acsak
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Hey all,
I had been looking for gulling windows for my 2 door for quite a while and finally found a company in the Netherlands that makes them. (Link below). They make other accessories that bolt on to the metal borders of these windows. They're engineered for 2 door and 4 door JL's as well as lots of other 4x4 brands/models.
https://explore-glazing.nl/en/products/jeep-wrangler-jlu-jl
This website is a bit slow, but they do have interactive 3d renderings of each of their products so it’s a nice way to really see the designs.
The windows arrived several months ago but I just finally had them installed this past week. I do all my own work on the Jeep, but I decided to have a custom glass shop install these as I've never worked with glass before. I am really happy with how they turned out and just yesterday I was able to use them out on the trail. I put the rear seats back in and took 4 of us out to Rouse Hill Road near Thomas Mountain in Southern California. The rear passengers really enjoyed having the gull wings open for visibility and fresh air. They commented that with the freedom panels removed and these windows open it felt much less claustrophobic back there. We just had to be careful if the road narrowed and close them back up again.
They really helped with cabin accessibility when stopped for lunch/snack breaks. My girlfriend (and dog) and I camp with rear seats removed and rear cargo compartment packed to the gills, so I'm really looking forward to packing with this accessibility in mind. Now we have access from tailgate, behind the seats and through each of these windows.
Each window has two locks and all four of those locks use the same key. They kit came with 4 keys and a tube of adhesive for each window.
I will say that the glass and opening is not very tall because the aluminum border is so thick. When I first took them out of the box I was disappointed to see this, but having them installed now and having used them on the trail I can say that it doesn’t bother me much if at all. It’d be a little more convenient if the glass/opening was little bigger, but it’s really not a deal breaker. In fact, in my case the thicker border means that the glass clears the rear towers of the Gobi rack with a few inches to spare so no collisions there. As mentioned above the thick border accepts other accessories that Explore Glazing makes like a fold down slotted table that protects the glass when folded up and provides more working area when down. You can also attach things like Maxtrax, shovels, Rotopax, etc. to these tables so they may be in my future. Cool design!
Please ask if you have any questions about these windows. I’m really happy with these and haven't seen anything like them in the U.S. yet so I thought I’d share with you all.
I had been looking for gulling windows for my 2 door for quite a while and finally found a company in the Netherlands that makes them. (Link below). They make other accessories that bolt on to the metal borders of these windows. They're engineered for 2 door and 4 door JL's as well as lots of other 4x4 brands/models.
https://explore-glazing.nl/en/products/jeep-wrangler-jlu-jl
This website is a bit slow, but they do have interactive 3d renderings of each of their products so it’s a nice way to really see the designs.
The windows arrived several months ago but I just finally had them installed this past week. I do all my own work on the Jeep, but I decided to have a custom glass shop install these as I've never worked with glass before. I am really happy with how they turned out and just yesterday I was able to use them out on the trail. I put the rear seats back in and took 4 of us out to Rouse Hill Road near Thomas Mountain in Southern California. The rear passengers really enjoyed having the gull wings open for visibility and fresh air. They commented that with the freedom panels removed and these windows open it felt much less claustrophobic back there. We just had to be careful if the road narrowed and close them back up again.
They really helped with cabin accessibility when stopped for lunch/snack breaks. My girlfriend (and dog) and I camp with rear seats removed and rear cargo compartment packed to the gills, so I'm really looking forward to packing with this accessibility in mind. Now we have access from tailgate, behind the seats and through each of these windows.
Each window has two locks and all four of those locks use the same key. They kit came with 4 keys and a tube of adhesive for each window.
I will say that the glass and opening is not very tall because the aluminum border is so thick. When I first took them out of the box I was disappointed to see this, but having them installed now and having used them on the trail I can say that it doesn’t bother me much if at all. It’d be a little more convenient if the glass/opening was little bigger, but it’s really not a deal breaker. In fact, in my case the thicker border means that the glass clears the rear towers of the Gobi rack with a few inches to spare so no collisions there. As mentioned above the thick border accepts other accessories that Explore Glazing makes like a fold down slotted table that protects the glass when folded up and provides more working area when down. You can also attach things like Maxtrax, shovels, Rotopax, etc. to these tables so they may be in my future. Cool design!
Please ask if you have any questions about these windows. I’m really happy with these and haven't seen anything like them in the U.S. yet so I thought I’d share with you all.
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