Guest Dave24 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I recently purchased a 1924 DB touring and I am new to the forum. I think that wind wings really look classy on touring cars. What is the best way to attach wind wings to the oval windshield post. I see that Snyder sells reproduction brackets for Ford and they sell for around $400 but I think they are made for a round post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete K. Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) Hi Dave, I have a '25 touring that came with these wind wings, sort of 1960ish add-ons I think. It's a pretty clever way to mount them though, using strap steel cut at the top and drilled at bottom to mount to the post nuts. The hinges are cheapo's and the "wings" are made of Plexiglass! Someday, I plan to change out the wings for real glass. I don't want to give up those windwings! Click on my picture again to bring it up closer so you can see it better. Edited September 24, 2012 by Pete K. (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave24 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Nice idea. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Dave, these were on my car when the previous owner bought it. I'm surprised they are held on by only the single clamp. They appear to be a more/less period accessory. Maybe someone else has a pair of Capitols... I may end up using them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 What kind of glass should be used on wind wings? I mean the frameless kind. Assuming the thinnest safety glass (1/4") but can the edges be dressed to look OK with the plastic middle layer? Tempered glass? Although having custom tempered glass would no doubt be quite expensive. I'm afraid of using plate glass.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Mine are laminated, it shows but not too bad. However I am going to replace both with tempered glass. Some young person was climbing on my running board and used the glass of the wind wing to pull him/herself up Cracked the wind wing right across. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Hi Pete, can you post a photo of the wind wing mounting you describe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete K. Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Hope you didn't give up on me Mike, I'm so slow lately. Let me know if the pictures are not good enough, they seem cropped off more than I took with my camera for some reason. One pic is from me standing at the front right wheel, looking at the top part, next is from behind the wing, at the bottom. The other pic is the overall side view. The steel strap used was painted black to match windshield frame and the wing glass chrome backets are fastened to the strap at the top & bottom with screws and nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Thanks Pete. Those pictures are worth a thousand words. I get it now and I do like the idea of having them held on by the windshield acorn nuts rather than having them clamp on the stanchion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 My wind wings look great, work well, but are actually quite dangerous. The bevelled glass is quite thick but I don't think it's laminated or toughened. The clamps connect to the windscreen uprights but are not as neat as those on Pete's car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete K. Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Wow, Ray, those real glass wings with the beveled edges look great. I've always been disheartened with my Plexiglass wings on a 1925 auto. They do polish up very clear when I give them a wiping of the #2 NOVUS polish and a rag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Hi Pete. Thanks for the compliment. The photo is old so that part of the car looks better now but I would like one day to find a correct DB windscreen but the cost means it is down the list of priorities at the moment. I had not heard of NOVUS plastic polish so I looked it up. Seems like a good product. Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Very nice looking wings. They look very heavy duty. How thick are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Yes Mike. They are quite large and heavy and made from 1/4" plate glass. They are nice to look at but I often think how dangerous they could be. The bevelled edge can also be a risk when working around the car because it is possible to catch your head when getting up if you forget they overhang...guess how I found that out? Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 11 hours ago, R.White said: The bevelled edge can also be a risk when working around the car because it is possible to catch your head when getting up if you forget they overhang...guess how I found that out? Ray. I have the same problem with clamp-on outside rear view mirrors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Spinneyhill said: I have the same problem with clamp-on outside rear view mirrors! Advancing years necessitates standing up more slowly. There can be very few other occasions when one can consider it an advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Ouch! I would hope that sticks in memory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Carl Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Oh yeah ! Since it is true confessions time again , I stood up into my passenger side. Luckily just cut at a shallow angle into my forehead. Quite a bit of blood , though. You can see a piece of the former wing on the floor. I wonder what plastic to use. Lexan (polycarbonate) ? I now believe the glass is just for show. An impact at speed could be horrible. It will be far easier to plasticize the wings than it was to replace the windshields. The gypsy curtains do a better job of reducing buffeting in any case. - Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I always keep a couple of cast off bath towels in the garage. Lots of uses, one in particular is to hang over the wind wings when I am under the car. Several times I have come up and wondered for a moment what was brushing my head/shoulder and stopped coming up. They are long enough to stick one end in the door pocket, and let the other end hang down, if I am under the car with a door open. Cheaper than band aids or trying to get blood out of the concrete. First things I learned in Auto Shops in school (DON'T BLEED ON THE TOOLS OR THE FLOOR). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 20 hours ago, Tinindian said: I always keep a couple of cast off bath towels in the garage. Lots of uses, one in particular is to hang over the wind wings when I am under the car. Several times I have come up and wondered for a moment what was brushing my head/shoulder and stopped coming up. They are long enough to stick one end in the door pocket, and let the other end hang down, if I am under the car with a door open. Cheaper than band aids or trying to get blood out of the concrete. First things I learned in Auto Shops in school (DON'T BLEED ON THE TOOLS OR THE FLOOR). What a good idea! Can I use that? I have also learnt about bleeding on things: blood is very slippery stuff, esp. when it includes aspirin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 (edited) Well I took the idea behind Pete's wind wing mounting scheme and refined it a bit. I designed this flat plate support (3/16" / 4.76 mm thick) and had them machined at Emachineshop.com. It was easy to get a quote and the price wasn't too bad. I machinedup some larger diameter, thicker wall spacers to replace the original thin wall ones. This should prevent tilting with wind loading. The wind wing clamps are circa 1929 Model A as are the tempered glass pieces. It would have been nice if the glass was a few inches longer but my budget wouldn't allow for custom made ones. I also had to shorten the springs a bit to compensate for the extra thickness (to keep enough thread bite for the acorn nut). All in all, I think it looks OK. If anyone would like a copy of the support AutoCad file just send me a PM with your email. Edited April 16, 2018 by MikeC5 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Nice drawing and work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Looking good, Mike. A huge improvement on what you started with. It all looks very vintage and in keeping with the car. Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Thanks Guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22touring Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) Here are pictures of the wind wings on my '22 tourer, which I have been informed were installed as accessories by the DB dealer who sold the car. My car was manufactured on November 22, 1922 and delivered in San Francisco, CA about the 7th of January, 1923. I need to clean and polish the clamps! The clamp-on rear view mirrors are Model T reproductions. Edited April 19, 2018 by 22touring (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Nice! And the leading edge of the wing looks to be tucked in behind the windshield which makes sense. Mine has about a half in gap between the stanchion and leading edge. Most of the others I've seen also have some gap there but hopefully the wings will still significantly reduce the buffeting at speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I've played with the idea of adding wind wings to my '32 Chev Sedan. It would be nice to drive in hot weather without blowing passengers out the rear window. Not that a '32 NEEDS any bling but........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Zetnick Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 A photo of me and my '29 in 1982......the windwings were also great as a place to add a couple of rear view mirrors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cahartley Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 ^ Thanks for that Bob! That's exactly what I am thinking.......plus they look cool....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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