Door Glass, Whats the difference? Advice sought. |
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Door Glass, Whats the difference? Advice sought. |
frostyf |
Sep 12 2021, 05:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 153 Joined: 27-March 14 From: VA 23455 Member No.: 17,168 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Given that doors got a reinforcement bar (late 73?) And the winder mechanism swapped from cable to scissor, does anyone know if the glass wind up window dimensions are actually different?
If you bought decent glass from a 1970 car, would it fit a later type door? Can you swap older glass onto a later door or are they completely different. Grateful for any advice from those who know!! Nick |
davep |
Sep 13 2021, 09:02 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,144 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
At about 1000 cars into 1973 model year the doors and most of the parts for the windows changed. The window lift system went from a cable drive to a scissor lift system. Then as of Jan 1, 1973 the doors, at least for the North American market, also received the crash protection beam inside the door.
You can try swapping entire doors, but switching parts is not something I would consider trying. |
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