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I was stripping paint on my back hatch today and found tons of rust thanks to the window being set in with RTV. I'm thinking about going with a fiberglass replacement and was wondering how well they work. Do they fit very well and do they seal good? Will they hold a glass rear window or do they need Lexan? I like the idea of loosing the pounds but not sure if it's good to loose it from the rear of the car. Any input would be great.

[Iownastang]

i ordered one,then i backed out b/c i found out i needed the money real quick.but call ho fibertrends they custom build glass hatches that are a direct replacement and speifically made to be able to use factory glass

[ryans88gt]

I was thinking about getting one of these too, I know the cervinis one accepts all the stock hardware. Some other brands are pin on only. Most accept the glass. I don't think I would use a fiberglass hatch for a daily driver. Not durable enough.

[Iownastang]

those ho fibertrends hatches are just as durable as the stock ones and made specifically for the stock glass,and are made to bolt right up

[Speedstang302]

i wouldnt trust one..more weight over the rear the better, def not for daily driver!!!

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Well it's not really going to be a daily driver. I have an f-350 that's my daily driver, it's going to be more of an ocasional driver that will see the track more then the street. The big thing is I don't want water leaking in the back of the car if I do get cought out in the rain.

[1BADSTANG]

id put my money somewhere else

[86ttops]

hello no I had a cervini and the fitwas good but the rear glass fell out so i had it done by a window shop ended up falling out again had it put back in again and started coming loose right where your struts hook when you close it it would bow and loosen window when you pulled it down and it doesnt have the pins for the stock window trim dont no how you where supposed to do that i wouldnt do it by a steel need the wieght in the rear anyway

[ryans88gt]

Originally Posted by jordan those ho fibertrends hatches are just as durable as the stock ones and made specifically for the stock glass,and are made to bolt right up

fiberglass is not as durable as steel. It doesn't even take an industrial engineer to figure that one out. Most mustang hatches bump the body a little in the corners where the hatch turns up. For the metal ones, that is fine, for the fiberglass ones, it means cracks.

[86ttops]

Had mine for a year never cracked but all around pos

[Speedstang302]

for the $400-450 bucks it cost for a stupid fiberglass hatch, you can land a custom cam and roller rockers..so why again?

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Thanks for all of the input guys. I think I will stay with the OE sheet metal after all. I found one today for 50 bucks that's in pretty good shape so I think I pick it up later this week.

[TENGRAM]

a better investment would be the lexan or "percy's speed glass" rear window. the hatch weight is minimal compared with the weight of that huge piece of glass.

[Speedstang302]

Originally Posted by TENGRAM a better investment would be the lexan or "percy's speed glass" rear window. the hatch weight is minimal compared with the weight of that huge piece of glass.

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