rear window glass redesign?

joybrandy · Post by **joybrandy** » September 8th, 2005, 11:39 pm

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.

fry_81 · Post by **fry_81** » September 9th, 2005, 7:32 am

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.

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » September 9th, 2005, 8:17 am

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.

joybrandy · Post by **joybrandy** » September 9th, 2005, 10:21 am

Don't know where to start with, who should I ask?
Isn't it cheaper for just cutting a curve shapped glass than getting a totally new RX7 hatch? What are the price ranges?

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » September 9th, 2005, 12:05 pm

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.

joybrandy · Post by **joybrandy** » September 9th, 2005, 12:30 pm

Thanks for all the suggestions.
please tell me that is pic from photoshop right?

I'm thinking, if that's a real thing, I'll melt & mold my own.

Just an expensive thought, maybe I'll start this project when I have more fund available.

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » September 9th, 2005, 2:18 pm

Nope it's real, its in the photosection of the main Mx-3.com page

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.

Mnemonic · Post by **Mnemonic** » September 9th, 2005, 2:31 pm

they've done both, rx7 glass in the mx3 its some drag car, and mx3 glass on the rx7

cris_barros · Post by **cris_barros** » September 10th, 2005, 1:35 pm

What about some "Ferrari style"....from Brazil....

The rear window glass is so damn expensive around here (US$1.500,00)...so it's cheaper to make a custom rear end

fry_81 · Post by **fry_81** » September 10th, 2005, 7:04 pm

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.....

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » September 11th, 2005, 2:09 am

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...

DreamSpawn · Post by **DreamSpawn** » September 12th, 2005, 1:19 pm

IMO the ferrari rear end is aboslutly the best thing i've seen in awhile. I think i herd of a MX3 with a del sol looking rear?

joybrandy · Post by **joybrandy** » September 12th, 2005, 4:40 pm

onderground used to sell del sol style hatch for mx3, not anymore.
really eager to see somebody do this conversion now.

Kenzie · Post by **Kenzie** » September 14th, 2005, 2:13 pm

I think this is the drag car with the RX7 hatch:

Here's the Del Sol conversion:

Andrew Pakula's website has a lotta cool pics:
http://www.zerokarma.com/mx-3/cool.htm