I want to hear your personal opinion on rear window louvres.

Particularly Factory Vs. Chastain Shadows.





And as I go to dig for my pictures of my maro with the chastain shadows, they are no where to be found, Figures!

Will post pics asap.

 

Personally, i don't like louvers period...but i will let you know which ones i like better between the two when you get pics posted

 

Anything that's a single piece, 3 piece units look like ****

 

You will get mixed opinions on rear window louvers. Some people like them and some people hate them. I have the factory rear window louvers on my car and I like them. I think it depends on what color car you have. I like them with some colors and others I dont. I havent seen a set of aftermarket louvers that I like.

 

I fully agree with jermdm, but I'm looking for a set of my own, mainly looking at junkyards. Not looking to spend big $$$

 

Louvers look good if you have only 3 teeth, a rebel flag, and live in the south.

 

What are the Chastain Shadows ? Actually, what do they both look like? Im sure you can find some in the iroc gallery http://badassiroc.com

I've seen some 3 piece versions and I believe I've seen single piece, which is factory, which is stock ?

 

I thought 1 piece louvers (all plastic) look like crap, & 3 piece(plastic sides with aluminum centers) were better. I know factory ones are like that & are crimped where they meet the plastic sides. Mines are factory & are 3 piece.

 

I think now that the Big 3 are making retro muscle cars, I've seen a few of them with louvers and they just look badass... I think a well maintained, well painted set of lovers and a well maintained car look great. Not to great on 20year old stock cars...

 

Ok I finally got some time to upload some pics. This is my 1991 RS with the Chastain Shadows. They are a steel three piece design. I personally love them, but like jermdm said, I am expecting mixed reviews. As for "freestylzz" comment, that was neither helpful nor insightful, and I'm from West Virginia. I still have all of my teeth. If I ever need advice on how to play hockey, or if I just need to hear someone say "Eh" or "Aboot", I'll look your way.

She's no show car but she is mine, and she's paid off.

 

I'm not huge fan of those, but honestly, those don't look too bad! I think if I did come across those, I'd get them!

 

not a big fan of louvers, but the only ones that look good are the factory ones all of the aftermarket ones look like crap, but trying to find a nice set of oem ones are hard to find and come with a big price tag too

 

Did you get them with the car? Looks like thy came off a Firebird, anyways looks good, I know mines keeps my car cooler & saves my rear seats from sun damage. I'll post pics of mines later.

 

I agree on louvers it comes down to personal taste. Personally I like them and have a factory set on my '83. Those Chastain are better looking than a lot of aftermarket sets that were available. Cragar made one of the nicest looking versions for 3rd Gens IMHO.

 

Got mines from RCAR7395,Thanks Ray

 

I am a fan of louvres. I think they look cool, and it's also added privacy if you don't have a cover in the hatch. I plan on getting a set at some point for my Formula, just to make it stand out. But to each his own I suppose

 

There kind of hit or miss. Some f-body's they look great other they look bad.

And 1 pieces > 3 pieces