Opening rear quarters...

[mowgli]

are the glasses the same size as std fixed ones? or are they slightly larger.......

[Graeme]

Larger

[mowgli]

ah well, thats buggered that idea. i know a bloke who can cut holes in glass..........

[burgo]

make polycarb ones?

[mowgli]

how would they keep their curve??? i left school before working with polymers was taught.... we just played with metal

[craig green]

I can make holes in glass....... it takes a while.

[mowgli]

i mean holes that are meant to be there........

[bazil]

i'll sell you a pair lol

[djbrowney]

ah well, thats buggered that idea. i know a bloke who can cut holes in glass..........

you dont know a man who can cut holes in toughened galss ;)

i inquired about this a few weeks ago with a few glass companys i use, i really want to do this my self. You cant drill a hole in toughned glass (trust me i tried last week and the window ****ing explodes) (i already knew this but as always wanted to see it my self lol )

in order to get holes put in a standard window the glass will have to re heated in a kiln, holes cut and then re toughned in the kiln again. This cost £350 a hole and has a 50% chance of smashing into a million pieces and putting the machine out of action for 24 hours. Not only that, they can only do it on flat Glass not curved like the rear windows.

Nobody in the uk makes curved toughned glass so you cant even get any made eaither :cry:

the next option in laminated, you can buy the curved glass and drill the holes in it but again to buy the corect glass/drilling/cutting you will be looking at £350/500 a window. Also there is a very high chance they will crack with the vibration of the car.

i gave up on the idear after and will probaly end up with polly carb ones :thumb:

[bazil]

or buy mine lol

[mowgli]

this chap claims he can. and i explained what i was after....

[bmw156]

i thought of this a while back, but never took the idea forward, glad i didnt as browney has it covered lol

[djbrowney]

thrust me mowgli he can not do it. its physically impossible :)

the standard window will fit using a ****ron ax rubber and brackets pretty much a perfect fit :)

[mowgli]

or buy mine lol

go on, scare me with the cost..............

[mowgli]

thrust me mowgli he can not do it. its physically impossible :)

the standard window will fit using a ****ron ax rubber and brackets pretty much a perfect fit :)

i am a persistant sort of person. i've been told loads of times that things are impossible, then i find out they are, they might be difficult, but they are possible

[General Baxter]

go on, scare me with the cost..............

£800 and ill fetch mine from cannock :thumb:

[bazil]

go on, scare me with the cost..............

im chasing a pair of clear ones atm so if i get them im selling the bronze ones i have as they wont look good on the gsi, the clear ones i'll just tint so it should be ok.

price £1,000,000,0000,000000000000

muha ha hah ahahah,

i'll know by the end of next week if im getting the clears.

[djbrowney]

i am a persistant sort of person. i've been told loads of times that things are impossible, then i find out they are, they might be difficult, but they are possible

if he can buddy, i am more than happy to say sorry and hope he will do a set for me lol

[djbrowney]

how would they keep their curve??? i left school before working with polymers was taught.... we just played with metal

warm them in a big enough oven/heater until soft, fold around a jig and let them go hard again :d

[bazil]

the thing is the nova ones only have 1 hole and the tabs act as hindges as per photo.

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/random1/Picture038.jpg

[mowgli]

£800 and ill fetch mine from cannock :thumb:

for £800 i'd expect cannock thrown in too

[djbrowney]

thats **** that ^ anyone got any pictures of them fitted ???

[bazil]

bretskki in his build thread

or my previous thread
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=140671&page=2

[Graeme]

They come up for sale often enough, and not for stupid money really, I got some earlier in the year for a hundred quid, is it really worth fooking about making costum ones?

[djbrowney]

i have only ever seen two sets for sale and been on here 5 years lol

[Graeme]

I've seen two in the last twelve months mate, there a few hoarders on here

[djbrowney]

sell me yours and find another set then lol

[Graeme]

They weren't for me, I have never seen a saloon set ever, one was Brett's and the others were for another local lad

[Edd]

Seen a few sets forsale laterly.

It getting a complete set as you need different window seals, hinges and brackets.

[Pistol Pete]

I bought mine for around £250 IIRC. Got the full set. Rubbers, hinges, everything.

[Andy]

is it really worth shelling out that sort of money for the benefit of rear passengers? when lets face it,most of you will rarely have them if ever.I know i never will.
And another thing,it isnt exactly far from the back seats to the doors is it lol Just another pub spec like headlight protectors lol
There is however an easier way-Buy a 4/5 door.Rear opening windows as standard.

[Benn]

Also means the air flows thru the car better. Meaning you don't have that drowning when driving with the windows down.

[mowgli]

it is one of the few optional extras that gm did that i really want in my car....

[Balley]

Could you buy them in england or were they only fitted to the Opels??

[sport]

Could you buy them in england or were they only fitted to the Opels??


You could, i got mine from my local dealership.

[Benn]

it is one of the few optional extras that gm did that i really want in my car....

Snap.

[djbrowney]

Snap.

snap + 1

[Danny s-p]

i wont a set now lol

[Novasport]

Glass is the easy bit to get, its the opening levers that are the hard bit to get. I had to wait for ages to get mine & have been told there are no more at all. I tried knocking up some out of bits from various other cars but nothing worked. Seals were a bitch to get aswell although Kia Pride seals are a perfect fit.
B pillar plugs for the hinges can be got off Ebay.de and the rest of the screws etc from Mk 2 Astras/Daewoo's/Mantas.
I have got a full set plus spares which took me ages to collect and TBH I cant bring myself to fit them to my new Sport. But I will never sell them, so nobody PM me please. Yes, I am one of those hoarders!