Wayne,
Congrats on the install completion--when ya get that article finished,
if ya don't mind send me a copy for the tech section on
http://www.chevytrucks.org. I'll post it up with full atta-boys credited
to you..... --wayne
At 01:49 PM 12/17/02 -0500, Wayne Craig wrote:
> At last I've finally finished converting the door windows on my 53 p.u.
> from
>the 2 piece with the vent windows to one piece windows. I used a kit from
>Vintage Glass to convert to the one piece window. The supplied window channels
>and brackets took a lot of manipulation and the kit came with no instructions
>whatsoever, but I finally got it done. I installed a power window kit from
>Juliano's. It came with the switches and was $350.00. It came with some
>generalized instructions, but I had to guess at a lot of the installation, and
>it involved a lot of cutting for access doors and building some simple custom
>brackets. Juliano's advertises some pieces to use to install as a run channel
>for the front part of the door after removing the vent windows, but I couldn't
>get them to work, and had to go back and use the pieces from Vintage Glass.
>After finally getting the power window mechanism installed in the doors, I
>used some "magnum shooter" contacts from Dakota Digital to accomplish the
>wiring through the door without using any actual wires.
> Thanks to everyone on this list for all the helpful instructions along the
>way, especially Joe Garcia who gave a lot of helpful advice.
> Sometime after the holiday's, I plan on writing an article on the
>installation with pictures.
>
>Wayne C.
>53 Chevy 3100
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
Wayne Osborne
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