wtd: mk1 vent glass -- movable or am i dreaming

[peter at thescirocco.com (Peter)]

It's very difficult to drill tempered glass... A glass shop might be able to
do it.

It's defenitely a design flaw, it took Volkswagen until late '83 to fix it,
all '84 Rabbit opening vent windows are bolt on's. 

I had a friend with opening vent windows, and he kept those universal chrome
locks on them.
It keeps them from falling off, and makes it more difficult to break in.

Peter
http://thescirocco.com/

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From: scirocco-l-bounces+peter=thescirocco.com@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+peter=thescirocco.com@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of
C Boyko
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 9:07 AM
To: George Herndon
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Subject: Re: wtd: mk1 vent glass -- movable or am i dreaming

On 8:52:10 am 05/17/05 George Herndon <gherndon@eyeontech.com> wrote:
> hi,
>
> i have a '78 with movable vent windows.  does anyone have replacement 
> glass with the hardware attached?  my drivers side won't hold the 
> latch anymore (missing glass / depression where latch attaches) and 
> the passenger side bottome hinge pin doesn't line up to the glass any 
> longer.
>
> i work down the street from a glass shop and their trying to be 
> helpful but recommend replacing both sides.  these are almost 
> unobtainable but a wholesale glass search is quoting $85 a piece.
> these are supposed to be framed, so they will come with the hardware 
> attached and i presume the triangular frame for the window opening.
>
> my seals are in great shape so i'd prefer to keep the movables.  if 
> not an option, i'd substitute fixed in a heartbeat.
>
> as always, your help and opinions are greatly appreciated.
>
> george
> charlotte, nc
>

Not sure about the earlier MkIs, but my '80 parts car has them, and the
handles fall off them, it's a design flaw. You'll find they are very
difficult to find, and that (at least on the later MkIs) they are pretty
well unobtaneum. I can look at the 80 to see if there is a frame or not, but
the handle/latch just glues in place, and won't stay stuck. I've wondered if
you could drill them and install a cabby style set of latches.
I'll have to go look a them again, the opening style is pretty cool, and
quite retro.

GL with them.
Cathy


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