Eric:
Look at the swap meets. Usually can find some of these things at a
swap such as Ennis. Going rate probably about $25 per copy for good
ones. When you acquire them make sure the cranks work. The gear in
the crank mechanism has a tendency to strip out and to my knowledge
there is no easy fix for this problem. So, when you are looking at a
used one make sure the crank works and cranks the windows in and out
with no problem. Also, some of these windows have laminated glass and
all of the laminate old ones I have seen have rusty discoloration in
the laminate and to look good the glass will have to be replaced. The
ones that do not have laminate have tempered glass which does not have
that problem. Also, if you are a stickler for correctness there is a
slight difference between the ones for a 65 and the ones for a 66 or
67. The bottom sill plate is flat on the ones for 65 and slanted
significantly towards the outside on the ones for the 66/67. However,
they are interchangeable between all busses and fit the cutouts where
the pop outs would normally be on a Kombi. As to driving with them
open. I have around town. The only problem is that driving down the
highway the wind plays havoc with the curtains that go on each of
these windows. Other than that there is no problem that I know of
driving with them open.
Hope this helps.
Sammie
At 08:56 PM 12/5/2006, you wrote:
I am still looking to buy at 6 - 8 square split window jalousie
windows for my bus.
I have one question though; can you drive with the jalousies open?
Peter, did you have a chance to see if you had any around?
