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extrashaky · 03-12-2015, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jblmr2

They worked well for reducing heat in the car, but were a PITA when came to cleaning the window.

Which is probably why they died.

I remember all the otherwise cool cars that looked like shit because the louvers trapped all kind of crap against the windows. Your car would need a wash that much faster because of the gunk caught around the edges that would slide right off other cars. The pics on here never show you that part.

NemesisPrime909 · 03-12-2015, 10:12 PM

well here's a question, how difficult are they the remove when you need to clean the back window?

Tcoat · 03-12-2015, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by NemesisPrime909

well here's a question, how difficult are they the remove when you need to clean the back window?

In the DIY link above. Pull 8 countersunk bolts and lift it off. They say is really easy.

fitcious · 03-13-2015, 01:18 PM

ive seen it in real life and its really really nice. The quality on it is great. But i did do some research online and it seems pretty pricey...over a $1k

Tcoat · 03-13-2015, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by fitcious

ive seen it in real life and its really really nice. The quality on it is great. But i did do some research online and it seems pretty pricey...over a $1k

Ebay had some knock offs for about $250 but too lazy to go see if they still do.
Now...this is likely the perfect example of "you get what you pay for" and I can imagine the $250 ones are worth every reduced cent as they will probably either fly off your car on the highway or never come off again to be able to wash the window!

strat61caster · 03-13-2015, 05:11 PM

Looking at this thread again I'm really sad the first response isn't "A fence"

venturaII · 03-13-2015, 05:16 PM

I'm old enough for louvers to remind me of the dark age of car styling (70's...). That being said, I had them on a 1st gen RX7 and an Alfa GTV6 and they do make quite a difference in the heat coming in from the sun. They used to be made of thin stamped aluminum sheet, so they were pretty thin and didn't hinder rear visibility much, but the ones for the FT86 look like they're plastic and have thicker slats, although the smaller overall size of the slats does makes them look a bit more neat than the big ones from the 70's...

NemesisPrime909 · 03-13-2015, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

In the DIY link above. Pull 8 countersunk bolts and lift it off. They say is really easy.

i scrolled too fast and missed that post

thanks for pointing it out

ls1ac · 03-13-2015, 06:31 PM

why when I resize to the lower pixel size do they display so small??

ls1ac · 03-13-2015, 06:32 PM

try again

Floggin Tires · 03-21-2015, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ls1ac

try agian

ala: MGB GT

Tcoat · 03-21-2015, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ls1ac

try again

Well technically there are louvers in your first pic as well! They just aren't on the window.

Teseo · 03-21-2015, 12:47 AM

When i was a kid i thought that was a "kind" of spoiler to create downforce and still looking stock

Tcoat · 03-21-2015, 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teseo

When i was a kid i thought that was a "kind" of spoiler to create downforce and still looking stock

Have to admit I did too! (They were really rare and only on some pretty heavy duty cars)

03-12-2015, 10:12 PM	#16
NemesisPrime909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Drives: 91 Toyota Supra 16 Nissan Versa Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 955 Thanks: 365 Thanked 444 Times in 246 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	well here's a question, how difficult are they the remove when you need to clean the back window? __________________ The FRS/BRZ was not meant to be a world beating car, it was not meant to be an extremely fast car, nor a powerful car, but a well balanced fun car.

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fitcious Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: USA Posts: 922 Thanks: 283 Thanked 393 Times in 205 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	ive seen it in real life and its really really nice. The quality on it is great. But i did do some research online and it seems pretty pricey...over a $1k

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