Re: [Chrysler300] Windshield interchange

["Thomas Miller" <tfm@xxxx>]

Here we go courtesy of a post Mr. John Hertog made on 6/28/2000:



Hi Jeff,

It's nice to be getting back to tech e-mails.

You're quite right that there are two different shape windshields. They
are
usually referred to as 'straight' , and 'bubble' .

The W590 is the "bubble" windshield . It was used in ALL 1960
Chryslers.
Then, it was used in ALL 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 Chrysler CONVERTIBLES
,
only.

The W604 is the "straight" windshield. It was used in all hardtops
starting
in 1961.

For the purposes of this discussion, I will only talk about Chryslers,
even
though it's pretty much the same thing for identical bodied Plymouth,
Dodges
and DeSotos.

Both windshields WILL interchange. BUT, a little known fact which I
have
picked up on is that the gaskets are different, from one model to
another.
The straight windshield uses gasket # 2166675 . The bubble windshield
uses
gasket # 1882146
(check out parts books under 23-66-0 ) . It is my opinion that
different
gaskets were used because of the different angle at which the
windshields
come in at the top.

Hope this helps

John

----- Original Message -----
From: jeff shenk
> all;
> does anyone know about the 2 different shape windshields that
fit
> the 64 chryslers?
> i have a 300 that has a standard w/sh, it goes straight down
from
> top edje to bottom and on the 300K i have a w/sh that goes about 4
> inches out then bubbles down to the bottom, has a large bubble in
the
> top of it and side by side its very obvious that they are entirely
> different w/sh's. ive been looking and only found one other like it
> since i got the car in 84, it was in a n/y'er, of all things.
anybody
> got a clue; who is supposed to be the resident 64 expert anyway, i
ought
> to ask him i suppose..


Thomas F. Miller

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