Roar · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:40 am Post subject:

Most factorys got at least 2 suppliers, if they got problem with one of them, they have another to trust.

petrol punk · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:47 pm Post subject:

My '56 is all Duro-Glass. I think the tires were Sekurit though. Laughing

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billmetric · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:43 pm Post subject:

maybe you mean Semperit tires Wink

, I've had a few of them too, as far as windshields go one of my '54s was a grey market import but the other was a real US spec car, unfortunately both had later replacement generic american replacement windshield glass, most early US spec laminated safety glass I see has the Sigla Ver Bund stopsign octagon logo, my '55 which I imported from Germany in 1990 had the original Duro Glas tempered windshield with the "clear view" section in front of the driver, if the sunlight was right or you had polaroid sunglasses on you could see the extra tempered bullseye in front of the driver, that is untill one day I was on Highway 99 north of Fresno and a small boulder fell off a dump truck and turned the tempered windshield into a complete spiderweb of crystals except for the "clear view" tempered area, I then realized what that ment, it gave me a one foot circle of glass that I could see out of until I got off at the next exit, the crystalized glass stayed in one piece long enough to make it home and park it untill I could source another windshield
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JorgeDavidson · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:55 pm Post subject:

simon34 · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:01 pm Post subject:

All the glass in my new zealand oval is made by a company called armourplate all matching logos so i am presuming it is original .
probably only fitted down this end of the world and prob wont turn up in the usa But will be about on some of the imported stuff in the uk i guess
Simon

JorgeDavidson · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:05 pm Post subject:

simon34 · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:42 pm Post subject:

JorgeDavidson · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:00 pm Post subject:

Ivan Fuller · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:16 am Post subject:

Hi Simon,

Your car is certainly CKD assembled in New Zealand, as all glass is armourfloat

The S with NZ inside is the logo showing compliance with the New Zealand standard. The glass was part of the local content.

I believe these beetles were assembled with local Australian & German content.

Australian assembled beetles had very high local content & their glass has the Australian standard AS logo.

Cheers Ivan


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