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Subject:Re: Sliding window idea
From:Vincent Dow
Date:Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:31:18 -0400

Some interesting mods and ideas there.

I'd seen this thread on samba. The South African rearmost sliding window is
clearly the *cadillac* of back windows. But I'm still broke from my DK
tranny rebuild last fall.

Jalousie windows are fine if you live down south. After five years with my
van in central canada, I wouldn't go near those things. I have them on my
house in L.A. and we call them ja-LOUSY.

I think flipping driver and passenger side sliding windows is the cleanest
and most efficient idea. I might just go looking for an autoglass place.

Mind you, here in Quebec businesses are all terrified of regulators. I have
friends who were afraid to replace plugs and switches in an aprtment, for
fear their insurance would get cancelled. This might be more of a job for
the Granite State, or good ol' vermont.

On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=247018
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> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=283728&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=jalouse&start=0
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> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> For years I've been considering how to make the back windows on my van
>> open, so that my dog can get her head out and sniff the air.
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>> I've seen a few interesting options.
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>> I'm thinking about taking out the slidingdoor window, and it's counterpart
>> on the driver's side, and flipping them. That way the open window would be
>> accesible from the back bench. The dog could put her paws on fold out
>> table, and get some air.
>>
>> The passenger side silding window has the danger of a guillotine effect
>> when the door opens, but a mostion limiter would take care of that.
>>
>> Any thoughts? Anyone seen this, or even considered it?
>>
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