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Challenger rear window louvers #182256
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Is there anyone out there making correct rear window louvers besides Gean Gregory and if so who makes the best ones and the most complete? Thanks

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: 2002bluert] #182257
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Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #182258
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Curious if anyone has the Playback part. I have the gregary louver and I'm not impressed.

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: BDW] #182259
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Curious if anyone has the Playback part. I have the gregary louver and I'm not impressed.




why do you say that? dad needed a set of louvers for his T/A and Id like to know. thanks in advance


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Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: mopars_1] #182260
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https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...&PHPSESSID=

I'd like to see pics of others, but mine don't fit as well as you'd expect for that kind of money. Gene acts like he's doing you a favor, As I stated in other post, they're ok, but not great. I'll give the same advice someone gave me when I asked (unfortunately I didn't listen). Gene's are ok if you don't mind tweaking them to fit, but don't expect them to lay nice.

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: BDW] #182261
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Back in 79 I had a chance to buy a set for $40.00, I passed thought he wanted to much for them...
But then again in 1980 I bought a 71 HemiChallenger with the Hemi & the 4.10 Dana for $400.00...So maybe $40.00 for just louvers was to much..........................

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: BDW] #182262
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Your choices are slim,I have a set of Gene's louvers, and yes they needed a little "tweaking" to fit nice, however factory louvers didn't fit all that well either!, esp, the Cuda's, maybe a pic of your problem?, would help us understand your issuses with them,I personally thought Gene's louvers were rather nice! Play Back run by Diemingo is your only other source at $1200

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: rtscuda] #182263
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You can check the pics in the link I posted above. They generally don't lay well, the worst area is the 2 top corners, there are gaps at each of the top corners. I don't see how this can be tweaked, they just don't fit the contour of the roof line. This was the 2nd set he sent me, the 1st was even worse.

I noticed on the playback site they mention each set is checked on a car to insure fit. I think this is a known problem with his parts. Maybe they got it right.

Got any pics of how yours fit?

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: BDW] #182264
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Checked out your pics,That's pretty much how my louvers from him sat on the car, all I did was place a 2X4 peice of wood under the hinge area, while they were on a bench, and slowly pressed the corner end down, and continued trial fitting them to the car, until they fit the contour of the roof, no big deal?

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: rtscuda] #182265
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Interesting, do you have any pics of the final install?

Problem I see with mine, is that they lay flat everywhere else (middle top and both sides) but the 2 corners are raised.

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: BDW] #182266
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Still waiting what everyone thinks of the louvers out there. I want a set but not sure who I should be buying them from....Thanks

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: 2002bluert] #182267
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Has anyone ever SEEN the playback ones ??? Any pics of a set installed ?? I hope they are nice but I would like to see a set installed on a car befor I purchase them . Has anyone purchased a set ?

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: THESHAKERPROJECT] #182268
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Playback is selling their own louvers? I know Gregory has distributors that resell his...

The first set I got from Gregory was warped/not right. He paid to have them sent back and sent me a perfect set. I am very happy with them as well as the rubber bumpers I got from him.

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: PAINT IT BLACK] #182269
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Anyone know who and or how good the louvers HERB's PARTS sells for 1326.00 in their ad they say they look and fit better than factory ones?

Thanks

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: 2002bluert] #182270
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Still here waiting for someone that has bought a set of repo Challenger louvers..Hello is this thing on?..LOL

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: 2002bluert] #182271
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If anyone wants to buy me a set of the Playback Challenger louvers & hardware I PROMISE to do an in-depth installation article with photos & make the info available for everyone.

Barry

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: Alaskan_TA] #182272
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I bought a set of Genes louvers for my Mr.Norms T/A back in 1999. I thought the fit was "ok" as I had a factory louver T/A sitting next to mine that we were using as a template. The mounting posts were black in color, and not correct. I called Gene on this and he insisted that thats how they came from the factory. Besides my friends T/A, I looked at two other original E body Trans AM cars and they all had the chrome posts. Called him a 2nd time and argued to no avail. WOund up buying the correct posts/pins from Yr 1 for $80.00
Just my buying expierence and


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Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: ricomondo] #182273
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Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: Alaskan_TA] #182274
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Send him this link;

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/1970/challenger/c0336.jpg




Anyone that buys from gene better not see that pic or they'll really be unhappy!

Re: Challenger rear window louvers [Re: 2002bluert] #182275
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Well a good friend of mine just bought one from Herb's for his Cuda AAR and he is delighted. The fit is excellent. I will buy one too pretty soon!



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