[Duke]

I've seen some louvered window covers for the rear window and back quarter glass. Anyone know where they can be bought?

 

[BQS4]

those were handmade by a list member, who's name slips my memory...

 

[saxybiker]

There is a set on ebay right now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2467249746

Don't know if the link will work, but that is the auction. If you do a search it is listed as opel venetian blind

Vickie

 

[Duke]

Yeah I've seen that one but I was wandering if there was a kit that had the side panels too or if I'd have to luck out and find em on ebay or here.

 

[BQS4]

The member (still can't recall his name) made the louvers for the back window. They are just like mine that I bought from C&R Small Car (Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away...sorry Bob, couldn't resist ) and like C&R this person made the side louvers too, but, you could have gotten them separately. Hopefully that member will read this and speak up.

 

[72GT]

This thread has some good louvered window pictures.

http://opelgt.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1832

Maybe it's custom work done by "opelspyder" that you were thinking about?

 

[baronbors]

I got mine from Canada but can't remember the name. Guess I must have that Oldheimers disease

 

[Chuck Luther]

Keith aka Kwilford

Kwilford makes these!!! he is a moderator on this site, basically the man on a lot of topics here. search on louvers. it will bring up pictures of his product! or search on his name...

 

[kwilford]

Um, wait a minute. I may be from Canada, but at last count, there are 35 million other folks up here as well. But none that I personally know who make window louvres (and notice we spell differently up here. It's a British thing, what with centre, favour, Liberals, and all that rot).

But there ARE two "Keiths" on this site, and I believe it was Keith Lundholm (of Tennessee, aka opelspyder) who made and sold those rear and side window louvres a while ago.

Actually, I DID make a rear window louvre for my GT about 25 years ago. I had a used louvre from a '74 (?) Celica Fastback, made with aluminum slats, and I just cut off the ends and re-formed them to fit the GT's rear window. It wasn't very hard, and I suspect that the basic materials are readily available. Six pieces of aluminum (4 inches by 38 inches), a central spine (24 inches by two inches), two peices of aluminum to hold the edges together, two stainless steel piano hinges, and a couple of small locking pins (to allow the louvre to be lifted off the rear window for cleaning) and you are set. The angle of the Celica's rear window was about the same as the GT (now this was a "Fast back", versus the coupe), so the centre spine didn't require altering. Yours can be adjusted to suit your particular GT's angle. I used a block of wood, with a curved edge, to bend the ends over. Or you could just make a sharp bend. Aluminum pop rivets hold it all together.

Here's a couple of photos:

 

[kwilford]

And another view:

 

[kwilford]

And a view of the spine and the hinge:

 

[jimsky]

Keith,
Actually I was very impressed to hear that you have added window louvers to your Opel GT custom product offerings. I always wondered how you managed to stay in business selling only seatbelts. LOL.

 

[Chuck Luther]

Doh!

Sorry Keith Wilford, I did mean Keith Lundholm!! Double DOH.

I was going to get a new one for rear from Keith for I think 135$, but I bought one used from a user on this site for cheap!