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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 04:46 PM
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Just woundering, was it an original windshield or was it molded from an old windshield?
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 02:05 AM
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It was the last original for 4-doors. The 2-doors dried up long ago.
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 02:27 AM
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I don't have the windshield in my possession but I think it old stock re-manufactured not Mazda OEM.

I just picked up the driver side windows. I will be putting them in this weekend and have to wait for the windshield to come in.

I plan to have it painted so and I know that will be some rust around the front and back windshield. Should I have it worked on before installing the front windshield?

When I first heard my windows had been smashed on my cars I was so sad but now I am

This has reignited my desire to fix up my RX2.

Thanks Again

Washington
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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Someone smashed 2 windows on my GTI for no apparent reason.
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by wkubillus1
Should I have it worked on before installing the front windshield?
Yes, let them make any repairs to the rust before the new one goes in.

-billy
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by bwaits
Yes, let them make any repairs to the rust before the new one goes in.

-billy
yea, another reason is that if you put it in you run the risk of it breaking when the take it back out, so just leave it wraped up un till the body work is done. Plus the same person might come back and breake the new glass.
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 01:20 AM
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Yea, I am planning on cleaning out my garage and putting it in there.
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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Hey I have a passenger window, actuallly a whole door.

I thought it was a driver's side .... sorry

I parted this car back in 98or99 and had to keep the door because it was decent.

but, I have a coupe soo....

I have to pull the window to figure out shipping and package it up.

here's a pic of the door.

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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 01:41 AM
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Passenger's Window

Thank you, but I have found the driver's windows locally.
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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On The road again

Thanks everyone for your help.

Believe it or not.
This has pushed my project along.



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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 07:08 PM
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Sweet, keep us updated
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 05:28 PM
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Can someone point in the right direction as well. I am looking for the front windshield as well. 72' Sedan... thanks guys!
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Old Nov 2, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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Washington, Sell me back my Deuce...
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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 11:14 PM
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Sorry you are having seller's remorse.

Orville,

I have traveled to:

Atascadero: back seats
Santa Barbara: front and back spoiler
Anaheim: turbo muffler
]Pasadena: center console
Tacoma, Washington: fenders
L.A.- passenger windows (Where I met the son of the owner, whom you brought it from.)

Besides buying horn button, gas cover, emblems, glove box door, windshield motor and interior plastics online from ebay that came from Australia, New Jersey, Florida and Oregon.

As you can see, I have put in time, effort and money to continue where you left off. As I said before, I don't plan to sell but if I do you will be the first to know.
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Old Dec 22, 2008 | 03:15 PM
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rx2 coupe windshield on ebay

For anybody interested from Florida. Current bid at 110.00.

Good luck.



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973-...Q5fAccessories
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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 03:29 AM
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finding a windsheild for a rx2 is like finding a crystal skull.
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 08:29 AM
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Thanks to the forum, I was able to find probably the last new windshield in north america. I was considering buy from Aus. which would have cost about $800-900. I really got lucky.
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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i wonder how they make molds out of windshilds, we could have an arson of RX2 windshields if we could get someone to do it.
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Old Jan 13, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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It's all about money. I wonder how many cars are still rolling that someone would find it profitable to manufacture?
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 02:57 PM
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I think the question is not how many are rolling but how many are worth fixing. Anyone know how many RX2s were produced for the states?
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