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Old 01-13-2016, 08:55 PM
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I got the smoked kit from a previous vendor on here. I was not impressed. Yes, it came from overseas, Thailand according to the stickers and the quality wasn't very good. The back glass was essentially unusable as the curvature is way off. Around 0.75" too high in the middle. I was supposed to get a replacement but it never happened. Side glass was not bad, but there are some issues with the curve matching between the door and quarter that took a little bit of messing with.

Also the tint isn't really that dark. I would have preferred a little darker.

If you do go with the tinted, be sure you can replace easily if needed.

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Was this the Prodigy smoke glass kit? Man I hope not as I have one waiting to be installed.
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Was this the Prodigy smoke glass kit? Man I hope not as I have one waiting to be installed.

Hi Tony! I've got the Prodigy kit in my 69 and the side glass is as Woodrow described. I did not have any problems with the windshield or back glass. I'm changing the side glass out and switching to Nu Relics regulators. I can't get the door glass up without pulling it up the last 6" or so by hand.
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Hi Tony! I've got the Prodigy kit in my 69 and the side glass is as Woodrow described. I did not have any problems with the windshield or back glass. I'm changing the side glass out and switching to Nu Relics regulators. I can't get the door glass up without pulling it up the last 6" or so by hand.
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Our smoke kits have near perfect fit. Alot of the well known guys here have bought from me and no one has had any issues as far as fit goes. It is not the same mfg that Prodigy was using.
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I just installed a complete OER set. All the glass fits great except the door glasses. I'm on my third passenger side door glass now. Tried the AMD but the green tint is much lighter than the OER. Gonna try one more OER passenger and then not sure where to go from there. Sucks too because the car is finished!!!
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Does Pilkington make an original green tint glass for the doors?
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Does Pilkington make an original green tint glass for the doors?

Yes, here is their website https://www.pilkingtonclassics.com/

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Was this the Prodigy smoke glass kit? Man I hope not as I have one waiting to be installed.
Yes it was.
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Was this the Prodigy smoke glass kit? Man I hope not as I have one waiting to be installed.
Prodigy smoke glass kit was from Autocity, which buys their glass from overseas. It was much thinner than Pilkington. A friend had a 69 Camaro Z28 with Autocity glass and it cracked within 6 months. The car just sat in the garage all the time.

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