Rear Window 110 wagon.

The glass is flat - should be able to make a template and have one cut at a windscreen place. Some years ago a wedgetail came through my Defender windscreen. The windscreen bloke in Newman (WA) pushed out the broken but together screen and used it as a template to cut a new one on the spot. I was on the road again within a couple of hours. If the glass had been curved would have been days waiting for one! Back window should be same story? (without demister though).

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Originally Posted by dham

The glass is flat - should be able to make a template and have one cut at a windscreen place. Some years ago a wedgetail came through my Defender windscreen. The windscreen bloke in Newman (WA) pushed out the broken but together screen and used it as a template to cut a new one on the spot. I was on the road again within a couple of hours. If the glass had been curved would have been days waiting for one! Back window should be same story? (without demister though).

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Worth thinking about - one problem is that laminated glass in the rear window may not be a good idea - it cracks too easily
(too easy to bump it while loading or when load shifts), although less completely than toughened glass, and is quite a bit softer, which means the wiper working in the dirt on the back would scratch it more readily. Also, costs may be higher. I have been toying with the idea of using polycarbonate, cut it myself, but this raises the problem of scratching even more, although the lack of demister would be less of a problem, and it would be unlikely to break again. Anyone have an idea of the life of polycarbonate in Australian sunshine?
John

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Worth thinking about - one problem is that laminated glass in the rear window may not be a good idea - it cracks too easily
(too easy to bump it while loading or when load shifts), although less completely than toughened glass, and is quite a bit softer, which means the wiper working in the dirt on the back would scratch it more readily. Also, costs may be higher. I have been toying with the idea of using polycarbonate, cut it myself, but this raises the problem of scratching even more, although the lack of demister would be less of a problem, and it would be unlikely to break again. Anyone have an idea of the life of polycarbonate in Australian sunshine?
John

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My workhorse (1998 Falcon ute) has polycarbonate headlamps (OEM price $370 each !!) These get a rough to the feel brownish skin from exposure to sunlight. After being frightened by the price, I worked out the following fix. Remove rough brown skin with 1000 grit wet & dry used wet. Finish off withh Kitten No2 or Repo, followed by a final buff-up with Silvo. Makes them like new again.

Hi John,

Polycarbonates ain't polycarbonates...

It depends on the grade...

http://www.mulford.com.au/main-frame.htm

Some grades are UV resistant.

Another issue is that they can scratch easily and the coefficient of expansion is high so they need room to move.

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Hi John,

Polycarbonates ain't polycarbonates...

It depends on the grade...

http://www.mulford.com.au/main-frame.htm

Some grades are UV resistant.

Another issue is that they can scratch easily and the coefficient of expansion is high so they need room to move.

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I didn't know about the different grades, but I did know about the scratching - hence my wariness of it. The expansion would not be a problem the way the window is installed in the back door.
Thanks for the information; haven't quite decided what to do, but I'll probably get the one available locally - the s/h one in Sydney is dearer than the new one that's already here by the time you add freight - it seems the cost of shipping glass is high!
John

Well, just got back from Dubbo. I bought the one available locally from Scott's parts. After looking at it the thing that decided me was that it is a tinted one, same as my other windows, even if it is the thinner one and without a demister. I knocked him down to $195, which is cheaper than a second hand one from Sydney by the time you pay freight - as I said earlier, it seems shipping glass around the country is expensive!
Should get it in in the next few days.
John

JD try taking a tempate of the window to an auto glass shop and have them cut it from Tinted bus glass.

All the ute conversions I do have this treatment for the rear window. Generally they charge around $200. However this is laminated glass. You can fit this but will need to have a rubber buffer to the door.

glen