New Wave Custom Conversions install windows to match VW tint.
Windows All Round Or Not?? Dummy or not??
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New Wave Custom Conversions install windows to match VW tint.
I think LeisureVehicleWindows also do a VW match.
Having no rear windows does induce a level of being enclosed - whether you find this cosy, or claustrophobic, is something only you can tell.
Is your tailgate/barn-doors glazed?
I actually prefer the look that you have - windows in the sliding door but not in the rear quarter. I think it’s a good, rugged commercial look.
I had my van glazed all round but have ended up covering over the rear offside window with our furniture + lining.. I could have saved a few quid by leaving that section as panel-work, but don’t think my OCD would have allowed it!
You can always have the windows installed at a later date. Carpet lining them now will not much of an issue if and when you do add them.
Is your tailgate/barn-doors glazed?
I actually prefer the look that you have - windows in the sliding door but not in the rear quarter. I think it’s a good, rugged commercial look.
I had my van glazed all round but have ended up covering over the rear offside window with our furniture + lining.. I could have saved a few quid by leaving that section as panel-work, but don’t think my OCD would have allowed it!
You can always have the windows installed at a later date. Carpet lining them now will not much of an issue if and when you do add them.
hi lee when you call tps ask for privacy glass not green tint ,i see your Liverpool area you could google liverpool pts, I've attatched a tps in livdrpool but might be one nearer to you.
I use chester & shrewsbury
Cheers
Andy
I think ours has the darker privacy glass and we matched the rear quarters to it. I think the numbers are on here somewhere because im pretty sure i got them off here.Exploria fitted the windows
Lucio
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Wanting to do the same on my kombi , only worry is will rear fake match the colour of factory windows in my sliding doors?
Especially if the panel is still behind the fake glass so will be much darker than the fronts?
I stuck matt black vinyl onto the panel first, here's a recent photo in good light, you can see the darker paint around the edge of the glass (painted directly onto the rear of the glass by the manufacturer) and the slightly lighter centre of the glass is the effect of the vinyl behind it. The middle window is see through, and the grey carpet on the rear inside panels makes it look almost the same.
Lucio
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Why did you spray the panels black behind the fake window? Was it a real glass gen Vw window?
My worry is it won’t match the sliding door windows ?
Lucio
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Oh ok lolHi @Lucio , Painted it black behind the windows, so you don't see the colour of the van when the sun is shining on the windows...sort of hides the fact they are just dummy windows
So do you use real glass or fake glass?
My worry is won’t match the window in the sliding doors and rears will be much darker so won’t look great?
Lucio
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So real tinted glass same as middle ones ye but surly the backs will be darker with the panel still there than middle ones that you can see through ? Sorry new to all this
I bought my camper conversion without the rear most window but I do have a tinted glass panel (same look as grim reaper ) just because i think it looks better. If I could turn back the clock I would have got a window put in though, it can be quite dark in the back and it would be nice to be able to look out and see the view.
Has anyone had a window fitted after the full conversion has been done ? I would really like to get it done but I presume it would not be possible as all the cutting etc.. would burn the carpet lining ? or am I incorrect?
Has anyone had a window fitted after the full conversion has been done ? I would really like to get it done but I presume it would not be possible as all the cutting etc.. would burn the carpet lining ? or am I incorrect?
The fake windows are fully blacked out so yes they are darker than the oem glass but obviously not the edges where the oem windows sit against the body hence it kind of transitions from the rear quarter to the side windows. (I've no idea if that makes sense!)
I tinted over the original factory tint which makes it even better as the factory tints are actually quite light.
As a note, make sure you get the rubber seal that sits between the side windows and the rear quarter or else you can see the paint between the two windows.
I've tried to take a pic to show but because of the reflection it all looks the same
Can you see any markings on the existing side windows, a make or code of any kind? I found the importer for the windows I already had and got rear quarters from the same manufacturer to match.
Lucio
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So VW glass then, if you want to match perfectly get rear quarters from VW in the same tint, or see if you can find an aftermarket that matches, I think Leisure Vehicle Windows do a VW match?
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If I were you I’d ask them if their light green windows are a match for the ones you have (quote or send them a picture of the markings) then go down the matt black vinyl on the panels first like I have done with mine.
If their glass doesn”t match, you may have to go with VW original but still do the vinyl thing to reduce the look of the painted panel under the glass.
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If I were you I’d ask them if their light green windows are a match for the ones you have (quote or send them a picture of the markings) then go down the matt black vinyl on the panels first like I have done with mine.
If their glass doesn”t match, you may have to go with VW original but still do the vinyl thing to reduce the look of the painted panel under the glass.
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Lucio
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Agree but my Worry is because I’m not cutting out the rear qtr panels the glass will always look darker Whichever I fit ,
The factory windows you can see through but can’t see through the others
