great article on replacing the rear window in "any convertible with over 5,000 units produced a year" in today's (11/15/00) Los Angeles Times- "Highway 1- Autos California Style" section... i spoke to Doug Robbins (son of Richard Robbins, owner) who told me that they have a better plastic window for our car, but can not yet replace it with glass. he suggested that we check their site for developments: http://www.robbinsautotop.com/
(i checked it and could not get it to work). if you want to call them, Dustin or Scott are in charge of this: (310) 450-3444, extensions 404 or 405. they can discuss replacing the plastic with better plastic. Doug asked me to pass on that they love our car... and of course i told him that we do too!

 

Here's the link to the LA Times article for anyone interested. Looks like wanabe beat me to the punch on posting this.
http://www.latimes.com/print/highway1/2000...t000109378.html

[QUOTE]Originally posted by wanabe:
[B]great article on replacing the rear window in "any convertible with over 5,000 units produced a year" in today's (11/15/00) Los Angeles Times- "Highway 1- Autos California Style" section... i spoke to Doug Robbins (son of Richard Robbins, owner) who told me that they have a better plastic window for our car, but can not yet replace it with glass.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by wanabe:
[B]they have a better plastic window for our car, but can not yet replace it with glass.

 

By the way, the link to Robbin's is:
http://www.robbinsautotopco.com/

 

what in the world does it mean: no rain rail, and no warranty against creasing, scratching, or breaking?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by STL:
[B] Granted I've only had my car a little over 3 months, my rear window looks just a good as the day I picked up the car!!

 

I wouldn't do it unless there was a glass replacement.

 

From their PDF catalog:

"Made with one Original Style Green Zipper Plastic Window ..."

"No Warranty against creasing, scratching or breaking of plastic windows ..."

As far as a glass window, you just can't replace a triple-folded plastic window with a glass window and expect it to store in the same space.

 

of the same size. If the window was smaller, you could fit a one fold in. That is how they did the Miata.

[This message has been edited by bbsilver (edited November 15, 2000).]

 

Has anyone noticed that the window well looks like it is a panel that comes off? Well, maybe it they changed the shape of the window well, it would be possible to fit a glass window in there. Who knows.