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Subject:Re: switches for power windows - from other VWs
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Wed, 26 Mar 2014 07:48:54 -0400

I have successfully used switches from a Jetta.  I don't know the exact
year.  Be prepared to solder the Vanagon wires directly to the terminals of
the switch.  The Jetta plug sticks out too far and you find out too late
that the window hits it.   BTDT
  If you're getting switches from a junkyard, take an ohmmeter and test
before buying.

Larry A.

On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 12:09 AM, James <jk_eaton@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Was thinking about the power windows in our '91 (which will need attention
> again this spring) and wondered if the power window switches out of a late
> '80s VW Golf or Jetta would fit - memory says they look the same, and those
> for sale at Rock Auto, Hans Auto parts and on eBay look the same too.  Has
> anyone on the list tried these as replacements?
>
> James
> Ottawa, ON
>