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Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:45 pm

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!

Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:37 pm

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

Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:08 pm

Believe you got some bad information there. There are many ovals with Duro Glas.

Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:01 pm

About half of my windows in my '53 Oval are Sekurit and the other half are Duro-Glas.

Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:13 pm

scvw wrote: About half of my windows in my '53 Oval are Sekurit and the other half are Duro-Glas.

Everything but the front window in my '53 Oval is large logo Sekurit.

Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:25 pm

my '55 is also all Duro-Glas, both of my '54s are all large logo Sekurit

Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:36 pm

billmetric wrote: my '55 is also all Duro-Glas, both of my '54s are all large logo Sekurit

I think you both your '54s were intended for the European market. Canadian and US cars were required to have Safety Glass in the front windows before '54. :?

Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:39 pm

and the verdict is? Sekurit=factory and Dugo-Glas=replacement or it could be either or with no rhyme or reason?

Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:04 pm

scvw wrote: and the verdict is? Sekurit=factory and Dugo-Glas=replacement or it could be either or with no rhyme or reason?

BTW, my front window is not Duro-Glass either. It is SIGLA and original to the car. (Export Deluxe 11C Canadian delivery M89 code)

Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:24 pm

53 0val wrote: scvw wrote: and the verdict is? Sekurit=factory and Dugo-Glas=replacement or it could be either or with no rhyme or reason?

BTW, my front window is not Duro-Glass either. It is SIGLA and original to the car. (Export Deluxe 11C Canadian delivery M89 code)

Same with Mine all are large logo SEKURIT with the front an OG Sigla...

Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:34 pm

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.

Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:40 am

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

Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:47 pm

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

Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:43 pm

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

Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:55 pm

billmetric wrote: most early US spec laminated safety glass I see has the Sigla Ver Bund stopsign octagon logo
My BC. Ok, I know, it´s a `57:

Code M 089 says the windshield is laminated.
The "mistery" is when I removed the windshield (all my glasses has DuroGlass double-view logo) I only saw one lay. I have another windshield, a small Sekurit logo, and the double glass is perfectly visible in the borders... Not to hijack the topic but... could it be `cause someone replaced ALL the glasses of my car? :-s

Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:01 pm

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

Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:05 pm

simon34 wrote: 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
Please Simon, post some Logo pics!! :D

Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:42 pm

JorgeDavidson wrote: simon34 wrote: 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
Please Simon, post some Logo pics!! :D
Here you go Jorge not great pics but glass aint that easy to photograph
all but one window has this logo.

The other one has this one same company different logo.

Simon

Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:00 pm

simon34 wrote:
The other one has this one same company different logo.

Simon

Thanks Simon! That logo is really new to me! Should it be related to Sigla Co. ? :-k

Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:16 am

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