Installing new vent window assemblies- Hard? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

avejoe · 01-07-2005, 06:08 PM

Is it difficullt to remove and install vent window assemblies? I may have access to a parts truck with good ones.

LUV2XCLR8 · 01-07-2005, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by avejoe

Is it difficullt to remove and install vent window assemblies? I may have access to a parts truck with good ones.

P/U OR BLAZER

, A BLAZER IS ALOT EASIER

LUV YOUR SIG

avejoe · 01-07-2005, 06:33 PM

It's a truck. Why would a Blazer be easier? Doors are doors, right?

LUV2XCLR8 · 01-07-2005, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by avejoe

It's a truck. Why would a Blazer be easier? Doors are doors, right?

BLAZER DOORS HAVE NO FRAMES ACROSS THE TOP, SEE MY PIC (VENTS WINDOWS ARE OUT RIGHT NOW)

avejoe · 01-07-2005, 08:21 PM

Oh, learn something new everyday.

68w/sbc406 · 01-07-2005, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by LUV2XCLR8

BLAZER DOORS HAVE NO FRAMES ACROSS THE TOP, SEE MY PIC (VENTS WINDOWS ARE OUT RIGHT NOW)

hey a new picture of the GQ. where are the inner fenders???

67ChevyRedneck · 01-07-2005, 10:08 PM

If your truck has a nice paint job it's hard to not chip the paint, I would suggest putting tape on the top edges of the door, but the actual removal/install is fairly easy.

Kid · 01-07-2005, 10:13 PM

If your like me, I would use the "parts truck" to practice removing and installing a couple of times, will save you from scratching the paint on "your" truck. I don't R&R the vents enough to remember

LUV2XCLR8 · 01-07-2005, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 68w/sbc406

hey a new picture of the GQ. where are the inner fenders???

I WANTED TO SHOW OFF MY LIL 425HP LT1 350

(THEY ARE LAYING IN THE GARAGE ON THE FLOOR)

68w/sbc406 · 01-07-2005, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by LUV2XCLR8

I WANTED TO SHOW OFF MY LIL 425HP LT1 350

(THEY ARE LAYING IN THE GARAGE ON THE FLOOR)

ahhhh got it. i would show mine off if it had 425 hp. id prolly need tires once a year though

avejoe · 01-07-2005, 10:30 PM

What is involved with removal and replacement?

68w/sbc406 · 01-07-2005, 10:32 PM

gotta pull the handles and door panel, then gotta pull your window, then a few bolts and screws and the wing is out. i will tell you that the wing window part is easier than the regular window part

gonebad2 · 01-07-2005, 11:37 PM

Once you get into it, it's pretty straightforward it just takes some time and patience. Just pay attention when you are taking the old ones out. It would be a good time to replace all of the weatherstrip in the doors while everything is out. It does make it easier if you loosen up the rear guide channel then remove the channel weatherstrip. It will give you room to sideglass back to get the vent windows in and out.

krue · 01-08-2005, 12:41 AM

Another chance to pimp the FAQ page! Try the thread here http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php3?t=83475 should tell ya what you need to get the vent window out and back in.

71meangreenc10 · 01-08-2005, 01:14 AM

Here is my experience with wing windows, cause I just had my truck painted and its a pain not fun, (thank god the shop is going to fix my goofs for free) after masking the whole door channels with 2x or more masking tape, pull the inside felt channel seal out up from the bottom to the middle of the door, unbolt the regulator and vent window, move the window and regulator back as much as you can, then the vent will come up and out of the door, ensure you mask the outside of the door as well as the inside ledges, after creating some new curse words to the english dictionary you will get the hang of it. If you are doing the whole door from scratch the window has to be in first before installing the vent window.....

5150 · 01-08-2005, 08:36 AM

Not to highjack the thread, but I bought a set of vent window handles and they look a little hard to put in. Has anybody attempted just the handles?

01-07-2005, 06:08 PM	#1
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01-07-2005, 06:33 PM	#3
avejoe Custer had a plan too. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: No. California Posts: 344	It's a truck. Why would a Blazer be easier? Doors are doors, right? __________________ 72 K15 GMC (aka Big White) Performance Rockers, Cab Corners, and Floors Fossil Fuel Glutton Neighborhood Nuisance 98 BMW 540i for Speed (Sold ) 05 Subaru Outback for mileage

01-07-2005, 08:21 PM	#5
avejoe Custer had a plan too. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: No. California Posts: 344	Oh, learn something new everyday. __________________ 72 K15 GMC (aka Big White) Performance Rockers, Cab Corners, and Floors Fossil Fuel Glutton Neighborhood Nuisance 98 BMW 540i for Speed (Sold ) 05 Subaru Outback for mileage

01-07-2005, 10:08 PM	#7
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	If your truck has a nice paint job it's hard to not chip the paint, I would suggest putting tape on the top edges of the door, but the actual removal/install is fairly easy. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

01-07-2005, 10:13 PM	#8
Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 702	If your like me, I would use the "parts truck" to practice removing and installing a couple of times, will save you from scratching the paint on "your" truck. I don't R&R the vents enough to remember __________________ The kid Build threads: 51 Jimmy http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=154951 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=219902 http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...uck/index.html 68 C10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=50348

01-07-2005, 10:30 PM	#11
avejoe Custer had a plan too. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: No. California Posts: 344	What is involved with removal and replacement? __________________ 72 K15 GMC (aka Big White) Performance Rockers, Cab Corners, and Floors Fossil Fuel Glutton Neighborhood Nuisance 98 BMW 540i for Speed (Sold ) 05 Subaru Outback for mileage

01-07-2005, 10:32 PM	#12
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	gotta pull the handles and door panel, then gotta pull your window, then a few bolts and screws and the wing is out. i will tell you that the wing window part is easier than the regular window part __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-07-2005, 11:37 PM	#13
gonebad2 Merciless Butcher Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CC Nevada Posts: 1,447	Once you get into it, it's pretty straightforward it just takes some time and patience. Just pay attention when you are taking the old ones out. It would be a good time to replace all of the weatherstrip in the doors while everything is out. It does make it easier if you loosen up the rear guide channel then remove the channel weatherstrip. It will give you room to sideglass back to get the vent windows in and out. __________________ Your Bought And Sold....I Got Your Soul!

01-08-2005, 12:41 AM	#14
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Another chance to pimp the FAQ page! Try the thread here http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php3?t=83475 should tell ya what you need to get the vent window out and back in. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

01-08-2005, 01:14 AM	#15
71meangreenc10 Its a Truck Thing...... Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona Posts: 3,179	Here is my experience with wing windows, cause I just had my truck painted and its a pain not fun, (thank god the shop is going to fix my goofs for free) after masking the whole door channels with 2x or more masking tape, pull the inside felt channel seal out up from the bottom to the middle of the door, unbolt the regulator and vent window, move the window and regulator back as much as you can, then the vent will come up and out of the door, ensure you mask the outside of the door as well as the inside ledges, after creating some new curse words to the english dictionary you will get the hang of it. If you are doing the whole door from scratch the window has to be in first before installing the vent window.....

01-08-2005, 08:36 AM	#16
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	Not to highjack the thread, but I bought a set of vent window handles and they look a little hard to put in. Has anybody attempted just the handles? __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4



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