I will have to admit that I thaught about what that would look like. Never enough to want to do it though! Take that thing off and you have a nice looking little ride. Not an $8000. dollar ride but nice none the less!
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jaskispyder Member
Posts: 21510 From: Northern MI Registered: Jun 2002
jaskispyder is correct. You could purchase these louvers for both notchbacks and fastbacks, although notchback versions seem to pop up more frequently than the fastback ones do. Both are incredibly rare however and they haven't been sold retail in nearly two decades now. I forget exactly how they attach, but you basically "open" the louvers upward and then open the decklid. The reason why likely not very many are around are at their core they're completely a novelty item and second styling changed in the 90s negating anything like this on cars.
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Celthora87GT Member
Posts: 1485 From: New Berlin, WI Registered: Dec 2010
I don't think that was made for the Fiero specifically. If it was......well...I can see why there's not that many around
I've seen that car before. And those louvers are not made for it. They are hinged on the lip of the roof with mis matched screws. The tracks on the decklid aren't right either. They guy selling the car has to flip the louvers on the roof to open the decklid. They are just barely on the car.
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Posts: 21510 From: Northern MI Registered: Jun 2002
Yes, I have seen them before. I happen to have a set of those in my garage waiitning to be installed...... I don't know about those louvres, but mine are made from aluminum....
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That's what was thinking. The fit is horrible. Looks like they are wedged against the strips of metal on the trunk... must be really awkward when the trunk opens
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The louvers for the fastback look 100x better in my opinion. Especially on Kameo Kid's car with the other mods he's done.
This is so much better....
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HTXtremes Member
Posts: 345 From: Mansfield, AR Registered: Sep 2007
I saw a set of these in a salvage yard a few years ago, they slide on the tracks on the decklid when the decklid was raised. The ones I saw were on a notchback. If i'd thought there would be anyone that would have wanted the louvers I'd of got them. Since then the yard crushed all their Fieros.
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Khw Member
Posts: 11139 From: South Weber, UT. U.S.A. Registered: Jun 2008
jaskispyder is correct. You could purchase these louvers for both notchbacks and fastbacks, although notchback versions seem to pop up more frequently than the fastback ones do. Both are incredibly rare however and they haven't been sold retail in nearly two decades now. I forget exactly how they attach, but you basically "open" the louvers upward and then open the decklid.
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Originally posted by outlawfiero17: I've seen that car before. And those louvers are not made for it. They are hinged on the lip of the roof with mis matched screws. The tracks on the decklid aren't right either. They guy selling the car has to flip the louvers on the roof to open the decklid. They are just barely on the car.
So... Maybe they are made for the car, just a crappy install job?
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Khw Member
Posts: 11139 From: South Weber, UT. U.S.A. Registered: Jun 2008
I saw a set of these in a salvage yard a few years ago, they slide on the tracks on the decklid when the decklid was raised. The ones I saw were on a notchback. If i'd thought there would be anyone that would have wanted the louvers I'd of got them. Since then the yard crushed all their Fieros.
If you look at the picture of these on the car of the topic, they look like they have a track on the decklid like you mention. Unless the car was a luggage rack car and they took the outer and middle rack off to mount the wing, leaving the 2 tracks on, I'd have to assume those are the tracks your mentioning.
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rogergarrison Member
Posts: 49601 From: A Western Caribbean Island/ Columbus, Ohio Registered: Apr 99
I remember when those were available, even factory installed on Mustangs and Cudas. Ive seen them on 2nd gen Firbirds and Camaros too. Just my opinion, they just look hillbilly. If you like them fine. I have an excellent condition set to fit gen 2 Camaro and Firebird if anyones interested. Its a 3 piece set if I remember. Give you an awesome deal, but will not ship. Too big.
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Raydar Member
Posts: 40685 From: Carrollton GA. Out in the... country. Registered: Oct 1999
I remember seeing those things advertised, new. (Remember, I'm old enough to have owned a new 85 GT.) I always thought that they just didn't look right on the Fiero, and I was one of the people who put louvers on a Monza 2+2. They did have a track on the decklid, and skids or rollers on the bottom of the louvers that rode the track, as the lid was opened. Always just looked like a bad idea. ------------------ Raydar 88 Formula IMSA Fastback. 4.9, NVG T550
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I was under the impression that his were custom made..
Wouldn't doubt that at all. Wasn't around here when he was an active member. Both of those cars in that picture have some awesome custom work done to them.
Didn't mean to imply that his were the same as the ones listed in the eBay ad, just that louvers look way better on fastback cars, rather than the notchies.
Most of these are hard to find as they were not all made that well. Most broke and got trashed. The Mr Gasket Aluminum ones were about the best but they also were poorly made. The more the deck lid was opened the more these things got tweeked. Often the tracks would booger up and the rivits would losen.
