Rear Hatch Glass
03-26-05, 05:54 PM
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Rear Hatch Glass
I was at a party last night and someone shattered my rear hatch glass with a rock. I know who did it and have called the cops so I should be able to go to court and get restitution for the glass and some scratches on the paint from the glass. But my question is, where should I get the glass from? The dealer or a company who replaces glass in cars? I want to keep all the original features the stock glass has like the defroster and antenna. Also I will need it fixed before I will see any money so how much am I looking at to get this fixed? I'm sure this is probably the most expensive piece of glass in the whole car.
03-26-05, 07:34 PM
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One other alternative is a used part. On this board we've seen a number of FD's totaled in crashes. Not all of them had their rear hatches destroyed. Most salvage yards are on a nationwide parts search system. It shouldn't be too difficult to find one.
03-26-05, 08:14 PM
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Dude I replaced mine and ever since it has leaked little bit of water into the actual rear hatch and also makes the most annoying "cricket noise" I've ever heard. I can't remember how much it was but it wasn't cheap.
03-26-05, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by widebody2
Dude I replaced mine and ever since it has leaked little bit of water into the actual rear hatch and also makes the most annoying "cricket noise" I've ever heard. I can't remember how much it was but it wasn't cheap.
I'm very much afraid that it will never quite be the same as it was and will have all those annoying little problems.
03-26-05, 08:33 PM
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i have that same cricket sound from my lexus with replaced rear window. usually happens when the car's weight is shifted diagonally like when i'm backing out of a driveway. f**CKIN PISSIS me off
if the other guy is covering it get the whole hatch, u can find them used for pretty cheap
if the other guy is covering it get the whole hatch, u can find them used for pretty cheap
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03-27-05, 04:27 AM
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Originally Posted by widebody2
I know...thats why i was thinking it would be worth it for you to kill that person instead of trying to collect that money haha. Sucky situation
Great advice!!-Alex
03-27-05, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by widebody2
I know...thats why i was thinking it would be worth it for you to kill that person instead of trying to collect that money haha. Sucky situation
Getting the entire hatch might be a good idea if I can find one.
