Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Morgan Three Wheeler & Super 3 Heritage windshield?

What about some smart looking wings on the side that would bolt onto the cowl and maybe clip onto the top outer edge of the windshield corners? They could deflect outward and protect and still look appropriate for the vehicle.

If buying a new M3W I suspect I would go with the default Morgan screen; for retrofitting I would go Fairbourne (as indeed I have). I think I did about 4 trips before upgrading... the BIG issue is finding a nice rear view Spitfire-style mirror to mount on it!

True - the big advantage of the Fairbourne svreen is that one can bolt on a mirror securely through the upper hole of the central pillar. With the Morgan screen, I had to fabricate a mount to fit on top of the bevelled pillar. It's fine for parking but it wobbles like my putting stroke at any speed.

Well, that settles it for me. I need that mirror firmly attached so that it is usable. Fairbourne it is!

Just fitted the Heritage screen and I love it! Central pillar is a lot tidier and better engineered, although to be fair I would have gone with Fairbourne but communication, tho pleasant, proved a bit ineffectual. Heritage screen you still get ‘morgan hand’ syndrome! No doubt the Fairbourne is a fine piece though. I think that possibly Melvyn Rutter do a version..?

What rear view mirror did you use?

Btw I have the factory heritage and my only complaint not enough wind in the hair. Well not much hair either come to think of it. I would not want a bigger windscreen.

Put the Fairbourne screen on and I am happy to say that the instructions were admirable. The missing parts, not so much. There were supposed to be some rubber inserts for the central spline as well as a leather pad for the spline to sit on top of the paint. I made do.

It took longer to remove the old windscreens and clean up the slots of the silicone crap that was used.

I took a test drive and was pleasantly surprised by how much my outboard hand was not getting blasted by the wind! The clarity of the Lexan is a welcome improvement as well has having the top of the screen not in my sightline. Looking through the windscreen is a novelty. I did add a small bead of silicone caulk on the front edge where the screen is inserted through the slot. It makes sense to keep water out of that as it will then have a tendency to fall on the electronics. Part of the installation process is removing the aluminum skirt under the dash that is there to collect whatever water gets through and divert it to the sides away from the electrics. It then will fall on your outboard thighs...

Fairbourne screen after thoughts:

Very transparent compared to the stock plexiglass. Harder to scratch. I clean with an aerosol glass cleaner and a cotton towel followed by a very fine polyester bar towel (suitable for fine stemware) to remove residual streaks.

I find that during a light rain drying off afterwards will reveal more water on the inside of the panes. That is a puzzlement. Same during a dry drive. The inside of the windshield will collect the dust coming from inside the car and get attached to the windshield. I suspect some kind of static charge helping here with the dust.

My outboard hand no longer requires ski gloves. The arm is helped as well.

The installation is not perfect. When the stock windshield was installed it was before the body skin was attached to the frame and much easier to do as there was access. After the body is attached there is very little room to work with. Two hands are almost impossible and tools are problematic. I am totally right-handed and there are almost a dozen small puncture wounds healing...

It is still worth it!