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whatnow123 · 04-12-2007, 01:28 AM

Hey Everyone!

Awesome board!! Anyway I have a question about Brothers one piece window, I just got my kit, (it's still on sale, but now $250) and the triangle piece is sheetmetal. Brothers web site has it listed as "small billet filler panel can be painted body color or left uncoated for an even more custom look". Maybe I don't know what billet means, does a it's a single piece of bent sheet metal qualify? I can't believe that they say leave it uncoated for a custom look....

Anyone else have these windows and what did you recieve with yours? I have attached a picture, but it didn't capture the material very well.

brak · 04-12-2007, 02:49 AM

The term Billet has become widely misused in the aftermarket community to describe anything made from aluminum.

Technically, the part is cut from a solid piece (a billet) of metal, as opposed to being cast. This is typically achieved by the use of CNC machining. The part shown above appears to be a piece of flat stock, that has been bent (probably with a brake), which should not be considered billet.

here are a few definitions that Merriam Webster lists.
Billet:
a: a bar of metal
b: a piece of semifinished iron or steel nearly square in section made by rolling an ingot or bloom
c: a section of nonferrous metal ingot hot-worked by forging, rolling, or extrusion
d: a nonferrous casting suitable for rolling or extrusion

mike nutt · 04-12-2007, 05:54 AM

the peices are aluminum , i'm not sure about the billit part . i took a polishing wheel and some MOTHERS billit polish and they shined up real easy . here's a pic of mine. mike

gringoloco · 04-12-2007, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whatnow123

(it's still on sale, but now $250)

Dammit! This just cost me $249...

Thanks for the tip.

70c10 · 04-12-2007, 07:17 AM

Mike, your truck is sweet!. How hard were your windows to install?

whatnow123 · 04-12-2007, 12:35 PM

Okay, my bad... the piece is aluminum, not sheetmetal. It just needs to be polished up.

Guess I shouldn't be opening things and freakin out when I stop at HH on the way home first, clouds my judgment some times.

So you get pulled over:

Officer "Hello Sir, you been drinkin"?

Driver "why do you ask? Is there a fat girl in the back seat"? Larry the Cable Guy

LUV2XCLR8 · 04-12-2007, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Dammit! This just cost me $249...

Thanks for the tip.

Are you gonna try to do the Blazer windows?

gringoloco · 04-13-2007, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LUV2XCLR8

Are you gonna try to do the Blazer windows?

Nope. These are for the truck. I think I'm gonna try the 'other' brand on the Blazer...

cameeks · 04-13-2007, 03:44 AM

I just orderd these. I got the power window kit. Couldn't pass up the $200 in savings. Also the lowering coils wre about 40% off so I got those for later. So how is the kit working for you? And Mike Nutt where did you find those mirrors?

04-12-2007, 01:28 AM	#1
whatnow123 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 835	One Piece Window Billet??? Hey Everyone! Awesome board!! Anyway I have a question about Brothers one piece window, I just got my kit, (it's still on sale, but now $250) and the triangle piece is sheetmetal. Brothers web site has it listed as "small billet filler panel can be painted body color or left uncoated for an even more custom look". Maybe I don't know what billet means, does a it's a single piece of bent sheet metal qualify? I can't believe that they say leave it uncoated for a custom look.... Anyone else have these windows and what did you recieve with yours? I have attached a picture, but it didn't capture the material very well. Attached Images __________________ 67 Short Step, 355, 700R 4.11 posi rear, 4/6 drop Discs on all 4 corners. Build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=219094

04-12-2007, 02:49 AM	#2
brak Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MinneSNOWta Posts: 1,381	Re: One Piece Window Billet??? The term Billet has become widely misused in the aftermarket community to describe anything made from aluminum. Technically, the part is cut from a solid piece (a billet) of metal, as opposed to being cast. This is typically achieved by the use of CNC machining. The part shown above appears to be a piece of flat stock, that has been bent (probably with a brake), which should not be considered billet. here are a few definitions that Merriam Webster lists. Billet: a: a bar of metal b: a piece of semifinished iron or steel nearly square in section made by rolling an ingot or bloom c: a section of nonferrous metal ingot hot-worked by forging, rolling, or extrusion d: a nonferrous casting suitable for rolling or extrusion __________________ 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 WT 1995 Nissan Hardbody 2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo DC2 (SW/AW) Clyde W. Harvey USN "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery" Winston Churchill Last edited by brak; 04-12-2007 at 03:11 AM.

04-12-2007, 05:54 AM	#3
mike nutt 69fatmotor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: bama Posts: 660	Re: One Piece Window Billet??? the peices are aluminum , i'm not sure about the billit part . i took a polishing wheel and some MOTHERS billit polish and they shined up real easy . here's a pic of mine. mike Last edited by mike nutt; 02-22-2009 at 08:52 PM.

04-12-2007, 07:17 AM	#5
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,856	Re: One Piece Window Billet??? Mike, your truck is sweet!. How hard were your windows to install? __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

04-12-2007, 12:35 PM	#6
whatnow123 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 835	Re: One Piece Window Billet??? Okay, my bad... the piece is aluminum, not sheetmetal. It just needs to be polished up. Guess I shouldn't be opening things and freakin out when I stop at HH on the way home first, clouds my judgment some times. So you get pulled over: Officer "Hello Sir, you been drinkin"? Driver "why do you ask? Is there a fat girl in the back seat"? Larry the Cable Guy __________________ 67 Short Step, 355, 700R 4.11 posi rear, 4/6 drop Discs on all 4 corners. Build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=219094 Last edited by whatnow123; 04-12-2007 at 12:35 PM.

04-13-2007, 03:44 AM	#9
cameeks Long Fleet Club Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Deer Park, TX Posts: 5,666	Re: One Piece Window Billet??? I just orderd these. I got the power window kit. Couldn't pass up the $200 in savings. Also the lowering coils wre about 40% off so I got those for later. So how is the kit working for you? And Mike Nutt where did you find those mirrors? __________________ Chris Meeks '69 Chevy Custom/10 Long Bed <-- Thread of the work I did before selling. Truck is now finished to the new owners design and running around. I was shown some pictures of the finished product. At least it survived the junk yard. FAQ Index by Krue Site Vendors Subscribe Here Forum Rules



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