[tcb] Re: Sigla sliding windows
- From: Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:46:45 -0600
Ha! Depends who you ask.
On Jan 25, 2011, at 6:57 PM, James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just spoke to Ronnie. It appears that either Jay installed the felts on the
> wrong side of the Bus or the channel needs to be adjusted. Either way the
> whole window assemblies needs to come back out.
> The good news is that I found the latches that go to the windows, which are
> rare because no one makes them anymore. Unfortunately the seller is the guy
> that already sent me the Sigla pop out and I could have saved on shipping.
> Doh!
> I am thinking of doing a partial trade for the original Sigla windshields
> that came with the Bus. I saw a pair being sold for $300 on the Samba. Is
> that a fair price or inflated?
>
> James
>
> --- On Mon, 1/24/11, Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Sigla sliding windows
> To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, January 24, 2011, 7:43 PM
>
> Ronnie is THE MAN when it comes to split bus parts.
>
>
>
> On Jan 24, 2011, at 7:10 PM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Here you go James. Call Ronnie.
>>
>> http://www.bustoration.com/Felt-Channel-Bottom-Only-PAIR-for-Sigla-glass_p_1200.html
>> --- On Mon, 1/24/11, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>> :
>>
>> From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Sigla sliding windows
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Monday, January 24, 2011, 7:02 PM
>>
>> James: Do some looking on the Samba. There is a thread on there somewhere.
>> The latches do not go through the window. They are attached to the metal
>> frame on the bottom that the window fits in and the entire metal channel and
>> the window slide back and forth. The channel that they slide in is supposed
>> to be special for the Sigla glass. I have never looked real close at one to
>> see the actual difference but I have had some of the sliders with latches
>> attached before in my parts stash, which I sold to Terry Richburg. I know
>> he has some of the windows. Maybe he has one assembled that you could look
>> at; or a research on the Samba or a call to the tech guys at Wolfsburg West
>> could answer your question.
>>
>> Bottom line: It sounds like you have the wrong bottom felt for the Sigla
>> glass. It is different than the regular non-sigla felt channels.
>>
>> --- On Mon, 1/24/11, James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [tcb] Sigla sliding windows
>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Date: Monday, January 24, 2011, 6:20 PM
>>
>> So I have this 1959 Bus and the sliding windows are Sigla but they have a
>> metal channel on the bottom and no holes for the window latches. The latches
>> evidently attach to a horizontal lip.
>> The windows don't move because they were installed with the felt channel on
>> the bottom and the windows my guess is that only the glass without the metal
>> channel needs the felt and mine do not and the metal slides over the metal
>> channel.
>>
>> I am wondering if these windows were original to this Bus and where I can
>> find latches for it anyway. The only ones I have seen go through the glass.
>> I thought all Sigla sliders were like that. What gives?
>>
>> James
>>
>>
>
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