Date:         Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:34:34 -0400
Reply-To:     Robert Rountree <rountree@PLANETEER.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Rountree <rountree@PLANETEER.COM>
Subject:      Re: Louvered camper windows
Comments: To: Vanagon Mailing Lis <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
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Tell me about it..... Boy do I every miss the jalousie windows I had on my
78 Westy... the sliders are a lot more quite on the road & leak a lot less
heat in the winter (I live in CDN) ...the 78 had twice the volume of
opening...another hassle (which I've made a cure for) is when it's warm &
raining and you want some ventilation, it rains in those windows, when they
are open... the fix I made... is a plastic awning that hangs on the rain
gutter over the window then folds flat and stores away.... as for a retro
fit... anything can be done.. but I think the hole in the doors the
windows goes in are different sizes & that means you have to get into some
messy work welding in filler strips and the body work required to make
them, finish up like they belonged. But I'm open to suggestions on this one
also... I like the awning type windows on the EV... for being able to have
them open in the rain.. that's the kind I built into my house.
Cheers
Rob
87 Westy SyncroGL... Cynosure

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From: Bob McMain <RdRunr@ZIANET.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
Subject: Louvered camper windows
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 1998 1:06 AM

Anyone know whether you can retrofit an 87 Westie with louvered windows
(like the 68-79 campers had) instead of the poor ventilation stock sliding
type??

Bob
87 Syncro Westie