I saw that rebuild of the window on thesamba and am quite impressed. A
little too much work for me as well with all that benTing and such.

But now I want to get my hands on the SA sliders. Where's James Cohen when
you need him?

Thanks for the info.

Jeff
83.5 Westy
LA,CA

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 1:40 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, SA vans could be purchased with sliders on the rearmost window on both
> sides. Sliders cutting people's arms off must not factor large in RSA.
>
> And yes, on small window vans got them too.
>
> BTW, there's a fellow on the Samba who benT and rewelded a slider to fit
> the early windows too. That takes a lot more skill. Problem is angle of the
> D-pillar. The bottom radius has to be closed tighter and the upper wider.
> It's obviously possible to do. I've tried a few years ago. It's beyond my
> skill set.
>
>
> BenT
>
> sent from my stationary rear windows
>
> On Jun 11, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Oxroad <oxroad@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ben--
>
> You bring up an interesting point; did the SA Vanagons with the shorter
> side windows have the sliders on the rear side window?
>
> I've only seen the sliders in pictures and then only on the later model SA
> Vanagons with the larger side windows.
>
> The idea that there's a treasure trove of short side windows in South
> Africa sparks my interest.
> Although all in all I think your point is valid that all the jumping around
> involved in making your own slider or importing one is probably
> a lot more of a PITA than buying one from GoWesty.
>
> Also, just FYI, if it hasn't been mentioned here yet; GoWesty has said
> while they only have the driver's side rear slider right now, they will
> offer the rear slider window for both the driver and passenger side shortly.
> They did mention there may have to be a fix to keep the sliding door from
> being opened when the
> the rear sliding window is open so limbs and heads hanging out that window
> wouldn't be cut off by the sliding door. :0
>
> In fact even on the later SA Vanagons I'm not sure if they had a sliding
> window on the same side as the sliding door. Time for some internet
> searching.
>
> Best,
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westy
> LA,CA
>
> On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 12:44 PM, BenT Syncro < <syncro@gmail.com>
> syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Jun 11, 2011, at 10:33 AM, Chris S < <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
>> szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> > Hmmm, I wonder what eBay.de has to offer?  Too bad the South African
>> rear sliders are too large for our busses.
>>
>>
>> Chris,
>>
>> AFAIK, only the the later model 2.6 SA Buses got big windows. The majority
>> of their vans got the sane height windows as our Vanagons.
>>
>> I applaud GW for making these available commercially for those less
>> inclined to make them yourself.
>>
>> If you want to make one, all you need is to cut a stock slider; weld a
>> piece of aluminum, get a new piece of glass cut  to fit; powdercoat; install
>> late style window rear vent. Frankly, gathering all that stuff can be a
>> PITA.
>>
>>
>> BenT
>> >
>>
>
>