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04-10-2021, 12:37 PM
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DIY Tragic
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Sorry for a slightly obscure pair of questions. Someone here must be able to help.
1. Are these actually flat glass? 2. What’s the travel of the glass clips (eg, glass height above the beltline)? Looking at possibly using these regs in another vehicle with flat glass, it would give me one-touch power windows and probably cheaper than a kit from Electric-Life. |
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04-10-2021, 08:27 PM
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Location: QLD
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Here’s a slightly obscure answer if it helps at all.
My r class has a curved front window. It winds down to maybe 10mm above the sill. It’s similar to a gl/gls and ml. If that helps at all. |
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04-10-2021, 09:52 PM
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praek tih kl jo kr
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Atwell W.A.
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The glass in a G wagon is curved slightly, I dont know about the first model G wagon, but the later ones definitely are
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04-10-2021, 10:18 PM
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DIY Tragic
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Cheers, just for clarity I’m speaking of the W463 type shell - is that what you were referring to?
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04-10-2021, 10:32 PM
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praek tih kl jo kr
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I think the curve is slight, like you cant put a RH glass in the LH side, I think the mech from looking at them online would just go up and down pretty straight, so you should be fine
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04-10-2021, 10:40 PM
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DIY Tragic
Join Date: Apr 2018
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Thanks, might even be able to press them a little flatter. The glass clamping is very basic, they look a good prospect. Dodge/IH cab ‘60s-70s would be the recipient.
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04-10-2021, 10:45 PM
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praek tih kl jo kr
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It will only be the measurement of the window from top to bottom, the old dodge has a tall glass, if you were to use the front regs from the G wagon you might be ok with its limits, the rear G wagon regs dont go all the way down.
Rough height of the G wagon windows opening is 480mm Last edited by prktkljokr; 04-10-2021 at 10:53 PM. |
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04-10-2021, 11:11 PM
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DIY Tragic
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Thanks.
Looking at this random cribbed photo (source), height may be close… I can’t see the actual truck until late this month due to our restrictions on movement. |
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05-10-2021, 11:26 AM
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Reckon there would be a few similar flat glass truck windows around which would do the job.  Let me know if you need the shop manual.
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Last edited by roKWiz; 05-10-2021 at 11:35 AM. |
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05-10-2021, 12:58 PM
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DIY Tragic
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Don’t have a G available, have truck with knackered manual regs and the glass looks similar sized. Maybe the Benz is shorter, as PJ suggests. Planning a restomod as the driveline is already changed (345-4V/NP435/BTR78 and PAS).
I’ve got the (Scientific Publications?) AB-line manual which is in just-usable condition.  Picture in there looks identical.
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05-10-2021, 02:01 PM
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