FYI Just a followup so others know The old 70's ford chrome window cranks with the philips screws esp, the ford econoline van do work **BUT** -the standard vanagon screw is too short & the head is to fat to fit the crank recess so you have 2 choices a) find another screw say 1/4" longer with smaller head or b) counter sink the face of the crank *AND* hack saw off 2/16" of the crank on the side that fits the gear on the door I went option b & these cranks clear my speaker grills by at lease 1/4" :) (I do admit i did lean on the crank in the vice for a bit extra:) > > > > I recall seeing a post here from some one who found some after market > > > > window > > > > winder that are slightly raised to clear the car speakers that > > > > are mounted in the doors > > > > > > > > anyone with a url to those window winders ?? > Ok not quite what i was recalling but I found this old post about > ford handles that fit & give 3/4" of clearance > http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0310C&L=vanagon&P=R14681 |
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