I ordered my truck with standard openers and locks. USA can’t make decent equipment! I bought a 2002 new; my old Ranger, 1987, is still being driven (with the windows down and the door locks not working. Of course it has over 200,000 miles on it.
Funny thing, most cars have electric windows, but people still use the cranking motion to indicate that they want you to lower the window. Pushing an imaginary button doesn’t quite convey the message.
remember the ‘opera window’ they used have for the back seat riders in the 70’s and 80’s?……it was a fixed window, very small and pretty stupid. …..never could figure out why they called it that, either
I had to replace the passenger-side window regulator in my car a couple of years ago . . . $600! A month later, the driver’s side . . . went to a different shop and got it done for $425. Flash back about 30 years . . . the same make car . . . the hand-crank window handle broke, and I got a new one for about six bucks.
60s and 70s GM big cars had a pot metal gear that would go out in the power wind wing. The left hand side was about $2.35, but the right one was closer to $15.00. Got to love and item that is the same for 20 years in about 50% of the cars that company makes. GM has said that if they could make all cars with power windows, it would be much cheaper than having a roll up version. Many people have had bad experience with them and demand roll up.
Templo S.U.D. about 11 years ago
What about the locks that doesn’t have the modern-day universal switch?
Yukoneric about 11 years ago
I ordered my truck with standard openers and locks. USA can’t make decent equipment! I bought a 2002 new; my old Ranger, 1987, is still being driven (with the windows down and the door locks not working. Of course it has over 200,000 miles on it.
dirtpharmer about 11 years ago
And when the handle breaks, you replace it with a pair of vise-grips.
stlmaddog5 about 11 years ago
Funny thing, most cars have electric windows, but people still use the cranking motion to indicate that they want you to lower the window. Pushing an imaginary button doesn’t quite convey the message.
stlmaddog5 about 11 years ago
By the way, my wife’s 1997 Saturn has manually operated windows and locks. Great little car with a ton of miles and still going strong.
sbchamp about 11 years ago
The left one sticks, so it IS hand-cranked…sorta
Nighthawks Premium Member about 11 years ago
remember the ‘opera window’ they used have for the back seat riders in the 70’s and 80’s?……it was a fixed window, very small and pretty stupid. …..never could figure out why they called it that, either
Nighthawks Premium Member about 11 years ago
TheWildSow about 11 years ago
We have a 2011 Chevy truck with hand-cranked windows.
hippogriff about 11 years ago
Never mind the windows; how do you secure those electronic ignition and lock keys if you want to go swimming?
plgrguy Premium Member about 11 years ago
I had to replace the passenger-side window regulator in my car a couple of years ago . . . $600! A month later, the driver’s side . . . went to a different shop and got it done for $425. Flash back about 30 years . . . the same make car . . . the hand-crank window handle broke, and I got a new one for about six bucks.
SnuffyG about 11 years ago
They add stuff like that to make more profit. A few people want it and they think everybody wants it. Then they phase out the manual cheaper option.
route66paul about 11 years ago
60s and 70s GM big cars had a pot metal gear that would go out in the power wind wing. The left hand side was about $2.35, but the right one was closer to $15.00. Got to love and item that is the same for 20 years in about 50% of the cars that company makes. GM has said that if they could make all cars with power windows, it would be much cheaper than having a roll up version. Many people have had bad experience with them and demand roll up.
hippogriff about 11 years ago
comicsssfan: Right. Back in those days, bathing trunks even had pockets for them. But what can you do now?