[tcb] Re: Still looking for Jalousie windows.
- From: "Eric Woodall" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 08:44:11 -0600 (CST)
I used to have those sheets!
I wonder if my mom still has them?
> Nope, I was thinking more along the lines of making them out of my old
> Star Wars sheets.
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> From: evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Subject: [tcb] Re: Still looking for Jalousie windows.
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> This is sounding like a Martha Stewart show. I now expect Robb to have
> floral
> prints installed by Fredricksburg.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Sharon Chamberlain" <iluvvws@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 06:50:20
> To:<tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Still looking for Jalousie windows.
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> Or you can do what we did and get an extra set of curtain rods and anchor
> the
> bottom of the curtains like rvâ??s do so you donâ??t have all that
> flopping. The
> breeze thru the windows does help cool the bus on a roadtrip and if itâ??s
> a cold
> day you know real quick if you left a window open.
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> I drive on road trips all the time with mine open. Other than the curtain
> problem Sammy mentioned, I've had no problems. Since you're not going
> correct, I
> would suggest making an easily removeable curtain rod so you can take them
> down
> on road trips. That is, if you are going with curtains.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 8:33 PM
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Still looking for Jalousie windows.
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> Thanks Sammie,
> And as far as "correctness", this bus is about as far from correct as you
> can
> get.
> I am putting Jalousie windows in a 13 window deluxe! Blasphemy!
>
> Sammie Smith wrote:
> > 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 out side 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?
> >>
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