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kbanshee
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Location: Oakland CA
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 Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2025 4:23 pm Post subject: Hardware disassembly of vent window for replacement? |
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I have searched everywhere, I am almost sure I saw a guide for getting the latch apart to put on a new window & cannot find again. Anyone?
Some lovely piece of humanity broke the driver vent (triangle) last night. Interrupted but didn't prevent sadly.
Intending to cut a piece of acrylic cuz I am done. Maybe 9th time since we got the van in 1998.
1991 Vanagon GL Subagon...Vanaru but doesn't matter for window.
Thanks
Kriss
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kbanshee
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| Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2025 11:20 pm Post subject: Re: Hardware disassembly of vent window for replacement? |
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Finally found it ...phew
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=757781
Anyone have a known good template/pattern for the window shape?
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Subaru engine conversion, wheelchair lift
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Wellington
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Location: Montreal
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2025 2:17 am Post subject: Re: Hardware disassembly of vent window for replacement? |
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| you will find that piece of glass is not flat. |
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ALIKA T3
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Joined: July 30, 2009
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Location: Honolulu,Hawaii and France
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2025 9:52 am Post subject: Re: Hardware disassembly of vent window for replacement? |
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| Wellington wrote: |
| you will find that piece of glass is not flat. |
Yup, and afrtermarket ones are shit made in Turkey: too thin, wrong curvature.
My friend met with the manufacturer as he's Turkish/French and into VW parts.
They told him to go pound sand, they don't care. Don't buy that aftermarket glass.
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MarkWard
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Joined: February 09, 2005
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Location: Retired South Florida
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| Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2025 4:48 am Post subject: Re: Hardware disassembly of vent window for replacement? |
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If you are making something, seems obvious to use the opposite vent window for a template. I’d use some Lexan. It’s available in different thicknesses. It’s crack proof sort of, cuts with a saber saw, and with practice can be slightly molded using heat. Plexiglass only in emergency. It looks similar, but no where as strong.
Personally I’d rather have fixed glass. I never use them and they aren’t 100% air and water proof. |
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