About 80% in on putting rear window louvers on my Pitch Black Shaker to give it more of that old muscle car look! Loving the way some louvers look on Challengers. Anyone have/thinking about getting?
Please provide pictures if so
1) Looking for recommendations on a specific brand that would fit my '16 and look good.
2) Pricing
3) Those currently with louvers any problems?
3) I'm also planning on adding tints around the vehicle, is there still a point of adding the dark tint (5%) to the rear window in addition to adding the louver?
About 80% in on putting rear window louvers on my Pitch Black Shaker to give it more of that old muscle car look! Loving the way some louvers look on Challengers. Anyone have/thinking about getting?
Please provide pictures if so
1) Looking for recommendations on a specific brand that would fit my '16 and look good.
2) Pricing
3) Those currently with louvers any problems?
3) I'm also planning on adding tints around the vehicle, is there still a point of adding the dark tint (5%) to the rear window in addition to adding the louver?
I've been thinking about putting a louver on my '15. I've been doing some research and they don't impair you vision out the back window at all. It's really up to you to tint it or not but they do look badass IMO
Ordered the bolt-on ones from Dales yesterday, they say they will ship out today. From what I've seen in all the searches I did on this forum, they seem to be by far the best. Not cheapest, but best. $716 shipped.
I've been looking at Dale's as well and may order today. He says he's got two left right now. I've read I believe most of the posts concerning the 3M tape not holding up to the heat an the reluctance of some concerning drilling. Just gonna throw this out there. 3M Panel Bond 2-part adhesive is wicked stuff. I believe if I get the louvers I will apply this under the hinge against the roof. No tape, no screws. Panel bond is used by body shops to adhere body panels nowadays in lieu of welding. I use this adhesive a lot when building custom fairings, saddlebags and fenders for custom Harley baggers. The only thing is, once cured (12 hours) the hinges will never be able to be removed. Yes, it is that strong but certainly will keep the louvers in place and no holes will get drilled. Thought I'd give my two cents worth. If I go with louvers, they'll certainly be from DCS.
Those look great on your car. Are they really as nicely made as everyone says? Every time I talk myself out of them someone like you have to post a great looking car with Dale's louvers. Nice addition to your ride!
Mine were delivered on Friday. I set them on the back window, but have not mounted them yet. Any special tips or issues installing them?
I glanced at the directions and was wondering how accurate the measurements were for the lower brackets.
How easy or hard was it to get under the headliner?
The headliner comes down easily. It pops back in with pins. The lower brackets are a pain since they aren't really 10 inches from the rib. I suggest attaching the brackets first since that'll let you line up everything in one go. Good luck, the fear of drilling is the worst part.
Attach the lower brackets to the louvers. That way you can mark all your spots at once instead of guessing by drilling the lowers first like the instructions state to do
Does anyone with the textured ABS plastic louvers believe parts of the texture can be ground flat?
Reason I ask is I don't want to have to buy the "paint ready" smooth ABS, but can't apply the vinyl to textured ABS, and I'm not willing to pay the price of the Dale's or other aluminum louvers.
I suppose you could grind them flat but it would be an awful lot of work and they are allready pretty thin to begin with. I dont understand why couldn't you apply vinyl to textured ABS anyway if you so desired.
with the cost of the ABS louvers, and additional cost and effort you are talking about, why not just get the better product to begin with? your signature mod list doesn't look like you have had a problem spending a few dollars, why get cheap now?
You raise a valid point, but (1) Many of the aluminum louvers have too much curve to them for my tastes; (2) I'm looking to add accent color to black louvers, so don't want to have to paint black.
I'll keep looking. I like the Dale's, but if that turns out to be my only option, I can think of other mods I'd rather spend that kind of money on.
So I started to install Dale's window louvers today. OMG!
I ran out of cuss words, so I gave myself a timeout. Those bottom 4 bolts are a cruel joke. Holes are drilled, but it's ridiculous trying to install the lock nuts behind them. I know this is the worst part, and once I get past this...
@Frank Julian & @HDCowboy , I specifically like the ones you posted from your car. I can't find those anywhere online though with the small opening in the top middle. Do you have a link? Thanks!
That was a long time ago. I removed mine since then, they made cleaning the window a pain and removing them was a 2 person job because I am short. And eventually they got a little stretched from removal (Got hung up on a stud) so I just threw them in the trash.
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