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Old Feb 28, 2022 | 12:26 PM
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I have a 66 Corvette the top is perfect the plastic back window is cracked does anybody know someone that can sew in a back window.
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Old Feb 28, 2022 | 01:59 PM
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No one should ever see in a new plastic rear soft top window. They were bonded in.

Time for a new top.
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Old Feb 28, 2022 | 09:37 PM
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You have to take the canvas off the car to sew a new rear window in. By the time you remove about 2000 staples it is not worth reinstalling.
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I actually removed the rear window and made a window of polycarbonate for my 68RS, but spent many hours drilling small holes 1/4" apart and using upholstery thread to sew the window in after using an adhesive to clamp and glue it in. It was more than a PIA, but it is still there and it is now yellow. If you have the time, bubba can do anything.
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Originally Posted by R66
I actually removed the rear window and made a window of polycarbonate for my 68RS, but spent many hours drilling small holes 1/4" apart and using upholstery thread to sew the window in after using an adhesive to clamp and glue it in. It was more than a PIA, but it is still there and it is now yellow. If you have the time, bubba can do anything.
I'm assuming you had a lot of free time on your hands . . . .
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