New slat grill short windshield on market now

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New slat grill short windshield on market now

Post by MAJ Tim » Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:10 pm

FYI this is me unboxing and reviewing the new slat short repro windshield.

https://youtu.be/0wacUlt2G0Y

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Re: New slat grill short windshield on market now

Post by JeePa » Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:23 pm

Reviewed your video. Did you do a side by side comparison of short versus regular windshield photo?
2 inch difference does not seem like much given the short stature of WW2 troops. My slattie in the 122xxx range so “regular” ( standard or “late” ) windshield has been repaired to functional status. You were right , it was a challenge to say the least. Next time I am buying new. Those channels were a PIA to get proper dimensions. And I did not have the fun of opening a package like you did.
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Re: New slat grill short windshield on market now

Post by MAJ Tim » Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:36 pm

I did compare it with a tape measure to my GPW and it is 2” shorter. Not sure how to do a photo comparison.

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Re: New slat grill short windshield on market now

Post by Oakes » Fri Jan 05, 2024 10:57 am

I don't have access to my manuals. What serial number did the switch to a taller windshield?
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Re: New slat grill short windshield on market now

Post by MAJ Tim » Fri Jan 05, 2024 11:10 am

3,545 had the shorter one, so 103547 would be the first with the standard windshield. They started with 100001 so add one for the last with the short windshield and add another for first with the taller.

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'41 MB #101109 Slat
'42 GPW #48315 Script
'45 WC-51 #81775409
'41 WC-8 #8673877
'45 M-29C #14480 Weasel
'43 Bantam TC-3 1/4 ton Trailer
'44 Converto Dump Trailer #886214
'40 Spen Hur 1 ton Trailer
2 K-38 Signal Corps Trailers
'43 and 2 ''44 John Wood M3A4s, RL-35 Reel Cart

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Re: New slat grill short windshield on market now

Post by Oakes » Fri Jan 05, 2024 12:08 pm

See if this works out. Clearly a difference.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10 ... 2939154747
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Re: New slat grill short windshield on market now

Post by Dawgman » Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:25 pm

At least that’s what they say on the numbers. My original slattie is 10390? Going from memory and it has the short windshield AND the short windshield hood with the longer catches and offset hood blocks, so I’m thinking 103547 is not an accurate short windshield cutoff number but everyone assumes it is because that “official” number has been passed around and published, so it becomes gospel.
I think there is definitely some variation to that number with putting hoods and windshields on jeeps with whatever was in The parts bin at the factory that day.
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