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Boy did I freak out the first time I opened the rear windows on a Fastback GLASS BENDS?? No way!.. I wouldnt try it in the dead of winter though... Keith ---------- > From: Douglas_Brashear@mail.amsinc.com > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: [T3] fastback popout window observations > Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 6:42 AM > > > > Hello all, > > Just FYI, if you're not familiar with the fastback popout windows... > > Yesterday I *finally* received a set of fastback popout windows I ordered > centuries ago from a junkyard in California...I had to go this route > because it was the only way I could obtain the complete window package > (including latches, screws, window seals with trim, etc.). For those that > have not see the fastback popouts before, they're very much different than > those for notches or squares. The fastback popouts have a full window > seal, just like you'd use for stationary windows...however, the main > difference is that only the leading edge (near the door pillar) of the > window seal, and a couple inches of seal on the top and bottom as you move > back from the door pillar, actually holds the window. A couple inches back > on the top and bottom theres a thick retainer (actually a section of the > seal about 1.5 inches long that is thicker, with a metal cover) to hold the > window into the seal. To keep the seal from sliding around, there also > appears to be screw on the top and bottom of the seal, right behind the > thick rubber retainer, that would slide through a hole in the metal lip > (the one on the car body, inside the window frame, that the window seal > wraps around to hold it to the car). > > After the retainer, the window is basically free to separate from the seal > when you open it with the latch (which BTW, is large, heavy, and seal > locking, so there's no annoying screw-down knobs)...the funny thing is that > there's no hinge...the window itself actually bends when you open it! I've > removed the window from the seal for cleaning, and it seems that the seal > may have some sort of rigid inner support...I really doubt that the chrome > trim is the only thing helping the seal to retain it's shape. > > > (Please view the following with a fixed-width font such as Courier) > > > Window only held in seal > along leading edge and > back to retainer > | > | > /---------\ > > > ------000-- > | -------- > | -------- > | ---- > | --- > | -- > | -\ > | | > ------000----------------------------/ > > > ^ > | > | > Thick rubber retainer, > top and bottom > > > I'm going to snap a few photos of the install process...as well as the > general construction of the seals, > latches, and windows. Let me know if anyone wants additional information > (though it may take a while as I'll be on vacation for 2 weeks). > > -Doug > 69 auto FI square (for sale) > 73 FI fasty > 98 NB > douglas_brashear@mail.amsinc.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org