Re: Wanted: 1/4 glass rear window (drivers side) 88 5Ktq

[Wallace White <wallace@remdesign.com>]

Todd -

Sorry to hear about your break-in. My passenger's side rear quarter
window suffered the same fate about 4 months ago. Hope the rest of your
car is okay. 

I found a few listers with the window but none had removed it yet, so I
didn't bother. I called a few local yards and found one that said they
would pull it and sell it for $25, which was a good deal. I watched as
the guy started on one car with a screwdriver and pry bars and broke the
window in short order. He thought nothing of it and walked off to the
next 5k, this time using a wire (and an assistant) to cut through the
adhesive to remove it. They both sweated away at it for another 20 or 30
minutes and got it out. I paid the $25 very happily after watching that.

You'll need at least one new trim piece: the windshield wiper-like strip
that goes on the trailing edge of the window, between it and the
stainless trim. You'll probably need or want a new cover for the leading
edge, too, and three rivets for it. I've got the part numbers at
home--whoops, for the passenger's side. There are also some little
rubber spacers the Bentley calls for; I just used 0.050" rubber sheet I
happened to have. Linda said the "quattro" decal was something like $20,
so I haven't replaced that. (The donor window came from a fwd).

For the adhesive, I went to a local glass shop that said they would sell
the stuff they used. It's a black tarry goop. 

If you have any other questions, please just let me know. Again, sorry
to hear about it.

- Wallace
  '87 5kcstq 152k, no "quattro" decal on passenger's rear quarter window

> Wanted: 1/4 glass rear window, drivers side (the triangular window behind
> the rear door).  '88 5Ktq.
> 
> A scoundrel broke in through my rear 1/4 window (drivers side). Anyone
> have one from a parts car that they can sell me?
> 
> I can provide a UPS call-tag or Airborne # to facilitate shipping.
> 
> Todd
> todd@myboat.com
> Park City, UT