Convertible top question

[Loree]

I swear I am beginning to think I have a bull’s eye on me somewhere. My car was hit by a girl turning on an unprotected turn – crunches car= I buy another car.

I got a pretty good deal on a Mustang convertible about 3 or so weeks ago. I move to my new apartment and a neighbor knocks on my door. He just wants to see if I know my back window has been literally knocked out. The “safety glass” just crumbled. Now another neighbor saw some kids on skateboards and think that’s probably who did it, but not the question

The nightmare begins when I call the dealership. They apparently “don’t do tops” They have me call another place who tells me it will be between $1200 - $750 to replace. I go get them to do an estimate, which I then give to my insurance company who then decides on their own time frame what they want to do, AND THEN I can arrange to have the window replaced. In the meantime I have full time AC

Does anyone know of a less expensive easier way to get this fixed?

 

[Craigcito]

If you can't duck it...

 

[7out]

If your top is ok you should be able to just get the glass replaced. The top on my 93-GT (Mustang) was slashed a couple of years ago. It cost me $900 to replace the top, but they used the glass from the old one.

 

[Loree]

Thanks!

It's still going to cost me a pretty penny, but I've done some research and think I know what I'm going to do.

The glass is apparently in a "curtain". I'm getting a new curtain with a plastic back window so I do NOT have to go through this again. And by doing this I save about $500. Sheeeeeesh, these care repair people have a racket now!

 

[OrangeBlooded]

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[Horn_Spanker]

Remember to shoot the next kid you see on a skateboard!

 

[ldogg53]

there are products to polish plastic windows.. it helps keep down the scratches so you can see out... I should know since I have a Jeep... never clean the plastic with windex.. use a soft cloth and special window cleaner that says it is safe for plastic...

people are ******... someone jabbed a knife into my passenger side front window the other day... thankfully they left my top alone... but stil.. .$280 to replace ******* plastic windows...

 

[SuperHero]

Let me know what top shop you end up going to. I need someone to install the new top on my weekened car.