325ic rear window

[Julien]

Bought an IC with a cracked rear window.. i've been quoted 650$ to install a rear window.. now, i can get a german cloth top for 515$, has anyone installed a top or know how to go about this procedude (as in replacing the rear window)?

[chriskb3]

i think ive seen a replacement rear window on ebay? and a write up on it somewhere...sorry, im useless.. all i know is that you dont have to reaplace the entire top.

[Il Duce]

the e36 guys do it all the time, i did one on my friends 95 318i, and the glue we used was pretty shitty, didnt look too good.

[Dave]

Would a tan German cloth top, still mounted on the frame, just over a year old do you? I am flirting with parting out the Cabrio to pay for my track car project.

[Jand3rson]

i think ive seen a replacement rear window on ebay? and a write up on it somewhere...sorry, im useless.. all i know is that you dont have to reaplace the entire top.

Totally off-topic here, but aren't you the guy from Maxbimmer I sold the 325i crankshaft to? How's that working out for you?

[Bimmerfanatik]

back to the top.

My rear window has cracked, I need to replace it.

Dave. I cannot believe you were going to PART my car.

sigh.

[Jordan325iC]

I talked to an uhpolstery shop about replacing my rear window. He'd done it a few times, and he recommended strongly against it. Pretty much, if it's not a zip-in, you have to cut up the top and then sew it back together, which causes leaks and bad things. Easier to just replace the whole thing, and probably cheaper.

[Bimmerfanatik]

I talked to an uhpolstery shop about replacing my rear window. He'd done it a few times, and he recommended strongly against it. Pretty much, if it's not a zip-in, you have to cut up the top and then sew it back together, which causes leaks and bad things. Easier to just replace the whole thing, and probably cheaper.

No offense, but I hope that guy was sandbagging you.

It does not seem to make ANY sense that an arguably fragile and easily damaged part would be impossible to replace on its own.

There's a guy on ebay that sells the sew in windows for 80 - comes with replacement instructions too.

I would hate to have to replace the whole top - it's damn near new.

[Dave]

did you talk to Andrew about this to get some insight, Scott?

[Bimmerfanatik]

did you talk to Andrew about this to get some insight, Scott?

Thanks for the reminder Dave - I'ma go PM him.

[wastedincome]

What about Rob?? Is that something he can do?? I hope its not a big PITA cause that'll suck. I think I'm gonna start being a lil' more carfull w/ my cabby's rear window now

[Bimmerfanatik]

What about Rob?? Is that something he can do?? I hope its not a big PITA cause that'll suck. I think I'm gonna start being a lil' more carfull w/ my cabby's rear window now

Rob said he'd give it a try...we'll see.

[Jordan325iC]

Well arn't some rear windows replacable, like w/ some sort of zipper? I think I heard that somewhere, and mine definately isn't. It sort of seems to make sense that cutting a hole in a piece of fabric and then trying to patch it up would cause problems

[Bimmerfanatik]

Well arn't some rear windows replacable, like w/ some sort of zipper? I think I heard that somewhere, and mine definately isn't. It sort of seems to make sense that cutting a hole in a piece of fabric and then trying to patch it up would cause problems

Mine isn't the zip in.

I believe it has something to do with removing the stitching, replacing the plastic, then resewing.

I'm half tempted to just tape the fucking thing up. Stupid plastic window. Top's never going up unless it's raining, and who cares what the window looks like so long as it keeps the rain out.

[Julien]

we ended up paying to get it done on my moms car... we tried sewing it, it was a total pita.



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