Date:         Mon, 2 Nov 2015 22:39:05 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Power Window, disfunctional
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At 09:44 PM 11/2/2015, Neil2 wrote:
>Hey folks,
>
>Can anyone tell me:
>
>Is there a person/business that repairs power window assemblies ('90) on
>the west coast?
>Are most problems associated solely with a lack of lubrication or poor
>design or both?

There's a fellow named Ray Miller on the Vanagon Owners Facebook page
who's just produced a bunch of fancy Vanagon shifters (I helped him
slightly with some measurements on one I had lying around here).  His
version of making sure his stuff is right includes driving a few
hundred miles to do test installations.  He's got parts in now for
his five-speed version, and he's talking seriously about intending to
make a power window setup using two of whatever regulator-thing it
was VW cheaped out and only used one of.  Definitely a man to
watch.  He's third-generation in the business I think and his son is
coming up in it.  Lives in Louisiana.

Yours,
David


>--
>Neil2
>'82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky)
>'86 Vanagon/Westfalia Wannabe (SaVannah)
>'08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Dodge Sprinter (Moby)
>'90 Westfalia Subagon
>Fulltiming since August 2008
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