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I also think the zippered piece can be replaced with a new zippered piece with glass in it.
I'll worry about whether I want to do that or not when my plastic window craps out, not now. Who knows, the new arrangement might have a problem also. Let the 2002s try it out.
a picture is not sufficient for us to determine the extent of remodeling/jiggering necessary to accomodate the glass window.
i would be remiss in pointing out that many reputable manufacturers (Robbins, for example) have designed economical glass window replacements for the gen I Miata. The glass ended up being somewhat smaller than the plastic and it's important to note that the Miata window laid flat and didn't fold like ours but... I put a Robbins top on my old Miata when the time came for replacement. It's a very nice piece and Robbins offered two options. option1 - replace the whole top and get the glass window. great option if your top is tired. option 2 replace the back piece only and gain a glass window. very easy for any competent auto upholstery shop to do. by the by, the back miata window had a zipper on it as well . it was way, way more sturdy than our zipper as the back panel was meant to be unzipped each time the top was lowered/raised but the concept is very similar.
As for the the glass window, I will be interested in replacing my plastic piece (my only complaint about the car after 2 months of ownership) once we can find out more info from Honda about a retrofit.
Glass WILL cut down on rear vis. Any insurance problems here to decrease the vis that the car originally came with?
Car should be driven with top down anyway, but I'm going to be one to drive it in winter as well - rear glass probably would hold up better - although may scratch like the plastic. How strong of glass are we talking here?
For everyone who owns a stook as a weekend toy or has the luxury of living in a place were the sun shows 365 days a years doesn't need to worry about the rear window. But for the rest, like me, the stook is a daily driver and here in NY I rains and snows so the addition of a glass window is VERY appealing. Any GB formed I will be on. The zip in/ zip out idea seems quite feasable.
Originally posted by XRMD
[B]Glass WILL cut down on rear vis.
How do you know? There's a lot of dead space on the bottom half of the window that is covered by the windscreen/compartment. It looks to me like there's probably about 4 more inches added to the bottom vinyl below the window. Since it's at an angle with respect to the rear view mirror, it's probably visually about 3 inches. Then subtract off the 2 inches of black plastic on the windscreen and you're probably left about maybe 1 inch above the windscreen black casing, maybe even less than that. It could even be none, who knows.
08-22-2001, 04:03 PM
Here's the link : http://www.honda.co.jp/S2000/style/gallery...to/photo52.html
