I own a set of Troy's awesome cruzin windows and can attest to their greatness.

Troy    Those are some really sharp looking windows    Some Q's though...    My Beck door sill holes are 20 7/8" apart; the front hole is 4 5/8" behind the windshield brace's intersection with the front fender    So can I get these Cruzin' thangs to fit on my Beck?    also what's the price for a pair?     Dave Bash   Indy

Dave brings up a good good point, spacing. Here a couple of pics of my Beck if that helps. I came close to asking when I saw your black and tan beauty.

 

Joe

I dunno.  Windows with the top down.  I just don't get it unless you'te trying to keep your comb-over in place :-)

Dave and Joe.

In your case, you would need to drill additional holes in your door rails like I described above.  You might be able to use at least one of the current holes and only drill one new one on each side, but that is pretty hard to determine until you actually have the windows in hand.

You may also want to talk to Carey at Beck, since he owns a set of my "Cruzin" windows for his own car.

One other option is that I do have the outer chrome pieces without the pin mounting holes drilled.  In that case, you would need to drill the 4 pin mounting holes in the correct location on the chrome piece and through the windows as well.  A little more involved than just drilling new holes in the door rails, but still easy to do.

 

The eBay price is $300 + $25 shipping, but SOC members get them for $250 + $25 shipping.

And to be honest Tom, they are not going to keep your comb over in place.  People buy them for the same reason we buy these cars...they look WAY COOL!

just thinkin'...   I like the drill'em yourself option and then use my existing Beck pin holes.   BTW as my dorky passport foto verifies-I've got no comb over left to protect here.    but those windows sure have a cool Euro look         

dlbash.  Email me, I have an offer for you.  vanatic99@yahoo.com

Troy

TroyTroy - no doubting the coolness factor and understand my hairdo is gonna move but how much of the wind is cut?

Tomasf.

That's pretty tough to answer.  I can say it will not be as much as you would hope for, maybe someone else can chime in.

I currently own a set and have not taken them off since I installed them in May 2012, when I received my brand new VS. Troy is right in that the windows will not cut off as much wind as you would hope. There is some protection, but the majority of the wind is hitting you from behind. The fact is, the windshield is low and we all sit nearly even with the top of the windshield so it will be windy. That's all part of riding in a open top. There is no argument that these windows add an appeal to the car. They are meant for the Speedster. A small price to pay to add yet another detail to this timeless classic.

Thanks for the candor. I'm mulling it over...cannot get over how good they look!

Troy, just wondering how they would look and how much of a gap would there be if the top was up. I'm thinking winter cold, not necessarily wet weather.

Lots of people have asked the same question.  With the top up it looks like the windows are partially rolled down.  They touch the top at the front, but taper to about a 1.5 inch gap at the rear.

On a trip to the redwood forest with my son a couple of years ago, we encountered some cloudy, cool weather and I actually did put the top up with my "Cruzin" windows in place.  They did a better job of keeping the heat in than no windows at all, but not as well as the regular side curtains would have done.

They simply were not designed for top up driving and that is why I only market them as top down "Cruzin" windows.

Troy by chance do you still have a set of these available? I like the drill'em yourself option. Was cruising ground town today and with a cross wind got a bit chilly. Let me know if you have any ready to go. Thanks

I do Joe, but they aren't going to do much in the way of cutting down on wind.  They will however dramatically increase your cars coolness factor!

I like cool.. let me know how you want to handle the transaction.

 

My email is joe dot fortino AT sbcglobal.net

Hi Joe.

The SOC member "Bro" price is $50 less than the eBay price of $300.  So they will be $250 + $25 for shipping, total of $275.  Send it to my PayPal account vanatic99@yahoo.com.  If you don't have PayPal you can mail me a check

Please be aware that drilling and tapping through the chrome plating can easily damage it and the same is true for the windows.  If you damage the chrome, you can always use a cap screw from the outside in to cover it and that would not look bad at all.  That would also eliminate the need to thread the bar.  Drilling through the acrylic is not for the faint of heart.  Be very careful.

I would highly recommend, that you simply drill new holes in your door cap.  Much easier to do.  Or, you can do like Carey planned to do, just get a new set of door caps.

Troy

Money has been sent. If you think it is easier to drill new holes in the door cap I'll go with your recommendation.

 

Joe

Troy just received the windows, will hopefully have time tomorrow to work on them. Thanks again.