Is rear side window identical on 1990 Burb and 1980s dual/bonus cab?

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Like in topic title. I have one layer of my rear passenger side window cracked and someone's parting out an 86' C30 which is super rare in Poland, so... Why not if it fits?

Any differences in shape, mounts, thickness, whatever? Lack of oven tint is not an issue. Or actually it is because dark brown window tint is no longer a thing, but wrong tint is better than having a cracked side glass!
 

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I looked at pictures and I can't tell a difference. I see that people sell rear door side glass as fitting both Suburban and pickups, so I guess the shape is identical.

Which year did the glass thickness changed? My glass seems to be a laminated type, otherwise it would just shatter to tiny crumbs and not have one layer cracked.
 

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I think they are the same. but the gasket changed at some point to cut wind noise. so if you have the later gasket you can just reuse it.
 

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The 73-80 glass is thicker than the 81-87(91) along with the change in the vent windows during the same eras. The rear stationary glass has me questioning. I'd definitely snag the one from the parts truck anyway; I'm certain that it could be used even if there were small differences.

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I looked at pictures and I can't tell a difference. I see that people sell rear door side glass as fitting both Suburban and pickups, so I guess the shape is identical.

Which year did the glass thickness changed? My glass seems to be a laminated type, otherwise it would just shatter to tiny crumbs and not have one layer cracked.
The doors do interchange,but as noted there are some differences between the years. Since the crew cab is the later style like your Burb, shouldn't be too different.
My OBS crew cab long bed is enormous; I can't even imagine driving it or a square body crew cab in Europe.....so many of y'all's roads and towns were designed for horse and wagons.....
 

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the sub doors and winda's will fit the crewcab. the only diff is the earlier trucks have, besides a different style door panel, is the door linkage to open the door is slightly different.
i'm running '77 rear sub doors on my '85 crew. i did have to re-bend the door rods for the handle slightly so i could use my later door panels. some trucks also use a secondary weatherstrip above the door, as on top of the all around the door weatherstripping.
the little non-opening winda is also the same. if that's what your needing i have a spare one with the gasket.
 

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Looks like I'm late to the party, but yeah the glass is the same shape and fits. Like was mentioned, 70's glass is a little thicker, but with the proper seals the glass can be swapped around.
 

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