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| Author | Subject: Rear Window Removal |
 mik
Seasoned Pro  Location: Kent Registered: 17 Feb 2011 Posts: 2,100 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Did a search but didn't find anything.How likely is it to get the rear window out of the hatch without breaking it? I am prepared to pay a professional to do it if necessary. If it did break, is a new one hugely expensive? Just costing options for some painting I will get done before the end of the year. ________________________________________ Cherry Rallye SOLD |
 Posted 16th Jul 2011 at 22:03
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Not a chance doing it yourself, I tried and ended up with a big pile of broken glass. Professional might be able to, but personally I'd just get a new one put back in for what it's worth. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 17th Jul 2011 at 17:39
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mik
Seasoned Pro Location: Kent Registered: 17 Feb 2011 Posts: 2,100 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Yes I see - paying someone to get it out might be more expensive if he fails than just getting another one regardless and accepting it is going to break. Thanks. I'll price a new one up when I come to do the painting. ________________________________________ Cherry Rallye SOLD |
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Posted 17th Jul 2011 at 23:24
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #4
There's not necessarily any point to remove it in order to respray, as long as you masked it up okay.________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 17th Jul 2011 at 23:26
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mik
Seasoned Pro Location: Kent Registered: 17 Feb 2011 Posts: 2,100 Status: Offline |
Post #5
That was the original plan, to mask off the glass to correct a badly matched and ineptly-filled blow-in that looks like a dealer cheapo job - but then I saw a 2 little bits of paint bubbling coming out from under the glass. Years of all that salt being sucked up off the road I suppose. So to sort it properly the glass needs to come out. ________________________________________ Cherry Rallye SOLD |
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Posted 18th Jul 2011 at 03:29
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #6
Ah fair enough. In which case if it were me, I'd find a price for a new one, smash the old one out so I could prepare it properly myself. I'm sure the money you'd save prepping it yourself would pay for the new glass  ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 18th Jul 2011 at 03:31
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mik
Seasoned Pro Location: Kent Registered: 17 Feb 2011 Posts: 2,100 Status: Offline |
Post #7
Sounds like a plan!________________________________________ Cherry Rallye SOLD |
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Posted 18th Jul 2011 at 03:43
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey  Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
Post #8
CUJ got his out with a hammer, I don't think he put the same one back in though.________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 19th Jul 2011 at 20:49
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #9
Yeah, mine's gonna be a b*tch to put back in. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 19th Jul 2011 at 20:55
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3rd time lucky
Seasoned Pro  Location: maidstone Registered: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 1,879 Status: Offline |
Post #10
owain wrote: Yeah, mine's gonna be a b*tch to put back in.  I need to do mine. So your saying you cant remove the rear windows? ________________________________________ DIABLO GTI-6 - Legend - NILE GTI-6 - SoldCHERRY GTI-6 P1 SUPERCHARGED - Broken up BLACK RALLYE - Sold 205 Dturbo xud9 work horse - Dead CHERRY RALLYE - new toy |
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Posted 14th Sep 2013 at 12:40
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mik
Seasoned Pro Location: Kent Registered: 17 Feb 2011 Posts: 2,100 Status: Offline |
Post #11
IIRC the advice was it might well be possible to get it out in one piece but in doing so there is a chance that the heater element connection tabs will be damaged so no guarantees. Mine is the more difficult P3 bonded type though. I haven't actually had mine done yet, even though that was the plan 2 years ago, as a bunch of other stuff got in first but now close to the top of the list. ________________________________________ Cherry Rallye SOLD |
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Posted 15th Sep 2013 at 00:29
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jimmyhackers
Seasoned Pro  Location: birmingham Registered: 14 Jun 2011 Posts: 1,149 Status: Offline |
Post #12
might be just as easy to swap the whole rear boot door than swapping the glass, just a few hinge bolts teh loom the shocks then swap your lock barrels over and your away.________________________________________ the world is changed by people in sheds |
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Posted 15th Sep 2013 at 03:57
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