Black vent window hinge

I am installing some NOS vent windows in my '74 GTS and the upper half of the black hinge that mounts to the door frame needs a little tweaking so the vent glass sits properly in the rubber seal. My fear is the hinge will break rather than bend. Not too much bending required. Has anyone attempted this? Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

Man, that was a fast reply! I'll make a stab at bending it as it only has to go a little ways and I have spare hinges. I'll report back success or failure. The upper half of the hinge is the part that needs the slight bending and it is attached to the rigid chromed brass frame so I am assuming the hinge part will take all the stress.

 

I am very hesitant but I intend to go slow on the bending. I saw in a vent window search on this forum where someones vent window hinge was bent from a break-in attempt so I am hoping that means they will bend a little.

 

We will find out. Castings don't bend well. I will look at one of my NOS hinges and see how substantial the bending point is. Given these are old school hand built cars, I can't believe they didn't have to do some adjusting at the factory.

 

Well, I've decided to leave the hinge alone. I put the original vent window back in and it is off a little just like the new one. An original factory quirk. It's not bad and seals well. If I hadn't been micro-examining it I probably wouldn't have picked up on it at all. My guess is the hinge would have cracked if I tried to bend it.