Technical Rear Side Windows

[SWSclassics]

Having to switch over the rear side windows as previous owner had put them back in the wrong way after a respray. Huge difficulty trying to fathom out how to remove the hinge opening mechanism. Exploded pic from Ricambio seems relatively straightforward however nothing visible to dismantle and it’s simply not unscrewing.

Thoughts, experience, ideas?

Mark

 

[portland_bill]

Why do you think they are the wrong way? Are the hinges and catches on the outside?

These are flat glass. I remember both my Pandas having the same glass both sides, so the printing, makers name and coding details, was outside on one side, and inside on the other. Same with the front door glasses. The part numbers were one for both sides, If I remember correctly, not handed. No reason for any glass supplier to put the printing on different sides for 'handing' the glass. Although different suppliers may have put them on opposite sides to each other. Is this what you are seeing? Not a good car for OCD sufferers.
It is unlikely that the previous owner removed the catches and hinges, so what you are seeing is how it always was. Unless used glasses have been sourced.

 

[SWSclassics]

I had simply assumed they’d been incorrectly refitted at some point as both windows have the FIAT etching on the inside. It genuinely never occurred to me that this may have been the way it was originally fitted during assembly. My wife has just confirmed the OCD thing so I’ll work on the basis of “if it ain’t broke..”.

Many thanks for the fiatforum reality check.

Now onwards with the tailgate lock.

Cheers

Mark