Door tops and windows

[Johnno1969]

Righto....it just occurred to me to pose a quick question to the masses (well, the five or six of you following my re-fit thread). Maybe an idea will evolve.

I am about to sort out the door tops; just looking at Bailey channel now and planning to get my hands on some.

At the last minute, I have been looking anew at the door tops (some of the only bits left inside the house now....) and casting my mind back to several ideas I had a while ago.

I am wracking my feeble brain to see if there is a way to preserve as much of the original appearance as possible and come up with a plan of Mustelid cunning which somehow allows me to open a big, wide window space rather than the little opening provided by the standard sliding arrangement.

I have considered a hinged-pin arrangement for the bolts attaching the door tops, to enable them to be folded out and laid down against the outer door and clipped in place.

I am now looking to see if there is some, some, some way that I might have an area of glass or perspex that somehow can be easily moved in and out of position and yet will not need to be stored in amongst the load in the rear of the vehicle (like a door top would on a journey of indefinite proportions). I expect that I am dreaming the impossible dream here...probably millions have tried, and then gone back to belting the bridges of their noses on the window edge until the end of their days or flung the door tops into a deep ravine.

But...... I have a dream.....

[Timj]

If security is not an issue these might be an idea - Removable Door Tops : Removable Door Tops (http://www.exmoortrim.co.uk/store/series-2-3/removable-door-tops/removable-door-tops-detail.html)

[gromit]

Most people just undo the two nuts & lift off the door tops for the summer.
Either leave them at home or if you want to carry them in the vehicle then some sort of padded bag would be a good idea.


Colin

[S3ute]

Hello from Brisbane.

An alternative that is secure, looks close to original and requires less faffing around are the Rocky Mountain tops.

These have two sliding panes fore and aft rather than the original single slider. Quite a few people have them. They are also aluminium and a direct bolt on replacement to the originals, so you can still run half doors if you want to.

Cheers,

[Johnno1969]

If security is not an issue these might be an idea - Removable Door Tops : Removable Door Tops (http://www.exmoortrim.co.uk/store/series-2-3/removable-door-tops/removable-door-tops-detail.html)

Thanks. In the past I have often run with the door tops off, for years at a time rain, hail or shine. I'm planning to put them back on and actually make the vehicle lockable, so probably wouldn't go for the zip-up jobbies.I will probably just end up refurbishing the door tops and taking them off and putting them on as the situation dictates.

It's interesting looking at the photos of the zip-up setup. Good to look at this from every angle.

John

[Johnno1969]

Come what may, I am going to buy Bailey channel at Clark Rubber this weekend, get the door tops all set up standard and have them ready like that to put on the Landy.

Meantime, I will keep thinking about what else I might yet be able to do.....