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Mustang Quarter Windows-how To Replace

by Tom S Powers

On automobiles, quarter windows are located either on the front door of the vehicle or in front of the rear window. In either case, the window is usually located on the side of the car, although it may also be set in the corner. However, only some cars have these windows.

Quarter window is also known at times as a quarter glass. The window might be set on hinges and then is called also a vent window. Usually located on older cars on the front door, it's a little, more or less triangle-shaped glass in front of and apart from the main window which rolls down.

Ford switch to a cleaner mustang with better assembly with hatchbacks and hardtops for the 87 model year. With the rubber that from the actual glass this complex design was made with the unique usefulness of the mustang. However, with the hours of hot-sun that was baked on these windows, the rubber will deteriorate and leave a discolored area in the car. The 87 model mustang also have the same looks of the hatchbacks and hardtops.

In the past ten years or so, people who have owned '87-'93 Mustangs have all be forced to deal with the weathered and unsightly mustang quarter windows. If the owners painted over the problem it then made things worse, while there is a repair kit which is available but only provides temporary improvement.

Late model Restoration Supply has stepped up with the best solution: brand new 1987-1993 rear quarter windows for mustangs made by original-equipment manufacturers. Priced at $599.95 for a pair and available for both hardtops and hatchbacks, these windows are the same as the original Ford assemblies, down to the Mustang lettering shown on the glass.

Replacing the Mustang quarter windows in the rear is a standard R&R operation. Gaining access to the nine retaining nuts for each window is the hardest part. For a hatchback, you must take off all the plastic trim in the back, on the inside. Typically, you will encounter tiny Phillips head screws, and you will require the proper socket in order to unbolt the front seat belt mechanism on both sides of the vehicle.

Recent model restoration resources have filled a niche with the ideal answer: totally new 1987-93 rear "quarter windows for mustangs" made by an original-parts maker. Costing $599.99 a pair and offered for hatchback as well as hardtop models, these windows are the same as original assembly-line Ford Mustang windows, down to details like the Mustang logo on the window. Replacing the Mustang quarter windows in the rear is a standard operation. Gaining access to the nine retaining nuts for each window is the hardest part. For a hatchback, you must take off all the plastic trim in the back, on the inside.

Published January 13th, 2009

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