=jon= Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Slightly odd question, but on CSW sliding side windows on a 90, which bit is supposed to slide? On mine the front half of the window slides back, the rear half is fixed. To me, this seems a bit backwards, as the overlap between the two is subject to air pressure, and therefore water can be forced between them. Have they been fitted upside down / back to front at some point in their life? Thanks Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris200100 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 They are fitted correctly, mine are the same on a 110 csw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 That's the way they are fitted to a station wagon. The front sliding piece to the very outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 front slides, locking catch at top front corner. the arflow should push the sliding pane in so the seal presses on the fixed glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=jon= Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 Hmm - interesting. On mine, the catches are at the bottom, and the sliding piece is recessed - the front slides behind the rear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 fitted wrong by a previous owner probably, shown here as meant to be fitted http://www.landrover.com/gb/en/lr/defender/explore/station-wagon/ click on rear 1/4 windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=jon= Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 The joys of land rover ownership - undoing all of the bodges of the previous owners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 you'll need loads of rivets if you have a pre 300tdi vehicle Rear side windows http://lrcat.com/#31/4/52760 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=jon= Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 The hard top is off another vehicle, so who knows what it was originally from. It can wait for the time being anyway - next year we'll be respraying the whole car, makes sense to do it then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Mine are sliding part to the front, and catches at the top. Original CSW panels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Chua Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 yes, it has to be sliding piece outside. if not wind and water gets pushed in when driving forward. unless maybe the previous owner spent more time driving in reverse. Release clips are on the top. Done correctly, when you open the rear sliding windows and front windows on a 90, the air comes in thru the front and goes out the rear window, not ruffling your feathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 It's straight forward when you look at the windows closely - the catch has to be at the top so that the drain slots in the exterior of the frame will let water out of the glazing track, and the bottom track is made of rigid plastic so that it doesn't soak up water (expanding and seizing, also growing all sorts of fungi and fauna), and the sliding pane is at the front as it is the outboard pane, and the glass has to overlap that way to revent the airflow from driving forcing draughts and rain water in through the vertical seal between the two panes.. Of course, aftermarket windows can be set up differently, like the sliding windows fitted to my 109 when I bougth it (they had the overlap of the panes the same way, but it was the rear pane that slid). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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