Chevy & GMC Vans

I am making good use of my 'stro for camping now but there is one thing i would like to change. The rear windows tip out from the bottom. That is useful but I don't want them to tip out all the way. When they are fully open it is possible for someone to stick their arm into the van and unlock the door....or do other things. Is there some way to make the windows only open half way? I was thinking of using some u-bolts around the latch with an additional bolt sticking through the middle.

Any ideas? I am hoping to find a reasonably "off the shelf" solution.

Is the tipout the same style as whats used on the slider window?

Yes - the same on the sliding door as on the driver's side middle window.

I would almost just take some 1/2" or even 1/4" web belting and mount one end to the screws that hold the latches on and then put a clip or hook on the other end and just clip it to the hinge like peice on the other side of the latch against the window or to a hole in the latch on that side. Only issue you may have after that is the window not staying open. But a well shaped peice of wood or something to that effect would take care of it I'm sure.

there is no door handle or lock on the inside of the rear doors so it shouldn't be a problem if someone reached in which is not too likley to happen.

The other thing you can do is put a screen on the inside. the only window you could possibly reach in and unlock the van is would be the slider so just keep that window closed.

potskie wrote:I would almost just take some 1/2" or even 1/4" web belting and mount one end to the screws that hold the latches on and then put a clip or hook on the other end and just clip it to the hinge like peice on the other side of the latch against the window or to a hole in the latch on that side. Only issue you may have after that is the window not staying open. But a well shaped peice of wood or something to that effect would take care of it I'm sure.

Thanks! Sounds like a good idea, simple but effective.