Identifying / replacing sliding windows

[TheProf]

well done!!  yes, can be a pain -- but you can now have a huge sense of satisfaction and a smug grin .. .. and no more leaks hopefully.. 

[Colonel Mustard]

Snap.... I have a yellow 1985 Trakka and my windows are exactly the same as yours. They just don't fit well but that is standard on the Trakka Bronco. Are the clips that hold them shut broken?

[slowcoach]

Oh nice! Great to hear of another bronco that made it back to the UK . Also bamboo yellow? I've got the sakes brochure downloaded somewhere, but it's online somewhere too, interesting read and good pictures. Solar shower, heated water tank and cold water tank, rear tent and front brush guard etc.

The silver metal clasp? No that was fine actually. The window is in the shed waiting to go to the tip - I can't imagine anyone would want it? I think I took that clip off though when I removed it from the van, so its maybe lost, but I'll check for it.

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[Colonel Mustard]

This is my camper Colonel Mustard, We bought him in 2010 in Australia and after 2 years travelling around we shipped him back to the UK. Still very original to how Trakka made them apart from the swing out stove as previous owner lost it. It had only 1 owner before i bought it so 2 owners in 39 years isn't bad. I've had the original engine refurbished by the VW engine company and I've reupholstered the seats and put a solar panel on the roof but apart from that its pretty much stock. I do need to get the canvas for the pop top redone as it doesn't matter how many times i waterproof it, it still seeps in. I'm thinking about a respray soon as paintwork is starting to wear thin and I've now got my first patch of rust in the corner of the windscreen. But I'll stick with the same colour and I'll get the Trakka graphics remade to match. The window clips should be plastic but they go brittle I'm guessing the metal ones were made up to replace them as you cant get them anymore. I managed to track some down from a scrapped vehicle in Australia before we left but now 2 of those are broken. I did contact a 3d printing place to see if they could make them but they said they would break too as 3d printed plastic is brittle from the get go. Do you go to any VW shows? it would be nice to see another Trakka. I thought i maybe the only 1 but there's now 3 of us i know of.... We should start a club! lol

[slowcoach]

fantastic
i had those bullbars at the start too (got ours in 2009), but in black.  I gave them to a friend for helping us out, but i dont think he ever fitted them to his.  It still has the toggle switch on the dash for the front spots though
We do have the swing out stove unit, which i modified to be a bit smaller, so it was easier to carry about.  we dont use the underslung water tank much, but its good its there.  Our roof canvas is black, which i think isnt original? but it looks very similar- cut out windows are different though. thats in very good nick fortunately, but the front strut brace that is on the outside looks a bit worse for wear!  I assume thats the the same  Oz exterior power socket by the driver door too ours has lost its cover :/

ive just had a look at the window clip, its metal, but maybe a bit different to the ther one ive lost.  id happily remove it and send you it if itd help, though i think maybe youd need the window out to fit it, not sure.

we dont go to many shows no, but do travel around a lot