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Traveller windows
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:54 am
by FrankM83
DId Travellers have their glas etched with the so called triple XXX logo? as I had a call from someone asking if i have any with this logo as he said he's sure that travellers had this logo, but on the 2 sets i have none have them. Thanks
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:56 am
by PSL184
I don't think either of mine have but I'll check later on this evening...
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:58 am
by FrankM83
he said he has on two of his... hmm... maybe later cars had them as his is from a 1968 the glass i have are from a 57 and 58
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:01 pm
by ASL642
The XXX was the logo for glass made by the firm Triplex - used on many British car windows.
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:05 pm
by FrankM83
yes but did any Minors get them? :S
btw PSL i soreted the van door handle problem, bullmotif had one new
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:12 pm
by ASL642
Yep we've got 3 (i think it's 3) with Triplex glass. It depends whether the glass has been changed over the years. Glad you got your handle at last Frank!
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:23 pm
by Blaketon
I'm sure mine has them. Will have a look.
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:24 pm
by FrankM83
thanks i am starting to presume these wee fitted to later Travellers
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:22 pm
by ASL642
No some of our Saloons have them as well. I think it may well be that the cars were fitted with glass from stock on the production line and there were several glass suppliers. I know Triplex were one firm, but I cannot remember the other.
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:48 pm
by mike.perry
My 68 Traveller and 52 MM both have the Triplex Toughened logo forming a circle with a kite mark underneath. The logo is dated depending on where the dots are but I can't remember the system.
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:05 pm
by ASL642
Found the info. If you know which decade your car was produced it is as follows: Look for the two dots in the TRIPLEX logo on the glass.
One dot above T,R,E, or X gives the quarter of the year the glass was manufactured.
T is Jan,Feb, March, R is April, May, June, E is July, Aug, Sept, and X stands for Oct, Noc, Dec.
To find the year of manufacture, look at the nine letters in the word TOUGHENED. One dot below a letter gives the year of the decade: t is 1 o is 2 U is 3 etc. If there is no dot the year is zero.
This also works if you have a TRIPLEX window with the word LAMINATED instead of TOUGHENED.
(Many thanks to the MGB site for this info)
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:46 pm
by mike.perry
Thanks for that. Any chance that you can file the info where it wont get lost? Under "Useful Tips" or somewhere?
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:21 pm
by ASL642
Ok will put it in Tech Tips so it won't get lost.
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:55 pm
by PSL184
Hey Frank - checked and yes mine has the Triplex logo but most of them are very faded over the years I can hardly see them.....