Hi all. I have a 1989 Royal Lounge with the push out side windows fitted on the off side in the rear passenger compartment. I want to fit a push out window in the near side slidding door for added ventilation. Has anybody done this? Is it possible to fit a off side window and rubber seal in the near side slidding door? I know the hinges etc can be reversed as they simply unscrew but will the window rubber from the off side fit on the near side? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks. Bill.
- (#13285) Bill, 11 Sep 04 10:53
Toyota in their wisdom nerver fitted the push out type on the side door, only the slide type, who knows why?
Not sure if the aperture is the same size, or indeed if the glass is shaped?
Have you thought about fitting a sliding type?
- (#13285) Clive (Bristol), 11 Sep 04 11:40
If it was there & open it would get hit by the sliding door & presumably smashed, hence Toyota didn't fit one.
Regards Rob.
- (#13285) Rob Drinkwater, 11 Sep 04 15:58
Whoops!!!! Sorry misread the post, must stop being so hasty, I assumed you meant where the rear opening glass was, not in the door. Yes funny one why they didn't put an opening glass in the sliding door, may be as I suggested it could get damaged to easily
As Clive suggested, you could try all the fittings & glass & go over to the sliding glass type, which is what we have in out sliding door & opposite window, the kids like this so they can wave goodbye, unfortunately not to us!!!!
Regards Rob
- (#13285) Rob Drinkwater, 11 Sep 04 16:02
Doubt its an issue of damage as they fitted them to the hiace supercustoms...maybe just a design quirk...
- (#13285) chris turner, 11 Sep 04 16:30
Wouldn't the handle for the window foul on the side of the van when opened?
- (#13285) Ian Dunse (Derbs), 12 Sep 04 02:56
Good point Ian.
What if it were fitted back to front and provides and air dam? The locking bit would not reach the door frame?
- (#13285) Clive (Bristol), 12 Sep 04 04:25
or put the handle on the outside .... :-)
- (#13285) Ian Dunse (Derbs), 13 Sep 04 01:03
Thanks for all your advice guys. I have been doing some measuring and have found that the off side push out window is bigger than the near side fixed window so my plan to fit a push out window in the slidding door is now out the window so to speak, however, I am looking at fitting the slidding window in the door. I will let you know how I get on.
- (#13285) Bill, 16 Sep 04 14:51