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**mr48chev** · 07-01-2011, 11:37 PM

It isn't that hard but you will have to collect a few pieces to do it.

The doors are basically the same except that the later doors have a piece the wing window frame sets on that you will have to cut out.

So it looks something like this.

Then you will have to put the guides for the window channel in the front like this rusty one is. If you look clear down at the bottom of the strip you can see a clip that the channel/strip sits in while it is held in with a screw at the top. You will have to figure out something to use for a clip at the bottom to hold it.

So far I have had a hard time finding anyone who has those strips to hold the glass channel.
I got the new LMC catalog in the mail today and they have windows with frames and the proper channel and anti rattle strips on page 15. The glass isn't cheap though so you might want to find some used windows with frames and have your glass guy make new ones.
The regulators are the same as far as I can tell.
To make it look perfect you will need to replace the inside garnish molding as the ones for the 51 and up trucks have a cutout to clear the wing window frame.

07-01-2011, 11:37 PM	#2
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,817	Re: deleting vent windows on a 53 chevy pickup It isn't that hard but you will have to collect a few pieces to do it. The doors are basically the same except that the later doors have a piece the wing window frame sets on that you will have to cut out. So it looks something like this. Then you will have to put the guides for the window channel in the front like this rusty one is. If you look clear down at the bottom of the strip you can see a clip that the channel/strip sits in while it is held in with a screw at the top. You will have to figure out something to use for a clip at the bottom to hold it. So far I have had a hard time finding anyone who has those strips to hold the glass channel. I got the new LMC catalog in the mail today and they have windows with frames and the proper channel and anti rattle strips on page 15. The glass isn't cheap though so you might want to find some used windows with frames and have your glass guy make new ones. The regulators are the same as far as I can tell. To make it look perfect you will need to replace the inside garnish molding as the ones for the 51 and up trucks have a cutout to clear the wing window frame.