I havent been on here in a while but has anyone had any experience with replacing their rear window? I just shattered mine today. The damn mower kicked up a rock and boom! So I'm trying to find the best pricing option and have it replaced correctly. I talked to a local glass guy today and he said there is a mounting frame the glass attaches to then gets bolted to the rear tailgate and I looked and he seems to be right. I got an online quote from safelite and they quoted me $330 to replace the window. The local glass guy said that was a great price only if they were replacing that gasket too. He said removing that gasket from the broken glass is a pain in the *** and it can get damaged when replacing the window.

I'm just looking for any thoughts on this. Other than ordering it from ford $500 or a junk yard $?, I dont know how much I'm going to spend on this. I think I can replace it by myself if I can find a complete window with frame but I dont think anyone has this unless its directly from ford or a junk yard. Let me know what you think. Thanks in advance!

 

I got mine from Safelite when mine shattered on vacation. My deductible was $100. It did take a couple of guys to do this and didn't look like something I would want to try by myself.

 

I paid 250$ for mine installed. Binswarner I think did it. There may have been an extra fee for installing at my location.

 

Thanks for the help. I have to check with insurance company I was pretty sure I got insurance for "acts of god" like if I hit a deer, and the deductible was 50 or 100$. Some nit wit said I had a 500$ deductible. So we will see today when I contact them again.

Thanks

 

Isn't all glass covered under comprehensive? I know the windshield is for sure, I spend $100 every few months to get a new one due to all the construction debris around here.

I source a lot of hard to find parts from CABT, but since that's a section that they use for the conversions I don't know how they deal with parting that section out.

 

Safelite, call em. 2 hours and mine was done. It was a nightmare when I did it so I don't recall $$$.

 

Just saw this ad.

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/pts/5645005753.html

 

Unfortunately, that is a side quarter glass, not the rear hatch glass that the OP needs.

 

Here is an Excellent thread by @Nicmike that goes into great detail about the rear hatch glass and it's mounting systems.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-and-info.html

 

this is why i move the X and the wifes escape pod to the other end of the planet while mowing, never had it happen but this reinforces my tinfoil hate thinking

 

Not in Mn its optional coverage. I don't carry it because insurance can be a large expense,
i have $1000.00 deductible on all my Fords.

 

Ugh, that really sucks. I have a $500 collision and $100 comprehensive, the latter of which includes glass in Texas. It included glass in Washington state as well, although again - that may just be windshield. For me, at least, the $12/mo saved by switching to $1000 deductible isn't worth the cost of having to spend an extra $500 should something happen. In Houston, it's not a matter of 'if' but 'when' Tack on an extra $4500 of accessory coverage for wheels, tires, stereo, and brush guard (in case of theft, again - Houston) and I pay $124.xx/mo with a few tickets. Texas also requires $50,000 minimum personal injury or something like that, so that's where a large spike comes from.

 

Marks Mobileglass did mine 4 years ago, $350 was what I paid. With that said, being in the service I knowthe DOD uses Excursions and asked if there was an option for the rearglass. Turns out there is a different part# for a DOD Excursion. Don’t recall whatit was, they said the glass was a little thicker and had a darker tint then theOEM glass. So you may ask and see whatsafelight says about it, kind of curious to see. Before I limo tinted it, it was darker afterthe install.

 

Yes, but if insuring with a mutual (Nationwide, AMICA or others) we receive a dividend check for no claims each year.

The windshield is less than the dividend, it's always less expensive to 'self-insure'.

 

I've had mine replaced 2x in the last 6 month's (both stupid tax - once me and once my daughter)....anyhow, the first time I had a local glass shop do it and they charged me $384 and did a crummy job (did not even vacuum out the glass shards from the trunk). This last time a few weeks ago I had Safelite do it and they charged $280 and did a quicker/better job