I believe Steve’s bubble reproductions would be only for the late cars built after 5001 with Dzus fasteners.
because the bubble centers apparently had the large curvature, they would be the long version and that would not work for 2695, which should be an 18” car
Steve - A bubble, large curvature reproduction, needing shortening to fit 2695, would be a 19” with a curvature mismatch for 2695. Was this curvature issue discussed with Wilkinson???
Steve - are you sure your screen came from a push button, or could it have been a post push button prior to 2002??
Pantera Pat - your measurements indicate you have a large curvature panel, and would appear to be correct for 1744
if you want to eliminate that quarter inch overhang, you could just trim the necessary amount from the forward edge that sits in the U channel. That might necessitate drilling new screw holes in your side covers
I am now thinking the large curvature, 19 inch flat screen panels were used for all cars prior to 2002.
so the early cars had a large curvature, then at 2002 the screens became the shallow curvature, but after 5001 returned to the large curvature for the bubble screen????
If correct this tells me the 19 inch large curvature screens are a rare animal. Shortening one to fit a post 2002 car seems reasonable, but its rarity means it should not be altered?
Larry