Louvers

[MoneygrubbinCar]

Can someone send me in the right direction for rear window louvers for my 88 gt. I've searched numerous places and have had no luck finding them. Thanks

 

[Darkwriter77]

JC Whitney used to carry them. Dunno if they're still available, but they used to have a choice between aluminum or ABS plastic rear window louvers. Them, or maybe even Carparts.com might have 'em.

IMO, louvers look better on the earlier models ('79 to '86) because of the different quarter-window design. The older models had sort of a louver-styled thing going on, too, so it all kinda ties together. Plus, rear window louvers were all the rage back in that era, so it would look age-specific on those (along with white-letter sidewalls and phone-dial rims). On an '88 GT ... welllllll ... I don't think it'd look horrible, but maybe not quite as cohesive. Depends on what kinda wing you're running behind it, too.

 

[jrichker]

I like them too. There is a guy in my area with a very nice black 90 GT with them. It looks really sharp.

See http://store.cal-mustang.com/showdetl-7-8966-28-0.html

some more pics and info from an old thread... http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=519320

 

[kevin2m4]

http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs...789&modelId=1001122&langId=-1&catalogId=10101

 

[Aaron]

Louvers look just fine on 87-93 Stangs

 

[MoneygrubbinCar]

Thanks for the replies. I'm more than likely gonna grab a set before turkey rod run down here in daytona. I think they'd work well accenting my black 03 cobras and gives me another reason to keep the cheese grater taillights. I'll try to snap some pics of my car with the wheels and suspension done today. Gorgeous car btw aaron louvers look great on it. One other quicky how bad is installation?

 

[hsean]

back in 87 i bought louvers for my 87 gt from a company called cragar i know they make wheels.these were the best looking louvers on the market back then.i wish i could find these again i liked the roundedness to them.the company made ones for the lx models and the gt models and the only difference was the lx ones had an extra blade on the bottom and these would fit the gt models and gave it a really sleek look.

 

[hsean]

back in 87 i bought louvers for my 87 gt from a company called cragar i know they make wheels.these were the best looking louvers on the market back then.i wish i could find these again i liked the roundedness to them.the company made ones for the lx models and the gt models and the only difference was the lx ones had an extra blade on the bottom and these would fit the gt models and gave it a really sleek look.

anyone have these on their car or can find a pic?

 

[Aaron]

One other quicky how bad is installation?

I didn't install mine - however, it's fairly straightforward on the piece I have. 4 clips slide underneath the window molding, and the louvers get attached to the clips via little bolts.

 

[kevin2m4]

i have crager louvers on my camaro

 

[Legacy5.0]

anyone have these on their car or can find a pic?

Have Cragar Louvers on my 88.

 

[hsean]

Have Cragar Louvers on my 88.

pics?

 

[Legacy5.0]

pics?

Also. check the garage.

 

[nyr923]

i have a set of aluminum louvers on my car. i cant remember where i got them but summitracing has a set that looks the same.

Summit Racing SUM-WL10560 - Summit Racing® Rear Window Louvers - Overview - SummitRacing.com

 

[hsean]

Also. check the garage.

I had the exact same one back in 1987 which is the the gt the lx version has the extra blade and sits atop the wing.that sure brings back memories

 

[Jax Rhapsody]

I've got an old skool set for my 81 that are hindged at the top.