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03-15-2009, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by e9stibi

Sigla is not a supplier. It is the German short version for "Safety Glass" (German: Sicherheitsglas) which just specifies minimum requirements for car glass in Germany. Securit is most likely the manufacturer.

So is there more than one supplier now?

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03-15-2009, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by e9stibi

fwiw, Sigla GmbH was started in 1938 as a glass company. It then became Flachglas. In the 80s it was bought by Pilkington but used the name, Sigla. In 1999 it went back to being Flachglas Wernberg GmbH. So it's very likely that cars before 1999 were labeled Sigla as the company name.

But I'm guessing that currently it's either Saint-Gobin Sekurit, Pilkington, or Flachglas glass as OEM.

(I used to be into VW buses. Authenticity is a big issue: http://www.dropgates.com/y2y/glasslogos.html In the middle of the page you'll see the Sigla GmbH logo, which is identical to cy7878's windshield logo)