How about a proper ONE PIECE WINDOW thread......
JSL:
Quote from: FDK/Hurry on September 27, 2008, 18:40:19 pm
After all the pro's and con's i'm gonna stick to original, maybe black powdercoat frames.
Hi,
I started a thread on how to remove the glass and powder coat the 1/4 lights in the 'In da works' section as thats what I would like to do, entitled 'Powder coating 1/4 lights'
Any advise on this would be greatly appreciated as it sounds like a bitch to do ???
Sorry I know this is slightly off topic.
I ran one piece windows in my first bug, like people say if you take your time and install them slowly they should be ok, I didnt trust the clips would hold my scrapers in so I used stainless steel sunken screws too, it held up fine, never a problem.
Only thing I didnt like was (as everyone has pointed out) how the ends met the channel. I cut and curved mine up ok (looked good) but it was still a water trap in the UK Grrrr... fine for people living in sunnier climates! ;-) but then I notice a touch of sun bleaching to the felt channels ;D
The other problem I had with mine was in winter. Frozen windows meant you couldnt wind the window down without risk of pulling the lifter off at the bottom due to the size of the window that was frozen in place.
I cut my windows ready for one peice a few years back, now I wanna go 1/4 lights again! Hahahaha idiot! ;) Anyone done this? One piece back to 1/4 light? ???
J
danny gabbard:
I took a junk door and cut the outer skin off and used as a jig . first made pattern of original glass and added extra for wind wing portion, So now I have something to slide up and down for prototypeing. Then found a pair of stock window channel, The one's on rear of door by the door handle. Cut a section of channel that I could use as a guild channel for front of glass. and made bracket and tacked together. After I got new window slideing smoothly up and down I hooked window regulator up. I hope this helps guys
Lee.C:
Quote from: danny gabbard on December 11, 2008, 16:53:11 pm
I took a junk door and cut the outer skin off and used as a jig . first made pattern of original glass and added extra for wind wing portion, So now I have something to slide up and down for prototypeing. Then found a pair of stock window channel, The one's on rear of door by the door handle. Cut a section of channel that I could use as a guild channel for front of glass. and made bracket and tacked together. After I got new window slideing smoothly up and down I hooked window regulator up. I hope this helps guys
Hmmm very good idea about the scrap door - I might have to get myself one :)
louisb:
Quote from: danny gabbard on December 11, 2008, 16:53:11 pm
I took a junk door and cut the outer skin off and used as a jig . first made pattern of original glass and added extra for wind wing portion, So now I have something to slide up and down for prototypeing. Then found a pair of stock window channel, The one's on rear of door by the door handle. Cut a section of channel that I could use as a guild channel for front of glass. and made bracket and tacked together. After I got new window slideing smoothly up and down I hooked window regulator up. I hope this helps guys
Cool, I was thinking of doing something along the same idea. Maybe you should consider making some channels and selling them to augment the kits out there already.
--louis
ESH:
It seems appropriate that the thread dropped and then took a while to get back up to the top again. I think I can hear it rattling a bit too. :P
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