I have on order, a new plastic rear window for my S. I asked the service manager how long this would take and they quoted 2 days. I thought that this was a looong process. Anybody else think this is

 

Balistic, I just replaced mine last month. Here is a thread I wrote about the replacement.

Thread Here

It's not technically difficult, but if you follow the Helms manual it's a long process. I wouldn't even think about trying it without the service manual. Good luck!

 

can you replace the plastic window with the glass window instead on the '01 s??

 

yes you can and I'd recommend getting glass instead of plastic. I did mine and I wouldn't switch back.

David

 

how much does it cost for the glass window? and do you have to order it through the dealer???

 

talk to hardtopguy and he'll give you all the info will pretty decent prices. no you don't have to order it through the dealer. If you can find a glass top on ebay or something you can save $$$

David

 

If you do replace the plastic with glass, remember that you'll also have to modify your top frame. I personally like the bigger plastic window and as long as you use meguires and plexus on it periodically, it will stay clear.

 

true, but it only costs about $10-$20 to modify your frame so it's not that big of a deal. I go for quality over quantity so I prefer the glass, but it's all a matter of preference. If you do a search I wrote up a glass vs. plastic comparision back when I switched and you can see the downfalls of each.

David

 

How long did it take you to do the swap? or did you have someone in san diego do it for you? I am thinking about doing this sometime in the future....

 

Swapping the top takes about 10-12 hours. I did it myself.