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54bugn
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Location: Parksville BC, Canada
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Thanks Joey thats awesome, looks good, I am sure you are happy with the results. Makes my job easier now that I have a visual when I go to do mine. Home this Saturday see you shortly after that, and I will check out the new install in person.
Cheers,
Mike
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gonebaby
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Location: freeland pa.
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| Joey i bought this 57 and of course there are No vent windows. Can i buy any year door to use the vents? Thanks Rob |
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Joey
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Location: Nova Scotia - Canada
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Anything from '56 to '64 will work.
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gonebaby
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Location: freeland pa.
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| thank you.. |
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marzano
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Location: Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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gforcepdx
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Location: portland,oregon
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:28 pm Post subject: Re: How To - One piece windows back to vent windows |
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I wanted to thank you for the work you did here. I looked for three days to find this. I'm buying a 57 ragtop with one piece windows I need to reverse. well done sir... john
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gforcepdx
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Location: portland,oregon
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: How To - One piece windows back to vent windows |
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I wanted to thank you for the work you did here. I looked for three days to find this. I'm buying a 57 ragtop with one piece windows I need to reverse. well done sir... john
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Peter_KG
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Location: Belgium
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| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: How To - One piece windows back to vent windows |
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Great topic!!! Thanks!
Planning to convert the one piece windows of my '54 oval bug too...
Finally found all the period correct pieces! 
Next step is to bend me an U-profile out of some sheet metal (1 mm thick?) for the support... I understand the profile should be 140 mm long, 18 mm wide... but how high did you make your support?
Thanks!!
Peter
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Joey
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Location: Nova Scotia - Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: How To - One piece windows back to vent windows |
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From the bottom of the 'U' to the very top of the door skin is 11mm. It the measurement in blue in this diagram:
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Peter_KG
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Location: Belgium
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| Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2017 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: How To - One piece windows back to vent windows |
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| Joey wrote: |
From the bottom of the 'U' to the very top of the door skin is 11mm. It the measurement in blue in this diagram:
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Thank! You know how high, the actual channel (bracket) you welded in, was?
I'm planning to use sheet metal glue to avoid damage on my paint... 
Thx
Peter
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vwbrewer
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| Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 12:53 pm Post subject: Re: How To - One piece windows back to vent windows |
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Depends on how much material was hacked and/or trimmed.
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iamthewalrus30
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2020 7:53 am Post subject: Re: How To - One piece windows back to vent windows |
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I'm going to add this here just in case anyone recently is trying to add back their vent windows. My brother and I will be tackling this job for ourselves and is starting to gather the bits and pieces needed for the job.
He actually found this guy is Japan that is reproducing the inner metal that needs to be welding into the channel.
He bought the pair and is waiting to see if they will work for his 62' doors.
but if they do, this will save considerable time!
here is the link
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Bug-Beetle-Door-Wind...0903.m5276 |
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shiddot
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 9:31 am Post subject: Re: How To - One piece windows back to vent windows |
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| iamthewalrus30 wrote: |
I'm going to add this here just in case anyone recently is trying to add back their vent windows. My brother and I will be tackling this job for ourselves and is starting to gather the bits and pieces needed for the job.
He actually found this guy is Japan that is reproducing the inner metal that needs to be welding into the channel.
He bought the pair and is waiting to see if they will work for his 62' doors.
but if they do, this will save considerable time!
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Really interested to hear if these parts were any good, and if you managed to add your window vents back in successfully?
My ‘61 has one piece windows (fitted by a PO in the 90s). My near side window regulator now needs replacing so I’m contemplating reverting to the original two-piece windows, but finding donor doors is not easy/cheap.
Taking off the door card for the first time since I bought the car in 2005 has revealed some interesting butchery scars that I can only assume were required in order to fit the later regulator into the early door?
(The piece of wood is wedging the glass up in place due to the regulator being stuck fully-open) |
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ZENVWDRIVER
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Location: N.E. Oklahoma
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 9:54 am Post subject: Re: How To - One piece windows back to vent windows |
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… and i want to go in the other direction - i want to go with one piece windows, but on ribbed units - not your 56 - 63 doors - z
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pastellgreen
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2020 12:06 am Post subject: Re: How To - One piece windows back to vent windows |
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Thank you very much!
After the last "to do list" I assume, it is not possible to change the outer chrome trim/scraper thing without touching the vent window? At my car, I'm only interested in changing this, because of a destroyed rubber scraper itself... |
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wbbbbbbb
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Joined: August 25, 2008
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Location: Washingtion State
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2021 6:38 am Post subject: Re: How To - One piece windows back to vent windows |
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One piece windows back to vent wing windows, restoration!
I bought these from eBay seller: ysbugs
Found trough Samba forums but can’t remember who originally posted it, wish I could credit member?
eBay Listing: VW Bug Beetle Door Window Vent Wing Inner Assembly Frame 2pcs.
Looks like just what I need to restore vent-windows on my 64 chop! Paided $38.47, S&H+Tax on 04/17, Delivered 04/23. 6 days!
See pictures! PN: 50541 RH side pulled for pic’s. Used $2.00 swap-meet green wing, LoL!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132121350567
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VW_Jimbo 
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Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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| Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 4:42 pm Post subject: Re: How To - One piece windows back to vent windows |
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| wbbbbbbb wrote: |
One piece windows back to vent wing windows, restoration!
I bought these from eBay seller: ysbugs
Found trough Samba forums but can’t remember who originally posted it, wish I could credit member?
eBay Listing: VW Bug Beetle Door Window Vent Wing Inner Assembly Frame 2pcs.
Looks like just what I need to restore vent-windows on my 64 chop! Paided $38.47, S&H+Tax on 04/17, Delivered 04/23. 6 days!
See pictures! PN: 50541 RH side pulled for pic’s. Used $2.00 swap-meet green wing, LoL!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132121350567
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Thank you for posting this up!!!!!
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shiddot
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:17 pm Post subject: Re: How To - One piece windows back to vent windows |
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| iamthewalrus30 wrote: |
I'm going to add this here just in case anyone recently is trying to add back their vent windows. My brother and I will be tackling this job for ourselves and is starting to gather the bits and pieces needed for the job.
He actually found this guy is Japan that is reproducing the inner metal that needs to be welding into the channel.
He bought the pair and is waiting to see if they will work for his 62' doors.
but if they do, this will save considerable time!
here is the link
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Bug-Beetle-Door-Wind...0903.m5276 |
@iamthewalrus30 – I would love to know how you got on with this? The eBay link is dead now so if you have any more info on sourcing the inner metal pieces from Japan that would be really useful. |
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wbbbbbbb
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Location: Washingtion State
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:31 pm Post subject: Re: How To - One piece windows back to vent windows |
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All I have and can tell you the seller, currently has nothing for sale. Not sure if or how they can be contacted through eBay?
ysbugs (3,577)
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As for installing these I don’t have the time to install right now. I’m moving and need to remodel house before I can get back to my cars. |
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wbbbbbbb
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