How about a proper ONE PIECE WINDOW thread......
nicolas:
Quote from: Mat Sanchez on December 11, 2008, 20:17:06 pm
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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but, most don't get it up a second time.
Diederick/DVK:
i haven't read all the posts of this thread, but what's wrong with the many one piece window kits that are listed on the samba?
danny gabbard:
about 3 things wrong with all the kits. First there no front guide for the glass to go up and down properlly. Two you cant use the stock check strap because it will hit and break glass if you shut door with window rolled down. And you need to weld sections were wind wing glass use to be , No place to attach scraper rubber un front edge of door. The kits you buy will kinda work but kinda micky mouse. as I posted early in this post the key is to make some kind of guide channel for front edge of glass. Just my three cents . bye for now
SCOTTP:
I put a set of one piece windows in my 67 last year. The kit came with glue in scrapers. Throw those away and buy the snap in ones. A couple of places in So Cal sell them separate... Pacific Customs Unlimited... Moore parts.They don't come with the holes in them, so I used a paper punch. The area on the door that doesn't have the holes needs to be glued. Use the black 3m stuff. You'll need to glue the curves also, then shape with a razor blade. Let the glue set for a long time, or you'll be throwing parts and tools like I did. Make sure you leave enough new felt past the channels at both ends to guide the windows. Roll the windows up and down a few times to check for proper operation. Don't forget the door stops!! Took almost a week of sore fingers to get everything right. It was a genuine pain in the ass to do.. but they look so nice.
Donny B.:
I never liked how the corners of the windows looked and I didn't like the way the snap in seals looked when they were curved in the corners so this is what I did.
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