rear window glass redesign?
rear window glass redesign?
I was wondering if anybody know a good place that can redesign my rear window glass, preferbly in Calgary, AB?
Want to make it look more like RX-7 style.
Want to make it look more like RX-7 style.
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theres lots of posts asking this, use the search feature.
it has been done, putting an rx7 hatch on an mx3, as well as a conversion to making it look like a del sol at the back.
it has been done, putting an rx7 hatch on an mx3, as well as a conversion to making it look like a del sol at the back.
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ACtually they put an Mx-3 hatch on an Rx-7, but alot of people have wantd to put an Rx-7 hatch on an Mx-3...joybrandy, if you get this project on the way, there will be alot of people interested in your progress.
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Couldn't tell ya, it would be a first attempt, so there will be no documented way of doing this The Mx-3 and Rx7 hatch are fairly similar in shape, but I don't think anyone had had an Rx-7 hatch laying around to see how well they fit/don't fit, but eyeballing it they look very close, and if it does fit, you would only need to customise the tail end to fit and latch, just some metal/bondo/paint work
If you modify the Mx-3 hatch, not only will you need to have metal work done, but glass isnt' cut, it's melted/molded to that shape. I have no idea how much custom work of thick, strong (the glass on cars is also designed for safety, you don't want to use thin glass) glass to mold toa custom shape of that size, but I'm thinking $$$
The next option would be to get the rear hatch off of an Rx-7 and take out the glass portion of it and so custom work to fit it to the Mx-3's hatch frame. Still easier than customer glass work.
In the end, for money and ease sake, you'll need to find an Rx-7 hatch, you can see if it lines up with the Mx-3 curvature (or with minimal work), that would be the easiest way, but if it doesn't, you'll still need the rx-7 hatch to strip out the glass and custom mount it to the mx-3 hatch frame.
This is all just speculation, and unfortuantely, all we can do is throw out ideas, your literally on your own.
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Nope it's real, its in the photosection of the main Mx-3.com page
![Image](http://www.mx-3.com/gallery/other-01.jpg)
It shouldn't be that bad, if you can find a wreckers or a parting out one on Rx7club or another Rx7 site, I don't see whose hatches in large demand and should be farily cheap. I would try to find a spare mx-3 hatch as well, just in case.
![Image](http://www.mx-3.com/gallery/other-01.jpg)
It shouldn't be that bad, if you can find a wreckers or a parting out one on Rx7club or another Rx7 site, I don't see whose hatches in large demand and should be farily cheap. I would try to find a spare mx-3 hatch as well, just in case.
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2003 Nissan Xterra SE - 4x4 Supercharged : 2" Body Lift, 4" Suspension Lift & 33" MTR Kevlar
2001 Nissan Frontier SE - The Frontrailer : Expedition/Off-Road Trailer Project
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2011 Mazda Mazda2 GS - 1.5L Manual : Yozora Edition (1 of 500)
2003 Nissan Xterra SE - 4x4 Supercharged : 2" Body Lift, 4" Suspension Lift & 33" MTR Kevlar
2001 Nissan Frontier SE - The Frontrailer : Expedition/Off-Road Trailer Project
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they've done both, rx7 glass in the mx3 its some drag car, and mx3 glass on the rx7
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ya there was that drag mx3 that had an rx7 hatch on it.
and what the? ferrari rear end? mx3? im in a loss for words.....
and what the? ferrari rear end? mx3? im in a loss for words.....
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im going to start getting ready to do this..I hope I dont mess my mx3's shape :S tehres no going bac once i take the glass out...
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I think this is the drag car with the RX7 hatch:
![Image](http://mx-3.com/race/acosta-12.jpg)
![Image](http://mx-3.com/race/acosta-23.jpg)
Here's the Del Sol conversion:
![Image](http://www.zerokarma.com/mx-3/conversions/dansole1.jpg)
Andrew Pakula's website has a lotta cool pics:
http://www.zerokarma.com/mx-3/cool.htm
![Image](http://mx-3.com/race/acosta-12.jpg)
![Image](http://mx-3.com/race/acosta-23.jpg)
Here's the Del Sol conversion:
![Image](http://www.zerokarma.com/mx-3/conversions/dansole1.jpg)
Andrew Pakula's website has a lotta cool pics:
http://www.zerokarma.com/mx-3/cool.htm
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