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Just thought I'd let everyone on the forum know, since I know some of us also have Fox bodies. I got an email from Fox Resto a couple days back. They have been rebuilding Fox coupe quarter windows for years, and everyone I know that has used the service has been blown away with the results.
For those that don't know what I'm talking about, the Fox Mustangs had quarter windows that were surrounded by a rubber gasket/trim. Over time from UV exposure the rubber would break down and start to crack and crumble. The problem was that the rubber is not a gasket; its an integral part of the quarter window assembly. Replacing the quarter windows therefore became the only way to replace the rubber.
This wasn't a big deal until the Ford and Carlite stock of those windows dried up and the only way to find them was someone selling them NOS. Over the years I watched them go from $500-$750 a set to $1,500-$2,500 a set for NOS still in the boxes.
Fox Resto saw a demand and started doing the coupe quarter windows years ago, because they were harder to find, and easier to rebuild. There has been talk for 3-4 years that they were going to start doing the hatchback ones, and finally they got the process to where they are happy with it. The service is not cheap, though cheaper than NOS windows, and the end result I think is actually better because they are using a higher grade rubber that will not break down like the factory rubber.
I have a couple sets of NOS windows, but may send Fox Resto the stockers out of my '89 GT before it goes off for paint. There's always a demand for the NOS ones so I bought them in part because I needed them, but also in part as an investment. If I were starting the project now I wouldn't even have ever bothered with the NOS ones. I got mine because I didn't know when (or even if) this service would be available, and the only other option is crappy looking stick on covers for the rubber, or trying to rebuild the damaged areas with auto body products and paint it.
Anyway, here's a link to the site and the service:
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The pair of NOS foxbody quarter windows I have are patiently waiting in their original boxes for the day I bring home a Foxbody LX 5.0 project......
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josh-kebob wrote:
The pair of NOS foxbody quarter windows I have are patiently waiting in their original boxes for the day I bring home a Foxbody LX 5.0 project......
I knew I shoulda-had-orta kept those.
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It will be interesting to see what happens to the price of the NOS ones. I can say that NOS coupe windows have basically dried up. I'm wondering if a similar fate awaits the hatchback ones too.
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This makes the ACP quarter window assemblies I just bought for my 64.5 vert seem down right affordable.
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I forgot to mention that there are reproductions of the quarter windows made. They are not licensed so they do not include the "Mustang" script. They are $400 a set I believe, but they are also made by Scott Drake and the quality is basically @#$% from the reviews I've read.
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You can get your old ones rebuilt but they dont have the factory logo. I would rebuild them with a little panel bond or plastic repair adhesive from a paint store. If you sand the rubber clean it really well then use some black panel bond with a razor blade you can skim coat those paint them and reinstall them bada bing theyll look almost new. Id go satin sheen to paint the trim with. That or custom made your black with some flattener.
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The decals are not hard to find. Here's one of a dozen links to places selling them:
Trying to repair/rebuild the rubber is a LOT harder than it initially seems. The edges basically come to a point where the backside is flat and the top is contoured. If the backside isn't flat the seal won't be good. So if the edges are cracked, torn, missing the degree of difficulty goes up considerably. Its also a ton of work. Yes, it can be done, but it takes forever, and its a temporary fix.
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Post some pics of them. I was able to remove the 1/4 windows mask off and slightly sand the ole rubber and remove the top layer that had cracked. Now I'm not sure if like it was like just a extra layer to make the black trim smooth or what. But it really sanded well and make them looks super nice.
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