Date:         Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:13:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
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From:         Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Need window cranks
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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:

http://twitter.com/sbwsty