Repop windshield assembly

[USMC6062]

Who has bought one? I heard they are made in Korea. My new deuce from GL needs a passenger side windshield frame, it's rusted at the bottom like they all do. The drivers side has what appears to be a new one, I'm trying to figure out if it's one of the Korean ones or an original military issued one. If it's a repop, then I wouldn't mind putting one on the passengers side, if it's original, then I'd like to find another original one. My drivers side one says "Hanglass, Hankuk, Sekurit" one above the other on the bottom corner of the glass. Is this original or is that what the repops say? Are the repops as good as the originals? Did the military ever use foreign parts on these trucks? Thanks, Alex

 

[doghead]

I have 3 "reproduction" windshields. I believe they were made by Kia Motors (who reproduces the complete truck for the Korean military). I am very satisfied with the windows. It seems like there was one slight difference(cant remember what) but it is nothing significant. New glass is a joy!

 

[papercu]

glass

A google search of Hanglass, Hankuk, Sekurit comes back with this:
"Hankuk Sekurit Ltd is a member of HANGLAS, a pioneer of Korean Glass Industry.
Since 1971, when the Incheon Plant of Hankuk Sekurit started to turn out tempered glass,
Hankuk Sekurit has maintained a dominant leadership position in the local market. In 1997, the company entered into a technical alliance with the Saint-Gobain Group of France, the world’s largest glassmaker, in order to provide customers with the latest in cutting-edge products and services.
Currently, Hankuk Sekurit accounts for more than 50% of the automotive glass installed in the cars, trucks, buses and railway coaches manufactured in Korea. Moreover, the company constantly seeks to upgrade its product quality and expand its product offerings."

I thought the military bought U.S.A. when possible? Wayne

 

[USMC6062]

I may have just found most of my answers. I did a search on yahoo for "hanglass, hankuk, sekurit" and it comes up with all this Korean stuff, and one website is a Kia website. So I guess the military did use foreign parts on these trucks when they had to.

 

[USMC6062]

Re: glass

A google search of Hanglass, Hankuk, Sekurit comes back with this:
"Hankuk Sekurit Ltd is a member of HANGLAS, a pioneer of Korean Glass Industry.
Since 1971, when the Incheon Plant of Hankuk Sekurit started to turn out tempered glass,
Hankuk Sekurit has maintained a dominant leadership position in the local market. In 1997, the company entered into a technical alliance with the Saint-Gobain Group of France, the world’s largest glassmaker, in order to provide customers with the latest in cutting-edge products and services.
Currently, Hankuk Sekurit accounts for more than 50% of the automotive glass installed in the cars, trucks, buses and railway coaches manufactured in Korea. Moreover, the company constantly seeks to upgrade its product quality and expand its product offerings."

I thought the military bought U.S.A. when possible? Wayne

Hey you just beat me to it. Thanks, Alex

 

[emmado22]

The US Military has always tries to buy from US suppliers. any look at www.fbo.gov will tell you that. But when the supply system has a long ESD on a part you NEED, and the LTC says "get it fixed NOW" out comes the IMPAC Card, a source is found, it arrives, gets fixed, and LTC is happy. I's be willing to be that the supplier of THAT windown didnt exactly say "well, ya know this isnt made in the US".. Im sure it was more of a "do you have a front windshild for a M35A2 instock, and can it ship out today?" thing.....