Why is the hatch so heavy? (spinoff from fabsvr6 fiberglass stuff) (again?)

[dan.bubb at gmail.com (Dan Bubb)]

The weight of the hatch is mostly glass, at least for the MK II.
I removed the glass from my hatch when I painted the car. I didn't
weigh it but the bare metal part of the hatch was surprisingly light.
With the glass out the struts raised the hatch so fast it about took
my head off ;^).
I think this is one area where a fiberglass replacement is a waste of
time and money.
Dan

On 4/23/06, GGehrke <ggehrke@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry if this already made it through, but it looked like it bounced,
> so here goes again:
>
>
> Thinking about weight reduction -
> So I'm sure some of you have taken the glass out of the hatch and
> moved em around and stuff.  Why are they so damn heavy?
>
> Is it the metal?  And would fiberglass or even CF be a feasible replacement?
> Is it the glass?  And would Lexan or something be a feasible replacement?
> Is it my imagination that they're such portly sons of bitches?
>
> -Grant-
>
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