Rear Window Opener?

[suckerface]

For a long time I was looking into attempting to make a power rear (hatch) window. Was looking at the actuators in the 4runners. Was going to try to fab in some guides for the window to slide in, and wire a switch up front to lower it.

Only problem is that the glass is glued in (per Scott) and exhaust fumes may be likely to get in (per Garm). Never got around to it, but I'd love to see it done! The rear vent windows sound great too!

[vadr45]

Originally Posted by suckerface

...Only problem is that the glass is glued in (per Scott) and exhaust fumes may be likely to get in (per Garm). Never got around to it, but I'd love to see it done! The rear vent windows sound great too!

Yeah, I remember the rear window opening in my father's 1964 Plymouth station wagon: massive intake of noxious gasses to the front-seat lungs. But that should not be true if the rear side-windows could be opened. In my Karmen Ghia I used to get bad gas smells when turning left at 35+ MPH...but that smell was from the front and the flow from the back side slits was pure...and helped the gas fumes to dissipate.