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Subject:Re: Power window switch frame replacement, '91 GL.
From:BenT Syncro
Date:Wed, 7 Jul 2010 11:25:28 -0700

Nice craftsmanship but those corners are going to hurt when your dry
knuckles bump into them.;-(

BenT

On Jul 7, 2010, at 10:21 AM, T-rev Reynolds <gneiss9@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> For anyone with power windows and switches that tend to hang around
> more than stay in place where they are meant to be:
>
> My plastic power window switch frames were broken and the switches
> just used to hang by their wires until I taped them up with silver
> "300 mph tape".  I've since hired my brother-in-law to machine two
> new pieces out of aluminum to replace the original designed pieces.
> He fabricated these gems with a CNC Machine.  New plastic switch
> frames with their clip type design would probably not hold the
> switches very well as the old door panel material was quite tired and
> worn.  This new design worked out very well and looks pretty sharp if
> I do say so myself!
>
> http://s1003.photobucket.com/albums/af155/onsight2003/?
> action=view&current=P1000269.jpg
>
> http://s1003.photobucket.com/albums/af155/onsight2003/?
> action=view&current=P1000268.jpg
>
>
> Trevor Reynolds
> Airdrie, AB, Canada,
> '91 GL 2Wheel drive, AT, Westy "SEN".
> http://westfalia-91restore.blogspot.com/