Date:         Thu, 10 Feb 2005 10:09:53 +1100
Reply-To:     Stephen Overmyer <S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU>
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From:         Stephen Overmyer <S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU>
Subject:      Re: sliding rear window for transporter
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In a message dated 2/8/05 8:14:53 PM Eastern Standard Time,
S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU writes:




        I am however unclear what the point of a rear sliding window on
the
        trucks would be. 



ventilation,  
 
Fair enough but it's never been an issue in any of my Dokas, past or
present.
 
 
 open it and stick lumber into cab for long loads,  
 
Sounds a bit risky. I wouldn't like to travel in the cab with sections
of timber next to my head. I, and most people I know who regularly carry
lengths of timber or plasterboard wall sheets use racks mounted on the
tray bed, just behind the cabin and at the rear of the tray to safely
carry timber above the tray and cabin.
 
This way you can carry timber or other building products as long as your
truck and still barely protruding beyond the rear of the vehicle....and
if lengths are such that they will significantly overhang, they are
above the height of most other road users except large trucks. Also, the
load is fairly even over front and rear wheels and you don't end up with
your mudflaps scraping on the road and the steering way too light.
 
Granted you don't try and speed on tight winding roads with a load on
top but with sensible driving it is never an issue...
 
  if you have a tilt, easy way of getting from cab to bed without
leaving the van.. 
 
Gee, the rear window in a T3 Single or DoKa is fairly small. I think you
would be hard pressed to squeeze anyone but a small kiddie thru what
would be half the area
of the back sliding window. I can't see this as being useful....I have
however seen a T3 DoKa with a rear camper section attached however it
was permanently mounted and a larger access hole had been cut to make
this egress from cab to camper convenient.
 
I also know a '75 Bay singlecab Jurgens Villa camper imported to Oz from
RSA that does the same thing...But again, a significantly larger access
hole had to be created.
 
just some points..
chris  
 
I do like the idea of being able to clearly give the clown tailgating
you the finger... however while it might work in a single cab you'd need
a long arm in a DoKa ;-)
 
Cheers,
Steve O
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
'00 Transporter Double Cab
'03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck)
'78 Landrover Series 3 Soft top Ute (ex-Aust Army)