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Offline Talkwrench

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Window crank differences?
« on: November 22, 2010 - 08:02:54 PM »
Im not at home to check so can anyonye tell me if there are differences between the front and rear window crank handles on an E body?  :clueless:

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Re: Window crank differences?
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2010 - 10:51:22 PM »
front n rear is the same

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Re: Window crank differences?
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2010 - 12:14:18 AM »
I would have thought so. Just i was on a site selling them and it stated the front $40. a set and the rear $45. a set..?? Different  :dunno:
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Re: Window crank differences?
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2010 - 01:13:10 AM »
different in different years , 70-71 had small grips , later years were bigger but possibly after 74

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Re: Window crank differences?
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2010 - 07:47:05 AM »
This has been bothering me for awhile.   :eek7:
The vendors are charging $40 for window cranks.  My local Auto Zone/O'Reilly/Advance/etc has Dormon brand for around $7 each.  I compared the Dormon's to the original and I can't tell a difference.  Anybody have a reasonable explanation why the big difference in price?  :clueless:


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Re: Window crank differences?
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2010 - 07:58:30 AM »
genaric vs specific reproductions. what you bought at auto zone is the universal handle that fits 73 ish upto like 1989. length has been the same but one year i think the knob was larger and i dont know what car it was. All of the E-bodies that i have parted out all had the same cranks.
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Re: Window crank differences?
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2010 - 08:04:38 AM »
The generic ones I see at the auto parts stores have the later large knob VS the smaller one on the "reproduction" piece.   They can be had for much less than $40/pr
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Re: Window crank differences?
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2010 - 01:36:03 PM »
The larger style knob started in 75. 

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Re: Window crank differences?
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2010 - 05:11:05 PM »
The original question was for any car , one car , front cranks and rear cranks in the same car, not different year models. Soooo   if you look in your back seat area at those particular window cranks, they should match/look like the front window cranks.  For the period correct year models, they can vary in size and shape. :2thumbs:  so in your car, all 4 cranks should look identical being no difference

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Re: Window crank differences?
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2010 - 01:27:30 AM »
I think I have figured it out after taking look. The price difference might be because the rears have a different spacer between the handle and the door, its a little larger to bring it out, must have included thoses  :dunno:. Anyway I managed to find a place that was selling them for $9. each so with shipping all the way over to  :aussie: its cost me a grand total of $28. AUD for two delivered to my door. The only ones I could find here in Oz looked like the big knob ones [yuck] and they where $15 each and cost more to send! Pfft!  I really hope they dont start think of doing this "online tax"
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Re: Window crank differences?
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2010 - 02:53:41 AM »
That's interesting what you said about the spacers.  My back ones stick out from the panels and I couldn't see why, seems I need bigger spacers then.
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