Thread: Defender Wagons - rear quarter windows

Originally Posted by travelrover

Hi all

As part of my repair or replace approach to my project 300Tdi 110 i need to replace the right rear quarter window as this had been replaced with a piece of plywood at some time in its previous life.

I checked the part out on the interweb. P/N MWC4716 4 mm glass, Glass-rear quarter, Tinted, back and got prices for genuine parts ranging from £35.99-£41.80 plus shipping, so around $100 landed here.

By comparison I thought I would get a price from Obrien’s Glass thinking it would probably be similar and I should support local. I priced a second hand one from a wrecker but it wasn’t tinted and that was $55 delivered and I could install myself. I read a thread here recently that these are surprisingly easy fit, and remove!!

After a number of emails including photos of the rear of the vehicle and telephone conversations they get back to me with a price. And this is using the genuine Land Rover part so we are comparing apples with apples, they apparently do not cut these but only use the genuine item..

The price was $585 fitted, marginally less if I went to my nearest branch.

Needless to say I won’t be proceeding with that offer.

Would you consider installing a storage box instead?

Originally Posted by dazzler

Would you consider installing a storage box instead?

Ha ha, still trying to sell that??

Originally Posted by travelrover

Ha ha, still trying to sell that??

oh no didn't know you were still in the market . ...thats gone now. I was talking about this:
Heckfenstereinsatz EVO 2 - Online-Shop - Rough Parts

Originally Posted by dazzler

oh no didn't know you were still in the market . ...thats gone now. I was talking about this:
Heckfenstereinsatz EVO 2 - Online-Shop - Rough Parts

Oooh, that looks pretty cool! See if I can find an English version when I get home...

Thanks dazzler

For Engish Translation : click on the union jack on the right hand side towards the bottom.
Kerry

Originally Posted by rgty_kmj

For Engish Translation : click on the union jack on the right hand side towards the bottom.
Kerry

Can’t see that on my phone :-)

Whenever I’ve compared glass prices, O’Brien’s have always been the most expensive by a mile, so I don’t even bother with them anymore.

Originally Posted by rijidij

Whenever I’ve compared glass prices, O’Brien’s have always been the most expensive by a mile, so I don’t even bother with them anymore.

Would you consider making the little lockable units like rough parts (even consider making them for the wingtop)? I will order one for each side, should have similar options(shower/air/other) to the ones available from rough parts.