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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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Default vert rear window fell !!

the rear window on my convertible top came off,,became unglued while i was driving ! Can anyone give me any ideas how to replace /fix this ?

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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 09:48 PM
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Happened to my son's vert. He found a local body shop in NJ that reglued it. Cost about $150 and has held well now for a year.
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 10:46 PM
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Been there, done that...had it glued back in too.
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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by MTurnbo
Happened to my son's vert. He found a local body shop in NJ that reglued it. Cost about $150 and has held well now for a year.
MTurnbo appreciate it if you tell me the name & locatin of the shop in NJ that fixed your son's top.



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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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does this happen to most of the vettes or is this just a rare moment?
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Originally Posted by AndrewNguyen
does this happen to most of the vettes or is this just a rare moment?
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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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does this happen to most of the vettes or is this just a rare moment?

My understanding it's not that uncommon on the 2000.
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