ARO pattern 261©    

For ALL 71-76 GM ALL SCISSORS FRAME Rear window assembly

  • Buick - Centurion, LeSabre  /   Chevrolet - Impala, Caprice  /  Cadillac - Eldorado  

  • Oldsmobile - 88, Delta 88 Royale, 98    /  Pontiac - Bonneville, Catalina, Grandville     

 

The picture below shows the existing rear window assembly after the convertible top has been removed.

Your convertible top and glass are two separately installed items. The rear window assembly is material in which the glass is mounted by bonding the glass to the vinyl surrounding the glass. The glass shown below has white vinyl trim - which matches the convertible top.

The rear glass assembly is installed first and the convertible top is installed over it. The window has a zipper which mates to the zipper in the top we supply. When ordering a top or window only, we include the extra zipper half to be sewn onto your existing top or window, in the event either item no longer has the correct zipper. Both top and window are attached to tacking trim bars below the body.  The assembly is stapled to various points on the top frame and tacking bars.

If the material holding the glass in proper position is in good shape, you may remove your old top and install the new top over your existing glass assembly.

  • If the material at the bottom of the glass is pulling away from the glass, or the glass has fallen out completely - you must buy a complete rear glass assembly, which will have all new material and brand new glass.

 

  • When buying a new top only, there are no provisions to enable the re-use of LOOSE old factory glass - this is due to the methodology of attaching the glass to the material shell.

 

  • There is no additional material included with the top to attach to the bottom of the glass ( see white trim strip in photo below). The bottom trim strip is part of the window assembly, not the top

No installation center has the type of machinery required to properly bond new material to OLD LOOSE glass

As shown below - this is the entire rear window assembly that must be ordered to accomplish the proper installation if the material is separating from your glass or if the glass has completely fallen out of the shell.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have ordered a new glass assembly

Several items must be transferred from the old glass assembly and installed onto the new glass assembly

Please follow this link - view pieces which must be transferred from your old glass to the new glass

 

Old factory window assembly shown upon removal of outer top cover
 
New window assembly shown below, ready to install

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Revised: December 12, 2012

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