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post-28048-1144583640.jpgI have a 1981 Gloria Brougham (Turbo L20 engine) pillarless four door. Very stock but a real limo. She has only done a genuine 50,000kms. Three years ago some bast@rd broke in to her by smashing the driver side front window. The car has sat in my garage ever since gathering dust, and quite frankly she is too good for that, so I have decided to put her back on the road. Problem is I haven’t been able to source a replacement window through any of the sources I have tried.

This is a stab in the dark, but is there anyone out there that might have an idea of where I could try, or maybe knows of one that might be for sale. I have checked through Nissan and a replacement is just not available through the spares network.

I have tried to make a replacement out of Lexan but because the car is pillarless it needs the rigidity of glass to make it happen.

I have posted a picture of what the window looks like if it helps.

Would love to hear from anyone that might be able to help. E-mail me at [email protected] or phone 0403 215 073.

Cheers and fingers crossed!!!!!

Peter

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  • 2 weeks later...
If it helps here are some pics of the car

hehe another gloria :laugh: it looks suspiciously like my window....

contact zac from slidewize imports.

he can find one for you on the yahoo japan auctions :D

mmmmmm gloria love...

hehe another gloria :laugh: it looks suspiciously like my window....

contact zac from slidewize imports.

he can find one for you on the yahoo japan auctions :D

mmmmmm gloria love...

Hi CEF11E, do you have a model 430 Gloria? Here I am thinking I have the only one on the planet!!!

Thanks for the tip, looking at the website now.

Cheers

Peter

Hi CEF11E, do you have a model 430 Gloria? Here I am thinking I have the only one on the planet!!!

Thanks for the tip, looking at the website now.

Cheers

Peter

Mine is a 1989 Y31 gloria sedan with a VG20DET :miner:

tuned up and lightly modded. click the link in my sig for some information and photos ;)

  • 1 year later...

these car are taxis (100,000 of the bastards) in hong kong and china and parts are crazy cheap and easy to come by.... look to hong kong for parts. lived there for 12 years.

Edited by URAS

heres the complete listing for Y31 parts on yahoo-japan...

http://search1.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/search...=0jp&mode=1

only 38 pages... maybe you will get lucky...

actually better yet,

http://search1.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/sea...=0jp&acc=jp

Y31 Glass only :)

Edited by 4DoorWhore

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