I always thought that a pair of vise grips were good replacements and also
were dual purpose :0)

----- Original Message -----
From: Henning, Eric <Eric.Henning@BAILEY.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 1:24 PM
Subject: window cranks

> I've replaced my cracked window crank handles several times from junkyard
> vanagons only to have them crack shortly after.  You can buy them cheap
> enough new but only in black.  Brown like mine seem to be made of some
> precious plastic and the new price is five times the black price.  So
during
> my lunchtime visit to the junkyard I found a 1990 Jetta with brown window
> cranks.  They look good. fit fine, and hopefully will last.  Price was
only
> $1 each. Anybody else w/ brown broken window handles should try Jetta (or
> Golf) brown ones.  Not a major find but a useful one just the same.
>
> eric.henning@bailey.com
> 80 westy (70k miles)
>
> ps - in the local free auto trader a dealer is advertising a 1980 westy,
60k
> miles - $5900.00.  Taking into account the 10k miles difference between
that
> one and mine, I'll glady take 5900 * .9 = $5310.00  ; )
>