[tcb] Re: Sigla sliding windows
- From: theresabuckner@xxxxxxx
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:44:32 -0500 (EST)
Hey that sounds CHEAP to me since I have several sets I have looked for
org glass now for several years what I have found is not very clean Terry
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx>
To: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 7:46 pm
Subject: [tcb] Re: Sigla sliding windows
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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