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Kwolfe · 07-26-2011, 10:26 PM

Alright so I have a 1990 240 hatchback, I just bought it and one of the previous owners decided to weld on 2 different spoilers then hack them off. My trunk now has rust and left over welds. I am going to buy a new hatch and I was wondering how hard it is to take the glass out of the old hatch and put it into the new (the glass is currently tinted that's why I don't want to waste it).

PIN GIO 2 · 07-26-2011, 10:31 PM

same question i wanna know

zooopreme · 07-26-2011, 10:31 PM

Tint doesn't cost a fortune, get new tint on the new hatch.

94spitfire91 · 07-26-2011, 10:34 PM

He's right its totally not worth taking both glass pieces off and replacing correctly I say leave it the way it is and go get the one panel retinted

Kwolfe · 07-26-2011, 11:11 PM

Alright thanks for the input, tomorrow I'm going to sand down my trunk and take a wire brush to the rust, see what happens.

eddieflo · 07-26-2011, 11:41 PM

wel if you were in west texas, you could buy the hatch i have for sale off of my wrecked s13....

240Lover770 · 07-26-2011, 11:45 PM

my friend did this just yesterday to re-seal the glass. not a super hard task but just make sure you have evrything in place. they had glass grabbers and the correct sealant to put back over it. i didnt see them remove it and prep it but i did see them put the new seal on and press the glass back in. not impossible

PIN GIO 2 · 07-26-2011, 11:58 PM

^^^what kind of seal should i use?

07-27-2011, 09:42 AM

fucking toolbags

do you know how much work it is to remove those flimsy moldings & glass vs removing a piece of TINT?

seriously........ im a jew and i can tell you that you're being cheaper than a fucking jew, chinese, AND an indian if you're attempting to swap glass in attempt to "save the tint."

what the hell is wrong with you guys nowadays.

ryandriftingfat · 07-27-2011, 06:58 PM

^^^
Seriously. It'll cost what, $20, for one window?

I paid for tint to be taken off of my car. Then replaced my shitty hatch with a clean one and of course it had tint on. I definitely did not swap glass.

I didn't even try, there's no way that swapping glass would be easier or cheaper.

07-26-2011, 10:26 PM	#1
Kwolfe Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Simi Valley Age: 31 Posts: 184 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Hatchback glass. Alright so I have a 1990 240 hatchback, I just bought it and one of the previous owners decided to weld on 2 different spoilers then hack them off. My trunk now has rust and left over welds. I am going to buy a new hatch and I was wondering how hard it is to take the glass out of the old hatch and put it into the new (the glass is currently tinted that's why I don't want to waste it).

07-26-2011, 10:31 PM	#3
zooopreme Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,772 Trader Rating: (38) Feedback Score: 38 reviews	Tint doesn't cost a fortune, get new tint on the new hatch. __________________ For Sale #1 \| For Sale #2

07-26-2011, 11:41 PM	#6
eddieflo Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: el paso, texas Age: 38 Posts: 135 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wel if you were in west texas, you could buy the hatch i have for sale off of my wrecked s13.... __________________ Wastelandfresh.tumblr.com & soundcloud.com/eddieflo

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07-26-2011, 10:31 PM	#2
PIN GIO 2 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ontario, California Age: 35 Posts: 1,355 Trader Rating: (20) Feedback Score: 20 reviews	same question i wanna know

07-26-2011, 10:34 PM	#4
94spitfire91 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: IL Posts: 520 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	He's right its totally not worth taking both glass pieces off and replacing correctly I say leave it the way it is and go get the one panel retinted

07-26-2011, 11:11 PM	#5
Kwolfe Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Simi Valley Age: 31 Posts: 184 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Alright thanks for the input, tomorrow I'm going to sand down my trunk and take a wire brush to the rust, see what happens.

07-26-2011, 11:45 PM	#7
240Lover770 Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: hawaii/atlanta Age: 36 Posts: 230 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	my friend did this just yesterday to re-seal the glass. not a super hard task but just make sure you have evrything in place. they had glass grabbers and the correct sealant to put back over it. i didnt see them remove it and prep it but i did see them put the new seal on and press the glass back in. not impossible

07-26-2011, 11:58 PM	#8
PIN GIO 2 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ontario, California Age: 35 Posts: 1,355 Trader Rating: (20) Feedback Score: 20 reviews	^^^what kind of seal should i use?

07-27-2011, 09:42 AM	#9
ixfxi Guest Posts: n/a	fucking toolbags do you know how much work it is to remove those flimsy moldings & glass vs removing a piece of TINT? seriously........ im a jew and i can tell you that you're being cheaper than a fucking jew, chinese, AND an indian if you're attempting to swap glass in attempt to "save the tint." what the hell is wrong with you guys nowadays.

07-27-2011, 06:58 PM	#10
ryandriftingfat Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: CA Posts: 790 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	^^^ Seriously. It'll cost what, $20, for one window? I paid for tint to be taken off of my car. Then replaced my shitty hatch with a clean one and of course it had tint on. I definitely did not swap glass. I didn't even try, there's no way that swapping glass would be easier or cheaper.