The Louvered windows are a source of dust or sand inside a van.   Been
camped in a windy spot with them and they leak...I seen this on every bus
and RV we've camped with.  Little piles of sand on the countertops, grimy
dishes in the sink.  We learned to be careful to park with the louvered
windows away from the wind...that isn't so great always.....I don't care
for them .

 Also, the glass slats fall out of them and they are easy to pull out,
should someone want to break in..

On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 4:33 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:

> Well, I don't know how things have changed over the last couple of years,
> but there was a time I had so many of these windows was tripping over them
> in my garage. I could not give them away. I threw them away. Then I later
> wanted to try this, adding one to a Vanagon, and every one that I found
> sellers wanted crazy money for them. I wish Westfalia had kept using the
> jalousie windows-except when you accidentally hit an open one when walking
> past a camper, it is quite painful. Jeff Stewart > If the link does not
> work just search on "jalousie" or "louvered" in
> > the Vanagon forum. I passed on one of these windows in a junkyard a
> > couple of years ago because of parts priorities and could now kick
> > myself. Good luck!
> > Stephen
> > On Saturday, October 19, 2013 2:14 PM, Bryan Feddish
> > <uprightbassghost@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > I scored a really nice jalousy (sp?) window from a bay and I know
> > these can be modified to fit my 83 Westy, Does anyone know what is
> > involved in getting it to fit? There is a late 80�s van here with one
> > and the window has been cut down a bit but their window looks smaller
> > than mine.
> > Thanks,
> > Bryan
>