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so whats your prefrence

swb no side windows
13 (38.2%)
swb side windows
6 (17.6%)
lwb no windows
5 (14.7%)
lwb with windows
3 (8.8%)
custom windows
7 (20.6%)

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Author Topic: to window or not to widow?  (Read 4085 times)

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to window or not to widow?
« on: June 10, 2009, 07:03:26 PM »
lets see what the people think
ur a bedford owner ....adapt overcome work it out

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Re: to window or not to widow?
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2009, 11:06:04 AM »
I went LWB no windows,but it must be single rears like my last one.
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Re: to window or not to widow?
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2009, 06:21:25 PM »
I picked no windows but on my standard CF i'm thinking of putting the side door window back in, backing out of places can be real and go.
There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can't. What you've got to do is turn around and say "watch me"

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Re: to window or not to widow?
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2009, 10:24:03 PM »
G'day

No windows is definitely the go.
Reversing cameras are cheap.
Saw a MB Vito van with 3 cameras and a switch.
He could see out the back and either side.
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Re: to window or not to widow?
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2009, 10:30:40 PM »
My favourite configuration might not be the most popular (yet) but at least more people are voting for SWB's than LWB's.

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Re: to window or not to widow?
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2009, 10:34:54 PM »
Has anyone tried those new stickers for windows that company's are getting advertising printed on.
We just had an office door done at one of our work offices and they can be printed in loads of colours to match the duco.

cant see in but can see out and could get something printed on the side if you were arty enough, (perhaps more daisies for my van in a lime green to match the van might be tasteful)

Dont know how much it costs but could look just they use a different accounting system so I havent got around to it.

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Re: to window or not to widow?
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2009, 07:22:00 AM »
G'day

No windows is definitely the go.
Reversing cameras are cheap.
Saw a MB Vito van with 3 cameras and a switch.
He could see out the back and either side.
I have the rear windows in the standard cf but backing out of drives and stuff you can't see whats coming down the road on passenger side
There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can't. What you've got to do is turn around and say "watch me"

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Re: to window or not to widow?
« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2009, 07:30:15 PM »

I have the rear windows in the standard cf but backing out of drives and stuff you can't see whats coming down the road on passenger side

I rekon Busy i right on..It's hard to see oncoming traffic from the passenger side and sometimes when it's really rainy or dark out, it's hard to have to rely on your mirrors to see if there is anything coming up the side of your beddy. Those sticker things would be great tho, anyone know where you can get themr? I was also thinking of trying this.
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Re: to window or not to widow?
« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2009, 08:28:49 PM »
I will ask where we got the window stickers at work and what they cost.  We had standard office building doors done in several colours. You can see out from receiption but not in from outside unless you stand up really close.  They kept getting burglaries and thought it would save people seeing the computer on the reception desk.
Illtry and remember on Monday.  Apparently you just get the graphics done up at a graphics shop and they print them on to a sticker film, we already had the graphics which were electronic photographs and logos and they used those.

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Re: to window or not to widow?
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2009, 02:40:12 PM »
when i was a young whipper snapper i used to terroriise my neighbourhood in a windowless HR panelvan i solved the left hand blind spot by fitting a second rearview mirror to the left of the middle one and set it up to see out the passenger window it worked great and cost bugger all  ;D       cheers Neil

 

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