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As some might know, some car door windows are framed and some are not.
If you've never noticed this, some cars such as Camaros and Firebirds do not have a frame that goes around their windows....unlike most cars made today such as 4 doors.
Maybe it's me but it seems frame less windowed doors are more susceptible to wind noise when rolled up....and I believe are also more prone to breaking and entering...??
But on the other hand, have a little bit of a cleaner look to them.
GM started that back in the late 60s/early 70s, anyway. The other companies followed suit. It then went away on most cars. They were easier to break into and the stripping was a pain to maintain. Early versions seemed to crumble away after a couple years.
Subaru does this on their vehicles... not sure about the very latest ones.
Subaru just stopped this with the 2010 Legacy.
Frameless doors are lighter, but are known to allow more wind noise as the rubber seals age and tear. They can also add to the rigidity of the car. Its also a bit easier to get into a car through a frameless window since the seal at the top is soft, but most criminals prefer to smash and grap rather than waste time jimmying a lock anymore.
I think they look good but you only really see them on convertibles any more.
Maybe it's just me and a faulty memory, but it seems that I had more problems with windows refusing to crank, falling in, or getting bound up and stuck half-up/half-down on frameless windows than framed windows.
I have owned a few cars with frameless windows over the years. Each one eventually developed minor leak issues as the weatherstrip aged some. Nothing too major, but also something I have not experienced to that degree with framed car windows.
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