4 piece back glass?

[lostissues]

i havent seen many with 4 piece back glass, was this a factory option? you can kind of see it in the pic below, it splits in the middle and the two pieces both slide to to their side, if this is something that a lot of people have? is this off a different vehical? if so what, I'm in need of the inside clip so it will lock.

 

thanks for any help.

Jonathan

[Mitch]

I am relatively new to MJ's, but mine has the slider back window and I have seen more with than without. I think if you post something in the classified as a "want ad" you will have good luck in getting what you want, as there are lots of people parting out there retired MJ's.

 

Good luck.

[DirtyComanche]

I THINK that the dual slider is an aftermarket peice ment to fit in place of the single slider (3-peice) window.

 

 

 

 

But. Ask Eagle.

[Eagle]

I've seen a photo of one other like that, but all the trucks I've seen "up close and personal" had three-piece windows, with a single sliding center section. The ones I have seen personally, though, are all AMC vintage. The double slider may have been offered in the '91 and '92 models that were built under more Chrysler influence.

[lostissues]

its an 87 but it could be replaced with a later year, i will take more pics of it tomorrow and post them up.

[Mitch]

Actually I lied, mine is a 3 piece window. Just looked. Never seen (or noticed) a 4 peice before.

 

Good luck still!

[JeepcoMJ]

if you watch ebay you will see the 4 piece ones sometimes. they were an aftermarket addition, or when you had a broken pane in your 3 piece and took it for new windows...they would put the 4 piece in because it's cheaper than replacing 1 pane.

 

that happened on one of mine...but it had a crappy 4-piece put in it that's actually for an s10. that one's on the junker now and i put a 3 pane back in the one it came out of. have the reciepts explaining it somewhere too...

[Rokhound]

i got both the 88 has 3 and the 89 has 4 WTF is up with that I guess I never noticed cool i guess

[offroader461]

My truck has a dual sliding rear window...mine is an aftermarket b/c when i pulled my bench out i found glass all over the back from the previous rear window lol

[Oizarod115]

i've got an OEM 3 peice. 1989 model

[lostissues]

does anyone know if the clip is an easy to find item? well mine has the clip, just nothing to clip to. if anyone doesnt mind would you be able to snap a shot of the clip?

 

thanks,

Jonathan

[JeepcoMJ]

lostissues, can you snap a shot of your split rear from the inside...so that we can see EXACTLY what the clip looks like?

 

the problem with yours is that it's far less common than the 3 pane ones, so I very much doubt if anyone has one. BUT I think a suitable alternative may be had if you can send pics of the clip, the spot the part it to clip to would be, and such. I think i may have something you could use...but it would have to be glued unless there's room for a screw or 2?

 

let us know.

[lostissues]

i will definatly take some pics tomorrow when i go out to fix the drive shaft.

 

thanks for the help.

Jonathan

[beaterjeep]

I have the 4 piece on my '88, and I know for a fact that it is the original glass, as I am the third owner of it. My mom's step sister is the original owner from back in '87 when she bought it, then I bought it in '97, but was under 18 so it was in my mom's name, I got the title in '01. The only glass that has been replaced on it was the windshield. Here's a better pic from the back of it.

[Pete M]

With Jeep there always seems to be exceptions to the rules. For what it's worth, every single slider window visible in all of my dealership brochures are 3-piece. Both four-piece windows I have are aftermarket.

[GirsMJ86]

i have a MJ parts list from the factory and i see no 4pc option. so according to the factory parts list, the 4pc windows are aftermarket.

 

Alex

[lostissues]

Pics: (sorry for all the stickers, the P.O liked them i guess :roll: )

outside

inside

latch

left side of latch (sorry about my hand, camera phone likes to auto focus on the background :redX: )

right side of latch (missing piece)

 

i looks like it could be easy to make something that will work with it cause of the 2 screw holes, just a smaller piece of metal land screw it on, but if anyone has any idea where they can be found like if they were also used on rangers or yotas or something that would be awsome.

[GirsMJ86]

that looks exactly like the one in my K-10. you could look at those in JYs and see if one of those clips would work.

 

Alex

[JeepcoMJ]

:agree:

[lostissues]

awsome, next JY trip i will look for some with 4 piece and steal that latch, thanks much :cheers:

 

Jonathan

[Eagle]

Three (or is it four) of the MJs I have here (all 89 or older) have sliding rear windows, and all are the single-slider, 3-pane type. I don't think a 4-piece in that vintage was ever a factory option. I suppose a truck might have come from a dealer that way, if the buyer wanted a sliding window added and the dealer had it installed locally because it came from the factory with a fixed rear.

 

BTW -- the clips are almost impossible to find because they come as part of the glass. I've been looking for one for my '88 since I bought it 8 years ago and I haven't found one yet.

[JeepcoMJ]

eagle, the clips are hard to find on the 3 pane one. the 4 pane one has them screwed onto the metal frame....so really any 4 pane clip could be made to work.

 

we're in the same boat on the clips...well, i had 2 but somehow lost one. at least i have a good one left for my slider :D

[dakal]

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[feerocknok]

BTW -- the clips are almost impossible to find because they come as part of the glass. I've been looking for one for my '88 since I bought it 8 years ago and I haven't found one yet.

For a 3 pane? I just popped one off another Comanche with a screwdriver and had the windshield guy epoxy it on. Looked like a Chevy clip I had would've worked too.