

| Subject: | Re: Sliding window idea |
| From: | Kevin Duvernay |
| Date: | Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:19:32 -0500 |
Sorry, second link was ment to be this: http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23422&category_id=23453&category_parent_id= On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Kevin Duvernay <kduvey@gmail.com> wrote: > > http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23453&category_id=&category_parent_id= > http://www.gowesty.com/ec_search_results.php?start=30&search_phrase=sliding > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 12:16 PM, Raimund Feussner <ray@v6bus.de> wrote: > >> That seems not to be true. VW did exactly that. >> >> I´ve seen photos of older and newer Vanagons (ca after 85 was the change >> I believe). >> >> I have two rearmost sliding windows collected, one early, one later. >> The earlier one had the sliding part in the front, as I like it. I guess >> this fits the early Westies with a D-pillar closet covering the rear of >> the window. >> The later one (I think when in Europe the Multivan was introduced, with >> plastic interior and fold-out table that you know as Carat) is exactly >> the opposite: >> Sliding part in the rear, with the seam between the panes perfect for >> rain water ingress. Still seemed to work as they sold it (rarely) until >> the end of the Vanagon. >> >> ETKA tells me the same differences. Not visible on the pictures, but the >> part numbers will give you the hint! >> >> I still don´t trust the newer version and will install the earlier >> version in my ´92. >> >> Raimund >> >> >> Am 19.03.2015 um 18:06 schrieb Stuart MacMillan: >> >> 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? >>> >> >
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