Patent ID: 8220205

Claim:
A method of making a window assembly for a vehicle, the method comprising: having a slidable window panel including at least one top pin and at least one bottom pin attached thereto; having a fixed window panel including a hole defined therein for receiving the slidable panel; connecting an elongated upper rail to the fixed panel; connecting an elongated lower rail to the fixed panel; and, providing first and second upper rail channels in the upper rail and first and second lower rail channels in the lower rail for respectively slidingly receiving the at least one top pin and the at least one bottom pin attached to the slidable panel, the first upper rail channel and the first lower rail channel being provided at a first depth, the second upper rail channel and the second lower rail channel being provided at a second depth, the first depth being different from the second depth; wherein the slidable panel is substantially flush with the fixed panel when closed; wherein the slidable panel is slightly inwardly and laterally movable when being opened via the respective rail channels provided to the upper and lower rails; and providing first and second mounting protrusions on opposing sides of a water draining recess or channel such that the first and second mounting protrusions protrude towards the fixed panel, wherein the water draining recess or channel is defined in the lower rail facing the fixed panel.