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Someone wrote... Anybody know where I can get a one piece window kit for a 71 Squareback? My daughter's car got broken into at school last week and they got in by prying the wing window open. Plus I think they look better than the wing windows. *****Don't know about One Piece windows...but why the preference for them? Wing Vents are ideal for adjusting the air/heat in a car...and one can smoke w/out fuming up the car. They let you keep the windows open w/out blowing your face around. If busted, they are pretty easy to replace, if you keep a stash of them in the basement. I think that the only reason they are obsolete is because of MONEY. Insurers didn't want to pay for injuries for anyone who bangs into the vent window frame, and VW didn't want to add the extra three cents worth of metal. If vents were discontinued because they provide potential place for break-ins, what's that about? Robbers take pity on their victims by going through the cheapest window to replace? To prevent break-ins, some street smarts are helpful...re/ not parking in dark areas, not-leaving anything remotely valuable in view, being especially careful if yr Out Of State (maybe a tourist with cameras etc), really closing the latch. Parking with sidewalk door near a tree or utility pole to prevent opening is good sometimes. Yeah, it's a touch more fuel efficient to have a Streamlined vehicle, without the Open Vents etc, but besides that...one reason I keep up my T-3s is because it's impossible to find replacements of such practicality and fixability that have wing vents. Maybe it's a claustrophobia thing. Air is nice. Can't imagine why anyone would buy a car without them. __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~