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Steelhead Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2007 Posts: 1791 Location: Kentfield, CA
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject: Anyone ever fabricate rear side windows that open? |
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My dog thinks it would be really cool if I could make one of my rear side windows open. Any known modifications out there? _________________ '77 Bay Window / '89 Caratsburg (aka. the Stormtrooper) |
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oldskewlsk8ter Samba Member
Joined: June 13, 2004 Posts: 347 Location: Texas
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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I saw one for sale a while back on www.ebay.de |
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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2003 Posts: 1839 Location: Englewood, FL
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Yea that was an option in the later models (euro). I have seen them quite a bit on ebay UK as well. They even had a side center swindow that opened like a "safari" window that you see in the earlier busses (I think that was Westfalia only though)! _________________ Markus |
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15129 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:33 am Post subject: |
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there was a thread in here.. or on the vanagon list of how someone made a rear corner window a slider using parts from a 'vented rear window' and a side slider.. but i'm at a loss to find it..
it doesn't open much, but for the back passangers some air is good air..
maybe someone kept the text or has done it.
Dan in NY |
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msinabottle Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2005 Posts: 3492 Location: Denver Area, Colorado
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject: Louvers |
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When we have driving rain, I keep thinking of those good German louvers the breadloaves have--I know that folks have installed them on the window behind the range. I wonder if versions could be found that would work on the rear side window or even the hatch!
Best! _________________ 'Winston,' '84 1.9 WBX Westy
Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
many ways, but never, never, never in silence." |
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flyingCoyote Samba Member
Joined: January 14, 2006 Posts: 514 Location: Burp Hollow, OR
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: Louvers |
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msinabottle wrote: |
I keep thinking of those good German louvers the breadloaves have |
I transplanted a 70s one to my sliding door and I'm very happy with it:
...but it's almost a foot too long for the rearmost side windows =(
Didn't the splittie-era campers have a more-or-less square window like this? _________________ 1985 Vanagon GL / homebrew camper (daily driver)
1974 Super Beetle (Wife's daily driver) |
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msinabottle Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2005 Posts: 3492 Location: Denver Area, Colorado
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:52 pm Post subject: Details! Details! |
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How about a longer post on the sliding door mod, and some inside and outside pictures? I'll take all the air in Winston I can get!
Very good idea, Mr. Yote!
Best! _________________ 'Winston,' '84 1.9 WBX Westy
Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
many ways, but never, never, never in silence." |
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flyingCoyote Samba Member
Joined: January 14, 2006 Posts: 514 Location: Burp Hollow, OR
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:15 pm Post subject: Re: Details! Details! |
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msinabottle wrote: |
How about a longer post on the sliding door mod |
I actually found the window on ebay "modified" to fit a vanagon. The modification turned out to be strips of thick plastic bolted to the top and bottom to make it the correct height:
Installation was easy - I gave like $30 to the local auto glass shop. They caulked and used sheet metal screws to mount it, because though it came with a gasket it was larger than my window opening...maybe the sliding door window is a little shorter than the driver's side one?
If I had it to do over again, I'd get some thick, 1 1/2" wide aluminum stock, grind the ends to fit the top and bottom, and rivet that to the old window.
_________________ 1985 Vanagon GL / homebrew camper (daily driver)
1974 Super Beetle (Wife's daily driver) |
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msinabottle Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2005 Posts: 3492 Location: Denver Area, Colorado
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:45 pm Post subject: Thank You! |
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Couldn't have asked for more, thank you very much!
Best! _________________ 'Winston,' '84 1.9 WBX Westy
Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
many ways, but never, never, never in silence." |
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jjgray Samba Member
Joined: July 16, 2007 Posts: 62 Location: Bellevue, WA
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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On my '90 Carat, the side windows on the sliding door and opposite that both slide open quite far. Is that not standard on Vanagons? Or were you looking for more than that? _________________ "If I'd had more time, I'd have written less."
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1991 Carat "Caca Fuego"
smoked & tinted
Converted to 1.9TD running 100% Biodiesel |
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Van-go108 Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2006 Posts: 2995 Location: Southwestern, NM
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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I have seen the rear side windows as a slider but it was a South African rarity. I scope for a pic. May be real hard to find one here. _________________ "Okay, so there's 6 beers and 5 of us. You know what this means don't you? 4 of you are going to have to leave."
