Re: Window Louvers?

by 77malibu77 Mon Jun 14, 2010 1:16 pm

coreys73chevelle wrote:it looks good the way it is, BUT if it was mine and i was to add any type of luvers id put the transam style ones over the rear back window (black of couse and leave the hood black too. if its done right it can look really good like that, there is a 76? camaro in my neighborhood with the louver on the rear and its a white car it looks really nice

do the rear windows match up or something?? that would look awesome with louvers on the opera windows and the rear window, only thing would you be able to see out of the rear view mirror?

by The Dude Mon Jun 14, 2010 1:42 pm

He means the actual rear window louvers. They were aftermarket accessories back in the day & you still see them around on occasion.

by 77malibu77 Mon Jun 14, 2010 1:50 pm

Rago wrote:He means the actual rear window louvers. They were aftermarket accessories back in the day & you still see them around on occasion.

yeah i meant do the rear window louvers match up with 73-77 malibus from a camaro

by The Dude Mon Jun 14, 2010 2:28 pm

Not likely, but there are (were?) some made for ours. If I remember correctly, Limey scored a set.

by 77malibu77 Mon Jun 14, 2010 3:12 pm

would love to ask him about it but i remember limey just got the opera window louvers not the rear window?

by coreys73chevelle Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:48 pm

i was talking about the large rear window not the operas on the side

by 77malibu77 Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:30 pm

alright sounds like we are all getting confused

what i am asking is "WILL THE CAMARO LOUVER FOR THE REAR WINDOW (NOT THE OPERA WINDOW) FIT ON A 73-77 MALIBU!?!?!?!?!?!?" DAMN! lol!

you guys are getting me all confused too

by The Dude Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:50 pm

Nope you are confused. We are ALL talking about the REAR window. If you are still confused, go sit in your car. Look into your rearview mirror. See that piece of glass? THAT WINDOW! Whichever generation of you are asking about..... NO it won't fit. Curved glass vs non-curved glass.

Yes Limey bought (or was going to buy) a rear window louver that he was going to use. He also had Opera louvers for sale.

by coreys73chevelle Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:06 pm

77malibu77 wrote:alright sounds like we are all getting confused

what i am asking is "WILL THE CAMARO LOUVER FOR THE REAR WINDOW (NOT THE OPERA WINDOW) FIT ON A 73-77 MALIBU!?!?!?!?!?!?" DAMN!

you guys are getting me all confused too

I have no idea, i just think i could look cool if done right but i doubt it will fit

by 1973 454 MONTE Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:45 pm

personally "i dont like them". but someone is making them.
Window Louvers? Gt417210

by 74MonteCarlo Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:46 pm

I don't like them either.

by 77malibu77 Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:50 pm

well i am going to find out someone who can custom make one or something because i like that
i would love to just cover them up like this Window Louvers? 59564-10

but one dday i might want it back to normal and i think louvers are perfect for that
i mean the people in the back dont need to look out the window

by 77malibu77 Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:51 pm

i also like how he got rid of the signals on the side and changed the ones on the bumper to white
just looking at this picture gives me so many ideas like the grille
and i LOVE the wheels Razz

by JB2wheeler Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:58 am

Personally I dont like the completely closed in side window like that, altho it does give the car a completely differant look, and looks is an individual thing. It makes it look too much like a camaro. JB

by 74MonteCarlo Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:49 am

My grandpa's 77 Trans Am has a one piece rear window louver...I don't like it.

by 74Malibu383 Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:20 am

I'm with JB.

Is that car even real - I mean, it looks severely photoshopped.

by 77malibu77 Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:50 am

74MonteCarlo wrote:My grandpa's 77 Trans Am has a one piece rear window louver...I don't like it.

does the trans am look like it would work with the malibu?
or does it have the same type of window as the camaro?

by 77malibu77 Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:52 am

JB2wheeler wrote:Personally I dont like the completely closed in side window like that, altho it does give the car a completely differant look, and looks is an individual thing. It makes it look too much like a camaro. JB

yeah i think it looks like the previous generation chevelles lol
i remember 7442guy said something bout doing that to his window
but im definately going to change the turn signal lens from yellow to white and shave them off the side looks so much cleaner, and even the grill looks schmexy

by 77malibu77 Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:59 am

74Malibu383 wrote:I'm with JB.

Is that car even real - I mean, it looks severely photoshopped.

waaaaaahhh!?!?
that picture is DEFINATELY not photo shopped
all he did was shave the door handles/turn signals/and cover up the rear window
and changed out the grille and turn signal lens and different wheels
and thats all

by 74MonteCarlo Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:01 pm

Camaro.

by The Dude Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:03 pm

Firebird & Camaro = same rear window.

I've done better photochop jobs in 10 minutes.

If you find clear turn signals, let me know. Limey reportedly sold a set from a 73, but I've never seen them. Every car I've ever seen had amber lenses.

Grill looks neat if it's real.

jrsixx done the window mod to his Cutlass & it looks good on that roofline. Dragon's_Lair is contemplating it on his Monte, similar roof. Chevelles look wrong with Opera windows, this looks horrible. There's just too much sheetmetal.

by JB2wheeler Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:12 pm

There is a fellow over in Norway or Sweden or somewhere that has a G3 Chevelle and he blocked up his side back windows like that. He races his car on a road course for fun all the time and it REALLY looks like fun. He has some Youtube up. When you get old you lose a lot of memory, and I aint talkin' computer memory. JB

by 74Malibu383 Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:20 pm

77malibu77 - Have you personally seen this car, or do you know the owner? I'm not saying what is done on that car can't be done, I'm just saying it all looks fake. Call it a rendering, call it your final goal, whatever.... It just doesn't look real.

by 77malibu77 Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:59 pm

haha sorry if you guys think its fake, no i havent seen it but its on my background and it does look like they photoshopped the front turn signal on the fender
but the rest looks normal and even if it was photo shopped it still is possible to do any of that

and im not going to buy white turn signal lens
i was thinking of finding like a certain type of plastic that i can cut to the same shape and glue it on the turn signal lights
ehh, all i can say is wait until i do it and then you can decide

by The Dude Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:04 pm

It looks alright (the photoshop job) EXCEPT for one thing. Look at the wheels. I don't care if you can prove that car is real, those wheels were chopped on there. The backspacing is narrower in the back, the lighting is wrong, & you can still see raised white letters in the rear that touch the rim. I do this stuff daily, trust me. I wouldn't be surprised to find out the car is completely stock.

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