Abstract: A hinge and a weather seal are provided for connecting together two adjacent panes in a rear window of an automobile having a fold-down convertible top. The hinge comprises a bonded flexible material, overlapping each adjacent peripheral edge portion of the two panes, on each interior of the rear window surface. The flexible material is preferably bonded to a ceramic frit trim coating located on each adjacent edge portion of the panes so as to screen the flexible material from degradative ultraviolet radiation. The bonded flexible material may comprise a silicone-coated glass fiber cloth having a silicone adhesive thereon for bonding the cloth to the panes. Alternatively, the bonded flexible material may comprise a vinyl-backed cotton fabric dielectrically bonded to the panes. A weather seal, flush with the two panes, is included within a gap located between opposing end portions of the panes.