hi, i know that info on window louvers come up quite often, and everyone is probably sick of them. I tried to do a search on this specific topic with no luck, so please dont get mad lol. I have been looking for louvers for about 2 months now, and most have been to much money, and i would rather spend it a different way. Either that or the were in Timbactu and shipping was a billion dollars . I was on ebay and came across louvers that were in the SAME town as me!!! i called the guy up, and he didnt know much about them, but that he said they werent original chevy ones, and had plastic side pieces and alum slats. i asked him if he knew who made them, and he said it didnt say. Now when i was looking for louvers, all i wanted were original ones, and as i looked, most of the crappy aftermarket ones had name brands like crager or what not engraved or some sort of emblem on them. These have no name anywhere just numbers. I am going to look at them tomorrow for further inspection just incase the guy doesnt know what he has? So my question is, what are the stock louvers made of. i have heard they were all aluminum, and i've also heard they made some with the middle was alum. and sides were plastic. Also what is the best way to tell if they are a stock G.M part, the name G.M and a bunch of numbers or what will they say? Like i said i havent seen them yet, all i know is that there is no *visible* name on them (i dont know if the guy was b.s'ing, or he was telling the truth), and that the sides are platic with alum middle slots. thanks for your time, albert III

I have tried to attach pics of them, if no luck i will post the link to them.

 

here is a shot of some light damage, the reason i posted this is to show a number in the top right hand corner, could this be G.M? like i said there were no emblems or names scripted in them that the guy could see.

 

here is the last shot, any info would be greatly appriciated, thanks albert III

P.s hopefully i could hear from scot moyer(spelling), i have realized lately he is the "louver king" lol, he even replied to one of my louvers questions from like a year ago.....

 

well I'm not the "louver king" but i have a couple sets. And those are the dealer installed aka factory louvers for 87-90 i believe. They look identical to both my sets.

 

they look identical to my old factory set also from my '89

 

Great this is awsome, no all i have to do is find hardware, can you guys give me some pointers as to where to find them all? also im going today to look at them, i will try and snap some pics of anything that looks stock or aftremarket and hopefully it will give you guys some more to work with. thanks again albert III

 

i'm still trying to find the quarter turn fasteners that lock them down i'm missing 3 for my other set.

 

They look factory to me. My '87 has the factory ones and they are aluminum and platic sides. I also have the numbers stamped on them like your pic.

 

Try autozone or one of the other auto stores. I swear I have seen them in the packages where they keep all the bolts and fasteners.

 

I wouldn't say that I was the louver king, but this set does have similarities to the factory set. The picture that shows the numbers resemble the factory aluminum slats, but the window rest is not familiar to me. Also, whoever put this set together, didn't do it correctly. The center aluminum slats should be pushed up tightly to the side ABS panels. Also, the factory sets that I have put together didn't have the longer triangle shape piece on the side pieces (the piece where the window rest is attached). The mounting hardware at the top of the window looks factory also. This could have been a factory set that some mounting hardware was lost so the window rest was glued on.

Let us know what they look like.

 

Here's a pic of what I'm referring to.

 

could someone anybody please help me, i got some louvers the other day and i cant figure out what the two top metal things hook up to! its really bumin me out cause there isnt an instalation kit and im afraid of just installin the louvers with the side clips and just sayin to hell with those two top things

could someone please send me pics of how the two top things should be installed on my car please

 

thanks 87ciz, wen u have some time plz post the pics most apriciated

 

The top is connected by clips that slide over the outer window frame. The top clip has two screw studs on each side that the louver hinge piece is held on by. The sides are then connected by more clips that slide over the window edge and and have a spring clip that the louvers lock into. a 1/4 turn screw on the louvers lock them to the side clips.

 

those louvers were made by crager, i had a set long time ago, and now i just bought a new set from 1988 never installed for a firebird with wraparound spoiler

 

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo lol ok i get it now thanks ima go down to the auto part store and see if i cam find something similar to get them on secured n stuff yay im excited