At 07:19 PM 8/8/2014, Joe Fernandez wrote:
>I was hoping for a solution from the group as well. My '86 opens a helpful
>amount (~130 degrees?) but the '90 only goes to 90 degrees. It's a big
>difference. FWIW, '86 doesn't have A/C, '90 did.
>
>Has anyone modified a newer van's wing windows to make it useful for lap
>cooling?

In '89 they apparently went safety mad and added a little tit on the
lower shaft that limits rotation.  I tried and failed to grind it off
in place but if the window is removed it should be quite easy to
do.  A possible alternative would be to drill an access hole in the
door skin to reach the clamp area from the outside but most Volks
wouldn't want to do this, I imagine.

Yours,
David