[T3] pop-out windows on a fastback

[Jim Adney]

On 10 Jan 2014 at 22:50, Phil Hof wrote:

> On the ´71 the holes are there, as stated.  They are too large for a
> screw to get a good bite on them as-is, since the maximum thread size
> is limited by the hole in the latch end.  So some sort of
> reinforcement is required.  I actually tried it before I know better,
> and in only a few operations, the windows would neither stay fully
> open ?or fully closed.  I used small wood blocks to hold them open,
> and a bungee cord from side to side to hold them together, closed.  So
> when it came time to restore Clemmie, I know I had to do something to
> make the mounting secure.  Those screws take a lot of force in the
> open position, trying to rip them out.  Alex came up with
> the?nut-backed plate idea, in preference to rivet-nuts or other pop-in
> solutions.  Since I needed a new headliner, it was easy to take care
> of this while it was stripped out. 

Okay, it's always good to hear from someone who has actually been 
thru this. How did they get the nutplate inside the B pillar? With 
the headliner gone, can it be slipped in from above? On a fasty could 
it be slipped in from below, from the rear trunk?


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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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