Rear Windows Question

[NOTAURIUS]

I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to modify the rear doors of a sho to allow the windows to travel further down into the door. I've had rear sho doors apart many times, but never thought of trying this before. It may be impossible simply because of the shape of the door, but I don't know.

 

[hawkeye18]

You nailed it. The windows stop where they do because it just can't go any further. Unless you want to start cutting glass...

 

[T.O_SHO]

It would be nice if the rear windows went all the way down. As it's been said the shape of the rear door and where the wheel well is prevents the wondow from going down any further.

 

[hawkeye18]

Ford, in what was actually a fairly brilliant move almost on Microsoft's level, turned this apparent oversight into a positive by advertising them as "safety windows" (kids can't fall out even when the window's down!). It worked so well that most cars of the same era followed suit. Whether they didn't want to appear "unsafe" or they realized this meant they didn't have to bother engineering rear doors to fit the whole rear window any more, we'll never know.

In any case, Cab Forward design fixed this for the most part.

 

[AREA 91]

As stated, ther is not enough room inside the door for the glass to go down any further. Custom glass is a possibility.