

| Subject: | Re: Will Audi power window motors fit our Vanagons? |
| From: | Stacy Schneider |
| Date: | Tue, 1 Nov 2011 09:26:34 -0700 |
You can still buy them new from multiple vendors . Or I have a pile of
used ones ,but why play with used ones ,when new ones are under a $100.00 ?
Stacy
On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
> Joel, I have done some extensive checking to see if there is any other
> power window motor out there that will work with the stock Vanagon power
> window regulators. Unfortunately I have never found anything even close
> enough to adapt to make work much less a bolt on. Sorry about that.
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
> Phone: 856-327-4936
> Fax: 856-327-2242
>
>
>
> On 11/1/2011 9:24 AM, Joel Cort wrote:
>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> It is practically impossible to find any Vanagons left in most junk yards
>> these days, but last time I visited a yard I spotted an 87 Audi Quatro.
>>
>> Will the power window motor found on the Audi Quatro (1987) be the same
>> fit for our Vanagons with power windows?
>>
>> What about the power window motors out of a Passat or Golf?
>>
>> If so I will go fetch the front door motors and the rear door motors
>> before the car goes to the crusher :-(
>>
>> Thanks for any wise words.
>>
>> Happy Camping,
>> Joel Cort
>> Rochester NY
>>
>> jcort@rochester.rr.com
>> joel_cort@yahoo.com
>>
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>> 87 Syncro Transporter (Stella Blue)
>> 73 Westy Campmobile (Agent Orange)
>>
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>>
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>>
>>
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