I'm an idiot - or - are mk2 windshields available?

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

I found this, actually gmail had it in the side bar.
http://www.scratchglass.com/?gclid=CIKGu9DrxIoCFSjWJAodtQtElQ

On 2/23/07, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> I bought a new windshield from Safelite Auto Glass just a couple years ago
> for my 16V. ~$170 but that did not include installation.
> Course we could do the installation on yours also.
>
> Also, even though I know nothing about it, I wonder if there is someway to
> polish out the scratches.
> Dan
>
> From: "Greg Pallett" <greg.rocco@gmail.com>
> To: "Scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 8:37 AM
> Subject: I'm an idiot - or - are mk2 windshields available?
>
>
> > This is the 2nd most boneheaded thing I've done to my car.  The first
> > was getting it stuck in that stream june 2005.
> > Last week we had some snow 'round here near DC.  As we all know that
> > makes the roads slushie and you get that disgusting road spray.
> > The passenger side wiper-fluid squirter seems to have given up the
> > ghost.  I discovered this while trying to clean the windshield.
> > I grabbed a chunk of snow in a parkinglot and ran it all over my
> > windshield, the nice melty-action took lots of road grime off and I
> > could see.
> > There must have been some particularly hard crap in that snow, cause i
> > seem to have permanantly scratched my windshield with a lovely
> > curlie-que pattern all over the passenger side.  It's particularly
> > distracting!  (And what gives, I thought glass was a very hard
> > material and difficult to scratch?)
> > Coupple this with 23 years of road snadblasting, the windshield was
> > pretty well frosted, tricky to see out of when driving into the sun.
> >
> > So - I don't imagine they're available NOS anymore, and I haven't had
> > the chance to call local auto-glass places...
> > Anyone got any stories or tips (Yeah, I know - keep the ice/snow away
> > from the windshield)
> >
> > TIA.
> >
> > GP
> > --
> > "Fatal mistakes rarely happen, but funny things often do"
> >
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)