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Subject:Re: Sliding window idea
From:Vincent Dow
Date:Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:08:41 -0400

DOH!
Back to the drawing board...
I should have known. I've lapped enough siding/roofing/gutters.

On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 1:06 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Fine idea as long as you never drive in the rain.  It will blow in between
> the panes, which is why VW installed them the way they do.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Vincent Dow
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 9:06 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Sliding window idea
>
> 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.
>
> I've seen a few interesting options.
>
> 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?
>
>