Few cars look good with them. Lotus and the 69-70 Boss Mustang are about the only ones I really think much of.
The most of the others just look out of place or forced to work on the car.
THe Fiero GT can get away with them as it does look like a Lotus.
It was just one of those things that looked cool in the 80's that did not age will with time. Too often this happens and it can make a car look really old and tacky.
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Australian Member
Posts: 4701 From: Sydney Australia Registered: Sep 2004
Ahhh the dreaded 80's louvered look. Break out the parachute pants and the WHAM casettes! They do appear to be more attractive on the fastbacks than the notchies...just my opinion though.
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hyperv6 Member
Posts: 5995 From: Clinton, OH, USA Registered: Mar 2003
Ahhh the dreaded 80's louvered look. Break out the parachute pants and the WHAM casettes! They do appear to be more attractive on the fastbacks than the notchies...just my opinion though.
You left out Culture Club and Mullets too.
I look back now and am glad I did not have the money to do the things back then that I could have done. It has left me with the thinking now that when I do a mod what will it look like 20 years from now. Some mods I see being done today as with some in the past are similar to getting your strange but cool at the time girlfriends name tattooed on you to only leave you with a name you can't remove and regrette. You know the one one you had put on that said Winonna Forever! that you had to have change to Wino Forever!
These are things people need to think about if they plan to keep their cars. Trends and fads are not always easy to remove like the old florecent duel wipers.
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i have the lovours that fit flat against my back window and i think they look great but they also scream the 80's nut then again that's probably why i like them so much too.
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Posts: 36239 From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Registered: Apr 99
It has left me with the thinking now that when I do a mod what will it look like 20 years from now.
If you're talking tatoos, I completely agree.
But regarding cars, the vast majority of people don't keep their same vehicles for 20 years. So who really cares how dumb a mod might look like two decades down the road.
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hyperv6 Member
Posts: 5995 From: Clinton, OH, USA Registered: Mar 2003
But regarding cars, the vast majority of people don't keep their same vehicles for 20 years. So who really cares how dumb a mod might look like two decades down the road.
No but photos do and you have to explain this to your kids. My dad had to explain why he owned a Pink and Black Crown Vic in the 50's. He had to deal with us laughing at him for years.
The other issues are people who try to restore cars and have to undo the lambo doors that don't work real well. 63 Vettes that had the center bar removed from the rear window that has to be replaced as well as the holes from the extra tail lights that were added after the quarter panel was cut to clear the L 60 14 tires.
Restorations are for many cars to fix what seemed like a good idea at one time. LOL!.
Also going on 27 years of owning the same Fiero I am glad I passed on several ideas. I am glad I did the T tops though I have no regretts there.
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Silicoan86 Member
Posts: 1614 From: Savage, MN, USA Registered: May 2004
Here's a pic from 85 I like the looks of this one better
I'm not normally a louver fan (louver-lover I suppose? ), but I have to admit I really like the way that looks on that car. It's not really just the louvers themselves, but also the black trim piece around the notchback clip that I think looks pretty good actually.
Anyone have any more pics/info on this particular setup?
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I'm not normally a louver fan (louver-lover I suppose? ), but I have to admit I really like the way that looks on that car. It's not really just the louvers themselves, but also the black trim piece around the notchback clip that I think looks pretty good actually.
Anyone have any more pics/info on this particular setup?
Maybe not that one, but as someone would say, tweak-able.
The notchback louvers with the sliding tracks were made by hammond . They were made out of aluminun and actually fit well. The ones on the red car are in really bad shape. I still have my set up that I used on my 86 se in mint condition. I currently have a plastic vertical one on my 86 gt fastback that I made work. Those were made by astro louvers.
For those that might have an interest in the louver assembly shown in the original post, Check Out the following. Just spoke with the individual that posted this listing on Craigslist " http://www.onlinepicknpull....derland_4396870.html ". He mentioned having the louvered set-up fot the notchback, which is aluminum with fixed mounting points at the roofline and sliding tracks which mount to the rear decklid. (Sloped) It is important to note that he said they are not for use on notchback Fieros that have the rear spoiler installed. From the looks of the original listing photos at the top of this post, the damage on those might have been caused by spoiler contact. Also includes two notchie deck lids, Non the less, seems like a fair deal, if that's what floats your boat. Not likely see anything like that produced again.
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durdenty Member
Posts: 45 From: Middle Tennessee Registered: Nov 2005
The louvers for the fastback look 100x better in my opinion. Especially on Kameo Kid's car with the other mods he's done.
Now those don't look half bad! I'd like to see those in-person to form a better opinion, but as of now, not bad, better that I thought louvers could look.