sliding window latch into aluminium frames? mav shorty

[marin]

so i decided after having the ally frames sitting in the garage for 2 years to put them in. i got 1 of them in then sorta wondered about the latch, as i was told to keep them off the old frames, but there is no cutout for it or anything on the new frame, and they are tacked into the old frames.

any ideas/what have people done apart from solid glass, as i want to retain sliding windows that lock.

marin

[swbpatrol]

Hi Marin
I have the sameprob on my shorty the damn things are not very secure without the latch. At the end of the day its not a five sec job to re-weld the old ones in place. Another thing that annoys me with them is the fact that the to sheets of glass are not as close together as the factory ones which means when washing the car the runners fill up with water on the inside plus outside. I have thought about some kind of way to prevent water coming in but im out of ideas????

Chris

[Beastmavster]

How about a pin throguh the frame that stops the glass moving back, similar to what we see in house sliding windows?


I'd think it's not a big job to chop the old ones off and weld them on the new frames, although steel to aluminum makes it a bit of a pain.

[chimpboy]

Without going to look at mine, what stops you from riveting them to the frame with some fairly short rivets?

[turps]

How about a pin throguh the frame that stops the glass moving back, similar to what we see in house sliding windows?

This want work on nissan sliding windows. Well it will but pointless. As the sliding window is on the outside. So if you put a stick/dowl/part of old broom handle in there. It could be taken out.

As for your problem Ben. Mine are still sitting in the spare room. And as such they have never been broken into. And water and washing has never been a problem.

[grazza]

After getting a quote for $600 each side to replace the whole lot with a hatch type big single window (very nice marine grade) I think I am going to try something else...

How about changing only the sliding window to one that swings up? I am thinking of adding 2 hinges to the top of the window, like those found on the rear window of the earlier MK/MQ(?), and add a lockable catch to the bottom. All holes in the glass to be drilled at a glass specialist.

I would have to alter the rubber seals and get creative with silicon, but there are a lot of options at Clark Rubber for this.

Not as big as having the whole lot hinge out but a bigger opening than the slider. I can then seal up the outside channel so it does not clog up and rust - as I have see many do.

Going down the wreckers to get the hinges tomorrow...

[JemmyBubbles]

Cut the rear off, get a tourno made up.. instant ute. Don't need to reach through the windows anymore.



Then there is the disapearing roof rack...

[marin]

rivets..... i hadn't thought of that......

also to stop the window sliding 2 far, you could rivet from the other side, and then the arse of the rivet can stop the window... possibly.

marin

[Beastmavster]

How about a pin throguh the frame that stops the glass moving back, similar to what we see in house sliding windows?

This want work on nissan sliding windows. Well it will but pointless. As the sliding window is on the outside. So if you put a stick/dowl/part of old broom handle in there. It could be taken out.

As for your problem Ben. Mine are still sitting in the spare room. And as such they have never been broken into. And water and washing has never been a problem.

ok. I hadnt noticed that but you would be right, now that I think about it.