summerinmaine Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Due to a vandalism/theft event, I'm in need of replacement wing windows for my 1987 Pioneer model truck. These are the ones that will open out on pivots (called "smoker-style" by some) and apparently need a small frame as part of the unit. The existing "frames" in my truck look pretty rusty (a common problem as I understand it) so I'm hoping to find complete units, but if it's just the glass I can try to make it work. As an alternative, does anyone know if a fixed side wing would fit into the door frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpnjake Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 To my knowledge the window and frame are all one unit, you have 2 options. One replace it with another wing window, or replace the whole unit with a solid window and lose out on the wing window feature Solid non moving Moving wing window note these are directional and are specific to drivers/passengers side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerinmaine Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 Wow! Thanks for the info and images! I had already found that a fixed-window replacement was a fallback option if my search here was unavailing, but it was nice to see what the replacement pieces would look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpnjake Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, summerinmaine said: Wow! Thanks for the info and images! I had already found that a fixed-window replacement was a fallback option if my search here was unavailing, but it was nice to see what the replacement pieces would look like. No problem, just watch out if you buy wing windows, the bottom attachment rod that the window pivots on is very commonly broken, but can be welded as long as you have access to a welder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpnjake Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 You can also upgrade to 97+ windows that don’t have the corner window. In order to do this you would also need matching regulators with them, and manual window regulators in 97+ are somewhat hard to come by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summerinmaine Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 Just to close out this post, I sourced a pair of fixed wings from Kody, and they worked great. I gave it some thought and realized that in the 15 years I've owned my MJ I only ever opened the passenger side smoker wing to run the cable for my GPS radome (that I mount to the roof of my camper), so looking for unobtanium smoker style wings in good shape wasn't a high priority for me. I did save the old frames, and figured I'd see if it was worth trying to rebuild them with replacement glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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