Hatch Glass Swap Opinions Wanted
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Hatch Glass Swap Opinions Wanted
I took the hatch strut fittings and the hatch latch off the glass to clean them up and paint them. Once completed I found that they don't fit properly - the strut fittings were loose all along...I didn't notice if the latch was. Anyway, the glass is thinner than that on my parts car and on the '79. The glass on the project car ('85 GS) is .19" thick, and the glass on the parts car ('85 GSL-SE) and the '79 is .24" thick. I can make the fittings fit, but got to thinking about just swapping the glass. The main reasons not to are:
1) The connections for the defroster have been bunged up and look like hell...but I think I can repair them
2) I can't decide if I want a rear wiper.
What do you guys think? Is the rear wiper worth having? Or does it just take away from the looks? Also, has anyone run into this glass thickness problem before?
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Rich
1) The connections for the defroster have been bunged up and look like hell...but I think I can repair them
2) I can't decide if I want a rear wiper.
What do you guys think? Is the rear wiper worth having? Or does it just take away from the looks? Also, has anyone run into this glass thickness problem before?
Thanks,
Rich
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I hate the look of the wiper but I have to have it to see when I back in to a parking spot. So if you don't need it now, you won't need it later. Sounds as if you got a non-Mazda replacement glass.
And for all those people using the wiper to open the hatch, I swapped in 2 new struts and only open my hatch 6 inches using 2 fingers in the proper spot and then it does the rest by itself. It's actually quite enjoyable to see it work properly knowing you guys are using the wiper and broomstick method!
And for all those people using the wiper to open the hatch, I swapped in 2 new struts and only open my hatch 6 inches using 2 fingers in the proper spot and then it does the rest by itself. It's actually quite enjoyable to see it work properly knowing you guys are using the wiper and broomstick method!
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I regularly use glass from an '85, an '83, and a '79 in my SA (85 has louvers, 83 has graphics, 79 just has tint. I've never noticed a difference in thickness, but one thing I have noticed is that the later years (83le+, I think) only had defroster lines going about half-way down the glass. I've never had any use for the wipers, but then I live in AZ - I barely have a use for the front wipers! lol.