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WTB: Passenger side vent window for 70 Beetle
Stigandr - November 20th, 2011 at 02:32 PM

I am badly in need to a passenger side vent window.

I mainly need the frame, preferably with a good latch, but a complete vent window is fine too. I would even consider a pair of them.

I was doing a great job of replacing the latch on my vent window. I had got to the point where I was putting everything back in the door....then I realised I had left out something and so needed to remove the glass from the frame again....and that was when I managed to bend/break the frame. :(

I will ring A couple of places tomorrow, but the only web listing I can see is on cip and they only list a left side (buying new I would prefer to get both). So I am hoping someone can help me with second hand one.

Cheers..

Matt Ryan - November 20th, 2011 at 06:36 PM

I can sort you out with a pair for the cost of postage.

Regards,

Matt.

Stigandr - November 20th, 2011 at 07:02 PM

Hey Matt,

That would be awesome. I will send you a pm now.

Cheers.

68AutoBug - November 20th, 2011 at 11:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Stigandr
I am badly in need to a passenger side vent window.

I mainly need the frame, preferably with a good latch, but a complete vent window is fine too. I would even consider a pair of them.

I was doing a great job of replacing the latch on my vent window. I had got to the point where I was putting everything back in the door....then I realised I had left out something and so needed to remove the glass from the frame again....and that was when I managed to bend/break the frame. :(

I will ring A couple of places tomorrow, but the only web listing I can see is on cip and they only list a left side (buying new I would prefer to get both). So I am hoping someone can help me with second hand one.

Cheers..


they probably sell a lot of driver side quarter windows over there... LHD...

I don't know of anyone who has taken the glass out and replaced the latch Stig...

My beetle is German made and had German glass in the quarter windows... while restoring My Beetle over many years... somehow I gave away My 2 original quarter windows
to a local who had one piece windows and wanted to go back to originals... I didn't know I had given Him the German ones till I went to assemble My doors.. lol

My Quarter windows have two different latches...
one latch is held on with a roll pin... the other isn't...
Did you use new rubber seals in the quarter windows stig?

LEE

Stigandr - November 20th, 2011 at 11:41 PM

Hi Lee,

I do not know of anyone else who has replaces the latches either. It is all pretty straight forward....now that I know what I am doing though. I am pretty confident that I can do it now I know what needs to be done. Unfortunately the first one was a little trial and error and I weakened the frame in the process. Then when I had to take the glass out again the second time, it could not handle the extra stress and broke. You live and learn though.

And yes, I was replacing all the rubber seals. The one between the glass and the frame itself, and the one that is between the vent window and the door frame.

With a replacement window and a little patience I am sure I will get it all sorted.

Cheers.

beetleboyjeff - November 21st, 2011 at 10:13 AM

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Originally posted by Stigandr
Hi Lee,

I do not know of anyone else who has replaces the latches either.
Cheers.


I have done it many years ago.

I am glad Matt is sorting you out - I was at his place on Sunday afternoon and saw them in one of his parts cars, so when I got home and saw your post, I emailed him to see if he was selling them and gave him the link to this thread.

Stigandr - November 21st, 2011 at 10:22 AM

Thanks for that Jeff. A gesture that is definitely appreciated it. :)