Louvers

[mjoekingz28]

Were the old school louvers from the eighties just some kind of tint?

Did they help aero? Any other functions?


See they kind of died out like purple tint did!

 

[Tegger]

Louvers were from the SEVENTIES, and went out-of-fashion in the eighties.

As far as I remember, some '60s/'70s exotics (Lamborghini comes to mind) had louvers over their rear engine. This was to help with engine cooling.

Somebody thought they would look cool on cars that didn't have rear engines, and a styling trend was born. I remember a lot of 2nd-Generation Camaros with them. I thought they looked tacky, like racing stripes on a Chevette.

 

[dishdude]

Louvers were huge in the 80's! Every Camaro, Mustang, Daytona/Laser, Charger/Turismo had them.

 

[DoubleWasp]

The purpose of rear window louvers is to keep the back glass of a car from becoming a greenhouse. You can thank Larry Shinoda for making those popular with the BOSS Mustangs.

If you're talking about louvers in the body work, yes, they do work and serve a purpose. Ask most Jeep owners who have them, and they'll tell you all about the cooling benefits. I'm one.

 

[OneEyeJack]

Louvers in hood are older than that. They let heat out.

 

[Hokiefyd]

Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
Louvers in hood are older than that. They let heat out.


My folks used to have a 2012 Wrangler and dad added this hood:

http://www.aev-conversions.com/shop/jk-heat-reduction-hood

It was amazing how much heat you could see rising from that hood, even on colder days.

 

[meep]

louvers over back glass made a huge difference. they could look pretty good too. black 80's celicas come to mind, or the old conquest tsi. we had a 89 crx.... too small for louvers to look good on, but it certainly could have benefited from it. it got HOT in that car.

 

[splinter]

Originally Posted By: meep
...'80s Celicas come to mind...

Neighbor still has one. Matches her moustache nicely.

 

[meep]

^^^ oww ^^^

 

[HerrStig]

What do louvers have to do with lighting?

 

[CT8]

Those louvers are good for + 10 mph on the top end.