I do not believe it , went out to do a bit of fettling on my beloved , started her up, opened the boot , set about hoovering , all good until a sudden loud bang , wondered what the hell had gone on, then spotted the rear screen smashed and crystalising in front of my eyes . Amused I am not , well pissed off is what I am. so the question is , can I replace the bastxxd glass myself , does anybody have a rear screen I can purchase, and can anybody give guidance or even help in person on htf to best do the swap, my car is a jap spec 93 , oh and incase anybody has a complete boot with fibreglass car mad spoiler i need a tk3 spec paint finish

 

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how the hell did it brake ? did it close on to something

no , the hatch was open and i was hoovering away . ******* thing. nothing was near it ,

I take it LWB?

yes marty a LWB

An can't help you then :(

Can't help you but when I was disposing of my old tailgate last year I decided to take the grinder to it then skip it. I went to break the glass first and was surprised how little effort it took to do. One mild tap with a rubber mallet was enough to shatter it into fragments that just pushed out. I was surprised because I would have thought that shutting the tailgate on the car was a bigger shock than the little tap I gave it.

A mate of mine killed his zed tailgate screen by letting the rear wiper spring back only 4" with no wiper in it while changing blades

Make sure you get the right tint imports should be bronze uk blue i think but some imports have blue as well .

Make sure you get the right tint imports should be bronze uk blue i think but some imports have blue as well .

 

Correct.

Blue glass on import cars on blue and silver cars mainly.

The problem you may encounter is the thin black trim exterior surround is quite fragile and can break when removing the screen, and I think its quite expensive to source.

 

The other option is to replace the tailgate for same colour. Plenty of breakers out there and its only 4 bolts and a bit of wiring.

The problem you may encounter is the thin black trim exterior surround is quite fragile and can break when removing the screen, and I think its quite expensive to source.

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Ahhh Hmnmmm

 

Actually I was just today thinking of replacing that trim around the back hatch, as when I got my car resprayed I replaced all the rest of the exterior trim and scuttles (why respray a car and put 20 yr old trim back on?)

 

So the trim round the back hatch window looks worn compared to all the rest

 

Also the back hatch glass has a few scratches - I had in mind if I got a windscreen co to change the glass (or remove it and refit it) they would just fit another trim, like when changing the windscreen

 

From the above I asume it is not quite that simple?

 

@sayers wouldnt your insurance cover glass replacement without affecting your no claims?

 

Rich

Hi Sayers, I have a lwb boot with glass, all trim is missing, just bare tailgate and glass. Just sitting behind my shed. If you can collect from me, you can have it for £20. I'm in Stoke on Trent. Let me know m8... :)

Edited January 5, 201312 yr by PaulR

thankyou Paul, i may be sorted, depends if i can remove the glass without damage , if not ill be knocking on your door, will confirm one way or another tomorrow

Hi Paul R

 

Wow I'm not the only Z owner in stoke on trent?

 

Actually to be fair I've seen maybe three or four others in the city - I think i saw your black one on Tescos Longton Car Park a few months ago but I could be wrong

 

Rich

Sorry to hear about breaking your glass but when you get round to fitting a new glass I have the expensive trim still in its packet for sale

mate gutted for you... sorry I can't be of any help....

Not Again !!

 

u think that taking the rear glass out would be easy you'd be wrong its very transparent :)

not really the bloody side trims was a utter bitch well after few hours

sayers now has a rear window for his car

Mark is spot on, a real pain in the arse job. i pity anybody who has to do this in the future ..............******* thing.