A colleague needed a 'screen for a MK1 Elva Courier (I'd never heard of them neither) and a windscreen company cut down a lorry 'screen to fit.
The MK1 had a flat screen, so the windscreen company would have just had to find another vehicle using a flat screen they could cut to fit. The MK2 had a proprietary screen, not sure what from but possibly a Triumph Spitfire.
But it reminds me of a story my Dad told me about. The Daf tipper truck he dove needed a new screen but the boss wasn't to keen on shelling out for a genuine one from Daf. So they had a local outfit (this was the Shetland Isles, in the early 80's) cut one and fitted it. But within a day it had cracked. Had another go and had the same result. Only then did someone think to have a closer look and found that while the screen looked like it was completely flat, it actually had a very slight curve!. After which, a proper screen was duly ordered!
As for the OP, I'd try to find out were else the 2nd gen Stream was sold (I'm thinking the USA?) as it may be cheaper from somewhere other than Japan. But, there is undoubtably going to be a risk having such a large screen shipped from anywhere, and the further it is coming from, the higher that risk will be.
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