Door Glass

[fireman_033]

Just wonderin if anyone has removed the vent windows and installed solid glass in there like they do on some VW bugs I think they call it a california kit in the bugs. Scott

[greg g]

I for one really enjoy the moveable vent widows on the car. They make the car much more comfortable and quiet than modern cars without them. I think they are a real enhancment to window down elbow out motoring. When I roll down my Jetta windows I immediatly get buffeting a a lot of wind noise. With the P15 the vents smooth out the flow.

[RobertKB]

Vent windows are part of the "old car feel". Greg put it perfectly.

[steveplym]

I've never heard of that kit Scott. Seems it would be easy to do though if you got the glass cut and sealed it in the door with urethane. I know on the P-15 all you would have to do is seal it into the door molding. Seems it would look better if you just made a one piece glass. There are kits out there for different cars with the one piece glass. Not sure if there are any out there for a p-15 yet.

[David Maxwell]

...the vent windows are excellent at directing cooling air right on the driver or passenger. I love mine!

[RobertKB]

...the vent windows are excellent at directing cooling air right on the driver or passenger. I love mine!

It's amazing on a hot day how cool you can feel with the cowl vent open, vent windows blowing air on you, and the back windows down a bit (I have a coupe) to help draw the air through. If you have a heater, just make sure you have shut off your heater valve on the block. If you don't, the heater will get and stay hot and even without the fan on it will radiate heat as it is inside the car body.

[Brendan D25]

I did this on my VW a few years ago and it works alright. There are a few things you would have to be careful of. If you leave the door stops in place, with the door closed and you roll down the window it will hit the door stop and break. Also, you need to remember to have the door glass all the way up or down when you close the door, because if the glass is part way, it is loose (not much support). Mine is the black one. Brendan.

[bobby horne]

On my pair of 38s coupes, the Business Coupe does not have the door vent window, and on the Delux Coupe, it has the door vent window. I prefer the vent.

[fireman_033]

Thanks guys I am gonna have to replace some glass and weatherstripping around the vent window if I keep them so I was just weighing my options. Still a long way from doin anything with it. Scott

[blueskies]

Not sure about the P15s, but on the P20 cars, the wing windows are not in the same plane as the glass that rolls up and down. The wing windows are at a slight angle to the other glass, to follow the curve of the body. The slot in the door is not straight from front to back.

My dad wanted to eliminate the wings on his '40 Chevy, but decided not to for the same reason. He would have had to cut and paste the door sheet metal to get the slot in the door straight all the way across the door.

Pete

[B-Watson]

It might be possible to do it on a 1946-48 model. In 1940 the lowest priced Plymouth, the Roadking, and the Canadian Dodge Kingsway, had the vent wings as optional. Thus the front door glass filled the whole window opening and rolled up and down.

And as the 1946-48 body was the same as the 1940-41 under the skin, you should be able to do it.

Bill

Vancouver, BC

[radioguy7]

On my 59 GMC while out driving on a hot day are a must have. But, while cruising down the road I have never felt hot with all the fresh air blowing in the cab. Then if I crack open the kick panel vents its like a tornado of air. Some very positive ideas with old technology were lost with newer cars.