At 05:05 PM 7/18/2009, dj wrote: >Does anyone have or know where I can get at a good price the >original window cranks, not the after market ones for my 86 vanagon. For years, I used the aftermarket cranks in my '82 Rabbit. They last maybe a year. I figured, for two bucks, what the heck? But when I got my '84 Westy, I agonized: It's frustrating to pay 15X the price for the more rugged VW cranks. But it's also frustrating to have to replace the cranks every few months. So I paid $30 each for a pair of VW cranks: http://gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=2297 GoWesty has the $2 cranks as well: http://gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3669 Even more frustrating: I just replaced the speakers, and I couldn't find a less expensive source for the crank extension. $58, ouch! http://gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3678 Oh, well, at least the camper's happy: |
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