Justin Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Well, in the hopes of doing something cool I pulled some 521 vent windows planning to install them on my 620. Big surprise, they don't quite fit. So now I'm debating trying to track down some 620 vent windows from South America, or trying to bend these to fit.... or....? Yea, but I'm after vent windows for my 620! So if any of you guys have some and would be down to trade for some 521 vent windows, please let me know! Link to comment
Justin Posted November 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Hey, so I'm looking for a lot of things for my 620 now, of those things I am very much after a pair of vent windows/side glass. So if you know of any way I can get 620 vent windows up to Northern California, by all means, please tell me! Thanks!! Link to comment
wayno Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Well, in the hopes of doing something cool I pulled some 521 vent windows planning to install them on my 620. Big surprise, they don't quite fit. So now I'm debating trying to track down some 620 vent windows from South America, or trying to bend these to fit.... or....? Yea, but I'm after vent windows for my 620! So if any of you guys have some and would be down to trade for some 521 vent windows, please let me know! Look on Australia ebay, all I see now is the wingwindow rubber, but I have seen the complete assemblies before. Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Why are you surprised? 521 and 620 are two different model series. Puerto Rico 620s had vent windows. So post a wanted advert on craigslist. It is in the USA, so shipping is low price. Link to comment
Z-train Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Never available in North AMerica. Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Never even heard of a 620 with vent windows... Got a pic of what you're talking about? Making you're just calling it a vent window when it's really something else... Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Why vent windows?They look cool and all but the rubbers dont last worth a crap and by the way to swap in 521 vent windows,lets just say i got over 400.00 in my rubbers alone and they dont fit factory perfect.I want to switch my truck to single windows,Its cleaner less moving parts no vent window springs to go bad.That's just me though.Good luck doing your project. :thumbup: Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Never mind, I see your other thread now... Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Two similar posts? I've put them together. The closest to N Am that the side vent windows got were Puerto Rico and American Samoa. Australia, South Africa, maybe Europe? Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Whether Puerto Rico is considered North American or Carribean doesn't matter. That USA territory got vent windows according to the 620 documentation. You will like vent windows -- they sound a playful tune on the highway. And you can't make it stop. Link to comment
Z-train Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Now that is funny. Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 True about the sound. My Dart would seal up after a couple of weeks of driving but I would have to yell at any passenger who would try and open it. Sometimes they were too quick and they would open it while my head was turned. Once opened and closed it would again whistle for weeks until it re sealed again. They were a shitty idea. It was also common for thieves to smash in the vent window to get at the door lock or handle without having to break the whole window. Older cars would have a matchbook stuffed under the lock to hold it tighter against the rubber to 'prevent' it whistling. Yeah that works. Link to comment
Z-train Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Trivia question:Why did wing windows dis-appear? Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Air con or auto theft? but where I live air con is common but not really needed so that seems odd to me. Rolling a later window does the same thing as a vent window except you don't get a blast of inward air when the vent is turned all the way round. Link to comment
Justin Posted November 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Old school is cool enough to justify minor discomforts IMO Link to comment
Z-train Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 To push A/C sales. Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Well that sounds like a conspiracy theory. I think it was time for a styling change and true to car makers thinking ... it's got to be way way cheaper to make cars without the wing windows. Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 it's got to be way way cheaper to make cars without the wing windows. This. B) And while I don't think it was done to push AC sales, I do think the availability of AC made them less needed. :thumbup: And as stated, around that time car companies started making cars quieter and quieter, and this was one more thing that made them hell of noisy. Odd side note, weird that 1200s have them and 510s don't (since 510s came out 3 years earlier). Maybe because 99% of 1200s didn't have AC and lots of 510s did? Link to comment
Z-train Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Well that sounds like a conspiracy theory. I think it was time for a styling change and true to car makers thinking ... it's got to be way way cheaper to make cars without the wing windows. Prime example: GM a- & f bodies 68 & 69 Link to comment
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