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How about this - anybody that wants a part(s) is welcome to pick it up (S.E. Phoenix), or I'll ship whatever is wanted for cost of shipping. I'll hang onto it all for a week or two and then junk it all otherwise.

no intrinsic desire to get good at pulling these parts (!), though wiper motor is already out along with key cylinder (key matched). so if it were you, you'd just take it all to a scrap metal recycler?

So, with the repair complete, it's time to get the old/original gate out of our garage. Is there much point in yanking out the lock/latch, lights, and wiper motor to sell for a few bucks on ebay or some forum, and then recycle the frame? Or take the whole thing to a junk yard? Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks again, you all have been a huge help.

Repair near complete! It took a lot longer than anticipated because a) I'm a slow poke with this stuff, and the salvage yard didn't cut the connectors on the body side (despite my request...) So I had to remove/reuse the wiring, tried to avoid breaking too many tabs. All sun-baked and rusty. Everything is pretty much back together now, just need another tab or two and figure out how to remove the rear wiper (the new gate didn't come with one). The wiring wasn't in the ceiling panel IIRC, looked about 2 feet in. I was able to unplug all wiring on the side panel IIRC at the passenger rear brake light. Thanks again for all the help, very much appreciated!

Thanks all for the replies. I found a compatible one ~30 min away. They pull the part. Hopefully they'll cut on the body side of the connector, I mentioned it during our conversation. Headed there tomorrow, we'll see. And yes, quote for glass replacement was $548 from safelite, gave up after a few others quoted in the same neighborhood - entirely cost prohibitive. Will reply as things develop to keep the thread as informative as possible.

our 96 legacy outback (2.5) had its rear windshield broken. with no comprehensive coverage from insurance, i need to repair it myself. i've searched, but the closest i've come to finding a tutorial on this is http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/131861-rear-hatch-window-97-outback/ which suggests that replacing the entire gate / hatch / rear door is easier than just the glass so, in the absence of any DIY writeup on swapping out the gates, I have some questions: compatible donor models: any 1995-1999 Legacy Outback? pulling the part from a salvage yard: if i can pull it, how should i go about it? where should i unplug or cut wires? any tricky parts of separating gate from car? if they pull it, anything I should keep an eye out for to ensure the gate and wiring isn't damaged? what tools should be on hand for both removal and install? any hints or things to be aware of from anyone who's had the pleasure of such a repair? thanks in advance, and if successful i'll post a 'how to' on here