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> It would probably be easier and cheaper to have them fabricate a > new piece of glass. Just use your existing pop-out glass and > make a template. Measure the thickness and tell the glass shop > to make you one. I was quoted about $50 per side about a year > ago at a glass shop in Dearborn, MI. Never went further than a > verbal rough estimate though. I used to work in a glass shop so I have a little experience with this. If you try to drill or cut it will shatter. Fabrication would be a lot easier. They can cut and drill a piece quite very easily and the temperŪ¼Du ust a couple of bucks. When I was still cutting I made a set of windows for my '65 beetle. I pulled the glass from the doors and quarter windows traced them onto some smoked glass. After a little fab work I sent them out to be tempered and voila, permanently tinted windows. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get the rear window done. I checked into it and figured it would run at least $250.00 to get the glass bent and tempered. Bill ---------- > From: John Jaranson <johnj@grandnet.com> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: Re: [T3] Notch Quarter Windows > Date: Friday, June 04, 1999 11:43 AM > > If the quarter window glass is tempered (which I think it is) you > won't be able to add a hole to it easily. Tempered glass will > shatter if you try to drill it or cut it. The glass shop will > have to un-temper the glass, drill the hole, and retemper the > glass. If that is even possible. > > It would probably be easier and cheaper to have them fabricate a > new piece of glass. Just use your existing pop-out glass and > make a template. Measure the thickness and tell the glass shop > to make you one. I was quoted about $50 per side about a year > ago at a glass shop in Dearborn, MI. Never went further than a > verbal rough estimate though. > > Later, > John Jaranson > '71 FI Auto Fasty > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe