1980 280zx Glass

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FortuitousRex
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Car: 1980 Datsun 280ZX
2018 Nissan Frontier

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I'm looking at essentially inheriting a 1980 280zx, but the issue with it is the reason it was acquired so cheap. The original seller had a run in with vandals that broke into his garage and they busted out all the glass on the car. I found one source that had a windshield, another place that had the doors and quarter panels, and no luck on a rear window yet. Are there places other than zcarsource and datsun garage that has these? The door and quarter windows are used, which wouldn't be a problem if I can get a guarantee they're not milked over and delaminating.


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VStar650CL
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The back windows are pretty flat, I'd imagine if you're SOL finding one you could use some 3/32" plexi and hit it with Cerakote to keep it from getting scratchy. Put the classic louvers on it and I bet no one would ever know the difference.

FortuitousRex
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Joined: Sat May 07, 2022 3:45 pm
Car: 1980 Datsun 280ZX
2018 Nissan Frontier

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VStar650CL wrote:
Sun May 08, 2022 8:20 am
The back windows are pretty flat, I'd imagine if you're SOL finding one you could use some 3/32" plexi and hit it with Cerakote to keep it from getting scratchy. Put the classic louvers on it and I bet no one would ever know the difference.
That might be my only option, thanks for the tip. I do actually know someone that cerakotes, I'll have to check with him if I go this route. I'm double checking with my mother on it, but I'm hoping the car had the louvers installed so the rear window isn't in fact broken, but what she said before was all glass was broken.


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