[E-Type] Windows in a 71 E-Type (UNCLASSIFIED)

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Finn

Do you have a Coupe, 2+2 or OTS? The passenger windows of the 2+2 will always be ~3/4" to 1" proud of the top edge of the door casing. The door of a coupe or a 2+2 is the same - the glass of the 2+2 has to reach a taller roof line. Therefore when the window of a 2+2 is rolled down into the door casing of a door designed for (and unchanged from) a coupe, the glass by definition will not fit inside the casing. The only difference between a door of a 2+2 and the door of a Coupe is the size of the chrome “hoop” that encases the window once fully rolled up.

As to the two windows in your E-Type standing proud to a different degree – my guess would be that a cleaning of the winding mechanism of one or both doors is called for.

Craig
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I know nothing about the FHC or 2+2 windows but couldn’t help but
notice a few years back at a meet (50th anniversary) a 2+2 adjacent to
me had installed what appeared to be 1/2" clear tubing (Home Depot
stuff) split along its length so it slipped over the protruding window
edge. It certainly would have made it more comfortable for hanging
your elbow out.
pauls

UNCLASSIFIED
Finn

Do you have a Coupe, 2+2 or OTS? The passenger windows of the 2+2 will
always be ~3/4" to 1" proud of the top edge of the door casing. The
door of a coupe or a 2+2 is the same - the glass of the 2+2 has to
reach a taller roof line. Therefore when the window of a 2+2 is rolled
down into the door casing of a door designed for (and unchanged from)
a coupe, the glass by definition will not fit inside the casing. The
only difference between a door of a 2+2 and the door of a Coupe is the
size of the chrome “hoop” that encases the window once fully rolled
up.

As to the two windows in your E-Type standing proud to a different
degree – my guess would be that a cleaning of the winding mechanism
of one or both doors is called for.
<<<<<<<<<<<<From: “Balzer, Craig LTC RET” craig.balzer@us.army.mil
Subject: Re: [E-Type] Windows in a 71 E-Type (UNCLASSIFIED)

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