To cut or not, that is the question!
Hello to all,
I live in Michigan and purchased my crossfire from a private owner in Florida almost a year ago. I flew down and had a blast driving it home through the mountains. Before I purchased it, the owner had problems with the rear window falling out because of the seal. I was aware of this before I purchased the car. The former owner didn’t try to fix it and took it to a Benz dealership and had them sew in a plastic convertible grade window. The window is in great shape, no yellowing, auto grade and very thick. The problem is that when I get up to over 70 mph, the back plastic window begins to vibrate and increases until it sounds like a bass drum. When I reach back and place my hand on the window, the vibration and sound stops. Sometimes it gets real loud and very annoying. I was wondering if anyone has that issue with the vibration and the deep thumping with the factory glass window?
Actually, I’m thinking about cutting out the sewn in plastic window and glue the glass one back in. He did give me the old glass window which I still have. I have read the post on how to do it and am aware that it might not be permanent and it could fall out. I was told the sewn in window cost him about $500 to install it. There were no alterations to the trim. They just sewed in a plastic one. So the old glass one would fit back in. The plastic window serves the purpose and keeps the rain out. I just hate that thumping sound. I would hate to cut out the plastic one only to find I made a huge mistake.
What do you think?