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Old 10-13-2019, 05:53 PM   #1
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66 c10 Vent Window - Repro or Rebuild Orginals

I have read alot of posts regarding the vent windows.

I dont have any as of yet but wanted to see the consensus which is the better option for fit and quality.

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Old 10-14-2019, 12:35 PM   #2
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Re: 66 c10 Vent Window - Repro or Rebuild Orginals

why not rebuild the originals? There are answers to all of your questions if you do a little research.
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Old 10-14-2019, 03:22 PM   #3
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Re: 66 c10 Vent Window - Repro or Rebuild Orginals

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why not rebuild the originals? There are answers to all of your questions if you do a little research.
When i bought my truck there weren’t any so i need to buy a pair.
I have read quality on repops and the weatherstripping not fitting correctly.
I want to make sure i do this right.
If the repops fit and look great then i may go that direction.

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This is show truck as well.
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Old 10-14-2019, 08:16 PM   #4
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Re: 66 c10 Vent Window - Repro or Rebuild Orginals

Got my repops from Brother's. They are some sweet stainless steel beauties. Mine have the green "Soft-Ray" style glass. I dont know if they are available in chrome but I specifically told Brother's to make sure they were the stainless ones and they came through for me as requested. Edit: By the way, I never even thought the originals fit well. I have never liked the way the perimiter weatherstrip goes inside the door edge leaving a space for water to pass thru. Granted its supposed to drain out the bottom of the door, but that combined with the old school fuzzy beltline seals are probably part of why these trucks aways wind up with rotten door corners. These new ones are no different in fit and function than the originals ever were. I actually improved the seal on mine with a delicate bead of black sealant.
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Old 10-14-2019, 08:25 PM   #5
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Got my repops from Brother's. They are some sweet stainless steel beauties. Mine have the green "Soft-Ray" style glass. I dont know if they are available in chrome but I specifically told Brother's to make sure they were the stainless ones and they came through for me as requested.
They look great
Do they fit well?
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Re: 66 c10 Vent Window - Repro or Rebuild Orginals

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They look great
Do they fit well?
you were too quick to reply, see the edit that i just added in my above post.
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Old 10-15-2019, 09:01 PM   #7
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Re: 66 c10 Vent Window - Repro or Rebuild Orginals

i got new ones from the truck shop free shipping and used 10% off coupon.. the fit is very good like the stock ones. will buy a 2nd set on this new k10 build.
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Old 10-16-2019, 05:18 AM   #8
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Re: 66 c10 Vent Window - Repro or Rebuild Orginals

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Got my repops from Brother's. They are some sweet stainless steel beauties. Mine have the green "Soft-Ray" style glass. I dont know if they are available in chrome but I specifically told Brother's to make sure they were the stainless ones and they came through for me as requested. Edit: By the way, I never even thought the originals fit well. I have never liked the way the perimiter weatherstrip goes inside the door edge leaving a space for water to pass thru. Granted its supposed to drain out the bottom of the door, but that combined with the old school fuzzy beltline seals are probably part of why these trucks aways wind up with rotten door corners. These new ones are no different in fit and function than the originals ever were. I actually improved the seal on mine with a delicate bead of black sealant.
Those look amazing,I didn’t even know they came in stainless!!!!
Nice work
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Old 10-16-2019, 06:57 AM   #9
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Those look amazing,I didn’t even know they came in stainless!!!!
Nice work
I looked at their website
I found both clear and tinted glass
It says the bar and assembly is chrome.
Am I missing the stainless option?
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Old 10-16-2019, 10:07 AM   #10
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Re: 66 c10 Vent Window - Repro or Rebuild Orginals

I have noticed that many vendors will mistakenly advertise a stainless steel item as being chrome. That's why I had to call them and specificy that I wanted them to be stainless. Their ad writers may not know the difference but the salesman did.
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Re: 66 c10 Vent Window - Repro or Rebuild Orginals

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I have noticed that many vendors will mistakenly advertise a stainless steel item as being chrome. That's why I had to call them and specificy that I wanted them to be stainless. Their ad writers may not know the difference but the salesman did.
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Old 10-17-2019, 07:24 PM   #12
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Re: 66 c10 Vent Window - Repro or Rebuild Orginals

I stopped by Dennis’ Truck Parts over in Clearwater Fl and looked at what he had to possibly rebuild a set; i noticed that all the framing is painted black; nothing is chrome or stainless; is it only the restoration stores selling it that way? Appears the originals are suppose to be painted black; i also asked about the weather stripping covering the door gap people were complaining about and he indicated that is factory installed.

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