New top - would you do plastic or glass window?

[coreseller]

For me it would be a TOTAL NO-BRAINER...........Glass. While not that big of a deal, I found getting out and chopping the top a PITA. Never could get over how Porsche could put a plastic window in a $60k car.

[986_c6]

Originally Posted by coreseller

FNever could get over how Porsche could put a plastic window in a $60k car.

Funny thing is I believe the F360 spyders have plastic rear windows, and those are $200k cars brand new. That was just the technology available at that time considering a 986 Boxster is really a 97 car developed a few years before that.

[Perfectlap]

you have to be VERY careful clearing snow/ice from the plastic top. My rear window was spotless for the first 10 years. I left the car outside one weekend and the snow came down. Then the temps dropped. The next day I went down to dig out. I cleared the snow off the top with one of those snow brushes. it was all sliding off the car in long pieces. cool I thought no need to apply pressure. well the next day I noticed a tiny horizontal gash in the plastic, just the surface, it didn't penetrate all the way. But as time went by it did go all the way through and it gradually went from a 1/8" tear into this t-shaped puncture.

[coreseller]

Originally Posted by 986_c6

Funny thing is I believe the F360 spyders have plastic rear windows, and those are $200k cars brand new. That was just the technology available at that time considering a 986 Boxster is really a 97 car developed a few years before that.

My 1968 442 Convertible had a glass rear window.

[986_c6]

Originally Posted by coreseller

My 1968 442 Convertible had a glass rear window.

Oh...my bad!

Although I do marvel at what options American cars had in the 60's, 70's (think Cadillacs, Lincolns). They were definitely AHEAD of their time.

[coreseller]

Originally Posted by 986_c6

Oh...my bad!

Although I do marvel at what options American cars had in the 60's, 70's (think Cadillacs, Lincolns). They were definitely AHEAD of their time.

No Problem Brother..... In their day they may have been something but having restored a few muscle cars........."ahead of their time" is a term that Currently is far from the tongue lol....."thick steel and Fenders" is the best I can come up with...........

[aztecw]

Glass 100%

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by coreseller

For me it would be a TOTAL NO-BRAINER...........Glass. While not that big of a deal, I found getting out and chopping the top a PITA. Never could get over how Porsche could put a plastic window in a $60k car.

In the beginning it was a $40K car & they couldn't make them fast enough to meet demand. And it was the #1 sports car for resale value.