James Vidal wrote:

>I have a 1991 carat with power windows. I would like to retro fit them with crank windows. has anyone done this before? What do i need to do this (parts) and what am I in for?
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I have had both power windows and manual windows, though not the former
on a V-gon. My last power windows were on an '85 Jeep Wagoneer LTD.
That's the Big Guy with the wide track. The windows stopped working -
first one then the other - driver and passenger. Seemed like a PITA to
fix. Shops wanted a fortune to do it. But I did it. I decided it was
worth learning about, and if all else failed -- I could go to manual
cranks. But I didn't look forward to that because a wide vehicle with
manual driver and passenger windows is a pain. Turned out to be a snap.
Replaced some little teflon guides, pulled the motors, cleaned  and
lubed the shafts thus freeing everything up, lubed some gears, put it
all back together and it ran like a champ. Never had anymore problems.

Though I haven't had the pleasure on a Vanagon, I'll bet it is not that
difficult. I think that repairing your windows is a worthwhile thing. We
I you, I would get with the program and fix it myself.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
Chelsea, AL