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A big reason that they all have plastic windows is quite obvious by the
shot of the very early volks convertible... they have a VERY small rear
window and the tops folded down like a pram sitting on the back of the car.
While some modern cars have split glass rear windows in the tops so the
glass can fold into a smaller space.. glass generally needs to remain flat
and not be forced into a small space when folded.
You could probably make a Sunbeam with a zip-out window like some MX5's
(miata) or some other more modern convertibles... but size, folding
mechanism and likelihood of impact are main reasons they are not often used=
.
On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 at 17:12, Rob Hogan via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
wrote:
> In a Facebook Jalopnik article, author Jason Torchinsky expounds on "Why
> Was This OK" in reference to the application of substandard plastic rear
> windows in convertible tops of almost every auto manufacturer except VW.
>
> As he explains: " No matter how amazing or expensive or well-built the ca=
r
> one of these plastic windows was stuck on, sooner or later the window wou=
ld
> cloud up and get filthy and more and more opaque, until eventually it=E2=
=80=99d
> yellow and crack" and "But there=E2=80=99s also questions for the
> convertible-buying population of the time, specifically, why did anyone p=
ut
> up with this s***?"
>
> Having recently replaced my own Tiger's convertible perfectly useable top
> specifically because of a no longer transparent rear plastic window, I'd
> like to know if there is even the option of having the rear window replac=
ed
> with a new glass or plastic window. I would have gladly paid extra for a
> top without a deficient plastic window.
>
>
>
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909894?utm_campaign=3Dsocialflow_jalopnik_facebook&utm_source=3Djalopnik_fa=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">A big reason that they all have plastic windows is quite o=
bvious by the shot of the very early volks convertible... they have a VERY =
small rear window and the tops folded down like a pram sitting on the back =
of the car.<div><br></div><div>While some modern cars have split glass rear=
windows in the tops so the glass can fold into a smaller space.. glass gen=
erally needs to remain flat and not be forced into a small space when folde=
d.</div><div><br></div><div>You could probably make a Sunbeam with a zip-ou=
t window like some MX5's (miata) or some other more modern convertibles=
... but size, folding mechanism and likelihood of impact are main reasons t=
hey are not often used.</div><div> =C2=A0</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmai=
l_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 at 17:12=
, Rob Hogan via Tigers <<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net";>tigers@=
autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default=
" style=3D"font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class=3D"gm=
ail_default">In a Facebook Jalopnik article, author Jason Torchinsky expoun=
ds on "Why Was This OK" in reference to the application of substa=
ndard plastic rear windows in convertible tops of almost every auto manufac=
turer except VW.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div class=3D"=
gmail_default">As he explains: " No matter how amazing or expensive or=
well-built the car one of these plastic windows was stuck on, sooner or la=
ter the window would cloud up and get filthy and more and more opaque, unti=
l eventually it=E2=80=99d yellow and crack" and "But there=E2=80=
=99s also questions for the convertible-buying population of the time, spec=
ifically, why did anyone put up with this s***?"</div><div class=3D"gm=
ail_default"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default">Having recently replace=
d my own Tiger's convertible perfectly useable top specifically because=
of a no longer transparent rear plastic window, I'd like to know if th=
ere is even the option of having the rear window replaced with a new glass =
or plastic window.=C2=A0 I would have gladly paid extra for a top without a=
deficient plastic window.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div=
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