Weight of Hatch and Glass on Hatchbacks?

90mustangGT

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Has anyone ever actually weighted the hatch by itself? I know from changing my old hatch struts a few years ago, that thing is really heavy, but I am wondering just how heavy???

 

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ttt

 

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yeah i want to know also. im gonna replace my glass with lexan.

 

90mustangGT

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If all else fails, I might just take mine off but I don't want to because the car is torn apart enough and it won't be easy. It's got to be heavy, real heavy. It's what separates the weight difference between a coupe style.

I ask because I am looking to get a fiberglass hatch with lexan window. I have been told just the fiberglass hatch with stock window removes 75lbs, I am sure the glass has to weigh a lot as well.

 

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My question is are the fiberglass hatches durable for years of abuse? I need one due to a lost battle with rust
Wouldn't the addition of lexan make it like a feather back there though?

 

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I have an extra one. Weighed it just a minute a go.

66 lbs.
That is without any spoiler. A fair bit of iorn oxide rot on this 87 hatch.

 

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I didnt think that it was that heavy until I lifted 5 times to make sure I got an accurate reading. Now I feel like a girly man.

 

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i bet the majority of the weight is from the glass. when switching to a fiberglass hatch you dont save that much weight anyway plus if your car is a dd then itll crack from opening and closing it.

 

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hllon4whls said:

I have an extra one. Weighed it just a minute a go.

66 lbs.
That is without any spoiler. A fair bit of iorn oxide rot on this 87 hatch.

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Was that with or without glass???

 

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Everything but the spoiler and lift rods.

 

90mustangGT

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hllon4whls said:

Everything but the spoiler and lift rods.

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I thought it would be heavier than that. Maby trying to hold it with one hand while changing the strut with the other with no help made if feel heavier.

 

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Those hatch struts are not exactly light either. When you switch to a fiberglass with lexan, you can run a prop rod.

 

90mustangGT

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I am thinking of the pin on units, they aren't as expensive, and even lighter. Mine isn't a D/D so oh well.

 

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i noticed my hatch was very heavy when i changed my struts, but after i took my wing off to repaint that car the hatch was very light.