Tired of driving with my windows up. Looking for a 1st gen hatch inner panel. The one with the vents. Live in Murrieta work in San Diego and travel to L.A. on weekends.

yere me too tell me if you have found one man

How about trying to make one?

Doesn't seem to be too complicated. Its a 2-3 mm thick sheet of hard plastic with some louvres in it and a couple of flat rubber doors on the rearside?

Or perhaps it is more complicated than it looks?

Whats wrong with the later vents in the 1/4 panel badge?

I've never seen one of these close up - mine was missing when I bought the car and there are not many of these in the UK. Can somebody please post a good photo and/or supply a dimensioned pattern please ? I presume that the surface finish is similar to that on the interior quarter panels ? Thanks.

I'll post some pictures later today unless anyone beats me to it:classic:

Andrew

yere the basic shape is'nt hard to make but there are vents built into them to stop the fumes being sucked back into the cabin i was just wondering if there was any one reproducing them ..?

doug

Doug

As far as I can see the 'non return' bits' are the rubber flaps attached to the inside of the panel, so fumes can exit the car, but any fumes trying to get back into the car push the rubber flaps shut and stop the fumes. No more complicated than that.

I'll post the pictures later on. I hope they will help.

regards

Andrew

Your explanation is correct, Andrew. I don't have pictures of mine, but that is how it works. Louvers in the panel, rubber flaps in a steel frame attached inside. Please ask Santa to bring me a brand new one in Butterscotch ROFL

I have an original !st Gen in blue that i will sell...What is your best offer?

I am in North County San Diego.

The following web site is asking $100.00 plus $12.00 for shipping. He bragged about the quality.

www.zspecialties.com

I'm in Murrietta and comute to San Diego. Offer $70.00

JB

Did anyone manage to track down one of these panels ? Has anyone posted any pictures of them in order to copy ? Thanks, Dave