Rear plastic window
Rear plastic window
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Ian.B

Original Poster:

16 posts

241 months

Saturday 16th September 2006
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Can you aquire rear plastic windows to fit into your rear hood.It has a small split.

Cheers

jodypress

2,110 posts

304 months

Saturday 16th September 2006
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you should be able to get it done under your windscreen cover on insurance. Mine was covered, didn't affect NCB and cost me 50 quid excess.

Ian.B

Original Poster:

16 posts

241 months

Saturday 16th September 2006
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cAN YOUJUST REPLACE THE PLASTIC WINDOW ITSELF IF IT IS TORN...THE HOOD IS FINE.?

GreenV8S

31,023 posts

314 months

Saturday 16th September 2006
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You can, but most professionals who do this will take the hood off the car so they can machine stitch the new window in. Since the hood is glued on, there's some chance that it will be damaged when they take it off.

Ian.B

Original Poster:

16 posts

241 months

Sunday 17th September 2006
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Thanks chaps..I have only been on the site for a matter of days but I am learning things quickly.

petea

2,762 posts

264 months

Monday 18th September 2006
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Ian.B said:

cAN YOUJUST REPLACE THE PLASTIC WINDOW ITSELF IF IT IS TORN...THE HOOD IS FINE.?


I used to own a triumph spitfire (along time ago now and i was young!)and the year plastic window used to zip out while the roof was still up if you know whay i mean. I have toyed with the idea of trying to do the same if/when my hood requires replacing.

Its good for lowering the roof aswell as you can unzip the window and lower the roof - since the window is unzipped it stays relatively flat and does not have to flex.

It may mean that the rear window has to be split into three sections - rear screen and two side bits but that would still look OK wouldn't it...?