Can anyone identify this hardtop?

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Can anyone help identify this top? I need to order a new back window.
(2007 JK Wrangler Unlimited Safari)

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Gotta be honest, I don't think it's a Smitty. If it was, it would be tagged in at least 2-3 places with the manufacturer's logo/nameplate. Second, that little raise or "spoiler" look on the rear top edge looks like the Smitty Safari, but none of their other hardtops for a JKU have that look to them.
A little more info- year & model of the vehicle?
 
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Thanks! Yea, no plates or tags anywhere. It's not a rallytop or smittybilt. I am going to check with wildboar, dv8, bestop, and any other names I can find. It's a shame to pay 3,000 for a new top when I only need a 300 window.
 
Most local glass shops should be able to cut glass to spec to be honest. They deal with custom applications frequently I'm sure.
 
franka548 said:
You might want to check with your local glass shop, they may be able to fix you up.
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Chris said:
Most local glass shops should be able to cut glass to spec to be honest. They deal with custom applications frequently I'm sure.
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Keep in mind all vehicle windows must be tempered glass. Tempered glass cannot be cut to size; it has to be cut to the correct size, then tempered. This is usually an order. You could consider using plexiglass or lexan...
 
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Anybodyhome said:
Keep in mind all vehicle windows must be tempered glass. Tempered glass cannot be cut to size; it has to be cut to the correct size, then tempered. This is usually an order. You could consider using plexiglass or lexan...
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Good info, I didn't actually know this. But I suppose if you can order it at least, that's better than nothing!
 
I contacted about 8 different top manufactures and no one recognized it, and even if they did, they no longer sell glass. Dealer charges $900 for OEM glass, and I was about to pay $3,000 for a new top. I ended up going to Lowes and for $92 dollars bought a sheet of plexiglass big enough for two windows. I cut cardboard for a template and made a plexiglass window and it has worked out well. I am pretty happy with the result and saved the top from the landfill. I will probably order a bottom trim piece that will lock it behind the gate or use magnetic strip tape.

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JDJK said:
I contacted about 8 different top manufactures and no one recognized it, and even if they did, they no longer sell glass. Dealer charges $900 for OEM glass, and I was about to pay $3,000 for a new top. I ended up going to Lowes and for $92 dollars bought a sheet of plexiglass big enough for two windows. I cut cardboard for a template and made a plexiglass window and it has worked out well. I am pretty happy with the result and saved the top from the landfill. I will probably order a bottom trim piece that will lock it behind the gate or use magnetic strip tape.
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If you go back to Lowes, go to the hardware section and they have a rack with a variety of sizes of "U" channel in aluminum. Or, you could go with a strip of drilled flat (be very careful drilling thru plexiglass) to give some strength to the bottom edge.
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