1973 Thing
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Van-go108 Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2006 Posts: 2995 Location: Southwestern, NM
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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Well.....No pics of this rare rear window slider. I'm still lookin' for a pic I've seen in the last few months in my surfin' around. They were offered on special edition "bus exclusiv" south african models. Way, Way to rare apparently. Many people are looking for them too. I didn't know of Vanagon " jail bars until just recently. _________________ "Okay, so there's 6 beers and 5 of us. You know what this means don't you? 4 of you are going to have to leave."
1973 Thing
1957 Continental Mark II Click to view image |
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jjgray Samba Member
Joined: July 16, 2007 Posts: 62 Location: Bellevue, WA
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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I think mine is from Germany, so I can't say for sure whether it's a common feature on U.S. models or not. But here are a couple pics I just took for your reference.
_________________ "If I'd had more time, I'd have written less."
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1991 Carat "Caca Fuego"
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Converted to 1.9TD running 100% Biodiesel |
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jjgray Samba Member
Joined: July 16, 2007 Posts: 62 Location: Bellevue, WA
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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by the way, Van-Go, sweet ride. Checked it out on another post of yours. Nicely done on the wood interior. _________________ "If I'd had more time, I'd have written less."
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1991 Carat "Caca Fuego"
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Converted to 1.9TD running 100% Biodiesel |
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Van-go108 Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2006 Posts: 2995 Location: Southwestern, NM
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:12 am Post subject: |
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The same mechanisms but, the rear side windows that are usually fixed on our US models are turned into sliders as well. The only differance is the angle section is the fixed portion of the slider pair. I'm not sure if some "Sambie" posted a pic of this a while ago or in my lurkin' of other sites.
BTW. Thanks for the comments on my "woody interior". _________________ "Okay, so there's 6 beers and 5 of us. You know what this means don't you? 4 of you are going to have to leave."
1973 Thing
1957 Continental Mark II Click to view image |
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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2002 Posts: 154 Location: Portland OR
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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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[img]http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=320670[/img]
page 4 of the members rides sticky |
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msinabottle Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2005 Posts: 3492 Location: Denver Area, Colorado
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 12:36 am Post subject: Rear Passenger's Side |
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I was walking around Winston, staring at him in a way I know made him nervous...
I wonder if we could figure out how to get a set of louvers in the passenger's side rear window. That would be a LOT of air right where you'd want it at night.
Probably wouldn't fit... But there are, at least in Europe, sources for louvered windows that aren't old or shattered breadloaves...
I contemplate...
Best! _________________ 'Winston,' '84 1.9 WBX Westy
Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
many ways, but never, never, never in silence." |
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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2003 Posts: 1839 Location: Englewood, FL
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:32 am Post subject: Re: Rear Passenger's Side |
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msinabottle wrote: |
I was walking around Winston, staring at him in a way I know made him nervous...
I wonder if we could figure out how to get a set of louvers in the passenger's side rear window. That would be a LOT of air right where you'd want it at night.
Probably wouldn't fit... But there are, at least in Europe, sources for louvered windows that aren't old or shattered breadloaves...
I contemplate...
Best! |
I pulled an awning off what I belived to be a country homes baywindow in the junkyard once for one of my other westies. It had jealosies in all back side windows. they were 2 panel not like the 3 -panel westfalias. They made up the angled space in the reamost corner with just aluminum plate. It was a pretty neat.
I'm seriously thinking of searching out a a pair or at least a leftside "doppelfenster" window that was available in europe. They did make a screen for them and they open almost 90 degrees so that would be nice airflow plus it could be open during rains unlike the sliders. I wonder how those double pane acrylic windows are in the summer as opposed to glass? anyone know? _________________ Markus |
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Van-go108 Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2006 Posts: 2995 Location: Southwestern, NM
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:36 am Post subject: |
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[email protected] wrote: |
[img]http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=320670[/img]
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Mister T's ride is staight up SA and looks like it does have the rear slider's.
_________________ "Okay, so there's 6 beers and 5 of us. You know what this means don't you? 4 of you are going to have to leave."
1973 Thing
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vwlovr Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2006 Posts: 1122 Location: on the road
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:11 am Post subject: |
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weird, looks like all those side windows are taller too. kinda looks freaky. |
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