Switch from swivel vent windows to fixed, MK1

[Papa]

What is involved in switching from swiveling vent windows to fixed
(non-moving) windows, Rabbit Cabriolet? Pictures of the metal frame for the
fixed vent window version show a much shorter vertical rail , so I guess you
would have to add a rail inside the door for the roll-up window to ride on
when the window is lowered.

Comments please.

Thanks.

[Nathan Lucas]

might be worth looking in local scrapyards for a pair of suitable doors with
the windows that you want in. then you would have all the its you would
need to swap over.

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[Papa]

Thanks for the suggestion.

[Tweedy]

Hi Papa,

I did that job on my 1979 Rabbit GTI years ago. I picked up 2 fixed vent
windows from the wrecker. It may be a different setup on a cabriolet but
for me they were the same fit (including the vertical rail) as the existing
swivel vent windows and went in without any significant problems, I
reversed the removal steps for the install steps. (I am neither a mechanic
or autobody technician).

Tweedy

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[Papa]

Thanks, Tweedy.

By the way, I'm still waiting for the pair of used fixed vent windows
assemblies that I ordered from an online source. I'll post back here after I
get them and let anyone interested know the outcome of the installation.

Regards,

Papa

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[Sylvester]

Did you ever get the conversion finished? How did it go?

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