the two most important things on a truck
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the two most important things on a truck
What ever happend to the two most important things on trucks, the wing window and the foot vent? 
Is it just me, or wouldnt it be great to have those again? Nothing kept you feet happier then that nice breeze. 
Is it just me, or wouldnt it be great to have those again? Nothing kept you feet happier then that nice breeze.
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Just sold my '96 F350, One of the best selling points was that vent window.
had to be careful about turning it around on the highway though, it caught a
LOT of bees, and threw them into the cab. Very Unhappy Bees.......
had to be careful about turning it around on the highway though, it caught a
LOT of bees, and threw them into the cab. Very Unhappy Bees.......
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Originally Posted by glafond
Just sold my '96 F350, One of the best selling points was that vent window.
had to be careful about turning it around on the highway though, it caught a
LOT of bees, and threw them into the cab. Very Unhappy Bees.......
had to be careful about turning it around on the highway though, it caught a
LOT of bees, and threw them into the cab. Very Unhappy Bees.......
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The vent windows are way too easy to break into. Very nice to have when the a/c and power windows went out on my '85 though.
By foot vent, do you mean the "floor" setting on the climate control? My 99 still has it.
By foot vent, do you mean the "floor" setting on the climate control? My 99 still has it.
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From: Travelers Rest SC
My '70 has a vent on each side down by your feet. As far as being broken into, I never drive anything WORTH breaking into. The bumper sticker on my severely beat '86 Ranger sums it up: "This IS my good car!". They leave it alone.
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The two most important things are 4wd and granny gear with a torque happy engine.....or is it radio and sliding rear window.... or maybe ...cuphol;ders....
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twags6,
Don't know about being the most important things, but weren't they great! Thinking about those vent windows the other day.
Maybe they'll be like clothing fashion and they'll come back in style, or as an option.
Foot vents, I mostly remember extreme heat from either road surface or headers when in traffic.
Don't know about being the most important things, but weren't they great! Thinking about those vent windows the other day.
Maybe they'll be like clothing fashion and they'll come back in style, or as an option.
Foot vents, I mostly remember extreme heat from either road surface or headers when in traffic.
Last edited by KenB; May 13, 2005 at 12:52 AM.
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What they need to come up with is a push-button volume switch to control the noise from the right seat. I notice it mostly when speed exceeds 75, or when trying to pull 1g from a dead stop... the dealer has been unable to fix it for some time now.
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From: White Lake
Originally Posted by 1BADF350_4XCREW7.3
What they need to come up with is a push-button volume switch to control the noise from the right seat. I notice it mostly when speed exceeds 75, or when trying to pull 1g from a dead stop... the dealer has been unable to fix it for some time now.
