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original_balzer · 05-31-2008, 08:41 AM

Keeps the original look and adds POWER! Definitely on my want list.

http://www.hotrodexpress.com/index.p...t_detail&p=547

**special-K** · 05-31-2008, 02:04 PM

Cool!Is the crank the switch?(I didn`t read)

**WorkinLonghorn** · 05-31-2008, 04:42 PM

I think that's all it is,a $99 switch.

rambler · 05-31-2008, 05:42 PM

lol.. I was thinking it was some sort of add-on power option for the engine.. .. that might be cool, add power windows and keep it looking original...

Longhorn Man · 05-31-2008, 10:02 PM

that's been out for at least 12 years now... I have been tellin myself now for 11 years... if I ever go power windows, that's the route I'm going.
Still ain't happened though.

original_balzer · 06-01-2008, 06:34 AM

I remember it from several years ago as well but I had forgot about it until the other night I stumbled on it again.
It is expencive but like in my case I want everything to look old, so some fancy billet power window buttons just aint gunna work. Also you cannot buy door pannels off the shelf for power windows on our trucks. That means if you want power windows its either cutom door panels or having your window crank spin as it goes up and down.
Just plain cool if ya ask me.

caminokid · 06-01-2008, 01:49 PM

I like that idea. Might be worth trying out.

HomerJ · 06-01-2008, 03:26 PM

I had found some of those in a catalog about a year ago. At the time, I was going to go back with manual-crank windows. I've decided to go power since then, though, and I'll probably use this kind of switch. I like the idea of having the old look with power windows....

Does anyone know if there are schematics for how to roll down the passenger's window from the driver's side with this kind of switch?

HomerJ

PanelDeland · 06-01-2008, 04:01 PM

I know the street rod guys have been using those for years.I read a couple of street rod mags since they seem to get cool stuff like this all the time.I also saw a fuel filler door for pick-ups in the street rod mags.It is a power unit that hinges up one boarrd of the bed to provide access to the filler neck of an underbed tank.

original_balzer · 06-01-2008, 06:59 PM

Homer J, I havent seen anything for driver side control of the pass window, but you could hide a regular rocker type just under the dash near the steering colum for that. You could contact autoloc to see if they already have the solution as well.

So why would you want these if you can just hide all the buttons? To keep the window cranks and make them useful to maintain the original look.

EDIT: you may be able to hide a small switch that changes the crank control from driver side to pass side as well.

HomerJ · 06-01-2008, 07:10 PM

Balzer,

Thanks for the reply (not wanting to thread-jack here, though!). I do want to go with electric, yet retain the original look, but not if I can't gain the convenience of rolling down the passenger-side window from the driver's side.

I've considered hiding a switch or something like that, but haven't given the circuitry much thought. Just wondering if I could maintain my laziness if someone else already had done the work.....

HomerJ

killer71 · 06-01-2008, 07:13 PM

ahh...those are nice!

ed2552 · 06-01-2008, 08:04 PM

I saw on Two Guys Garage, they routed it through a relay, and then through a rocker switch, just hit the switch and it controls your window, and then hit it the other way and it contrals the other. They didn't say how they were gonna do it, though

05-31-2008, 08:41 AM	#1
original_balzer Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: roosevelt utah Posts: 325	just an awesome product Keeps the original look and adds POWER! Definitely on my want list. http://www.hotrodexpress.com/index.p...t_detail&p=547

05-31-2008, 02:04 PM	#2
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05-31-2008, 04:42 PM	#3
WorkinLonghorn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Studio City, Calif. Posts: 2,873	Re: just an awesome product I think that's all it is,a $99 switch. __________________ '69 GMC C2500 Custom Camper, 8 1/2' bed, New GM 350, NP 435 Close Ratio 4spd. Trans., 3.73 Dana-60 open.Camper and Trailer wiring, PS, PB, AC, tach , three gas tanks, stereo speakers, 2nd owner, Work-Truck supreme.

05-31-2008, 05:42 PM	#4
rambler MOVE OVER Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Warrensburg, MO Posts: 5,470	Re: just an awesome product lol.. I was thinking it was some sort of add-on power option for the engine.. .. that might be cool, add power windows and keep it looking original... __________________ No matter where you are..... There you are... Buckaroo Banzi

05-31-2008, 10:02 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: just an awesome product that's been out for at least 12 years now... I have been tellin myself now for 11 years... if I ever go power windows, that's the route I'm going. Still ain't happened though.

06-01-2008, 06:34 AM	#6
original_balzer Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: roosevelt utah Posts: 325	Re: just an awesome product I remember it from several years ago as well but I had forgot about it until the other night I stumbled on it again. It is expencive but like in my case I want everything to look old, so some fancy billet power window buttons just aint gunna work. Also you cannot buy door pannels off the shelf for power windows on our trucks. That means if you want power windows its either cutom door panels or having your window crank spin as it goes up and down. Just plain cool if ya ask me.

06-01-2008, 01:49 PM	#7
caminokid Chevy nut Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Springfield, Illinois Posts: 2,266	Re: just an awesome product I like that idea. Might be worth trying out. __________________ 84 Chevy Custom Deluxe 1/2 Ton Named Fade To Black II "Remember kids there is NO replacement for displacement!"

06-01-2008, 03:26 PM	#8
HomerJ Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 222	Re: just an awesome product I had found some of those in a catalog about a year ago. At the time, I was going to go back with manual-crank windows. I've decided to go power since then, though, and I'll probably use this kind of switch. I like the idea of having the old look with power windows.... Does anyone know if there are schematics for how to roll down the passenger's window from the driver's side with this kind of switch? HomerJ __________________ 67 C-10 LWB "Cow-butt-spotted" (neighbor's term) - work in progress. 350/TH400/3.73 67 Chevelle SS Clone 454/TH400/3.73

06-01-2008, 04:01 PM	#9
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,993	Re: just an awesome product I know the street rod guys have been using those for years.I read a couple of street rod mags since they seem to get cool stuff like this all the time.I also saw a fuel filler door for pick-ups in the street rod mags.It is a power unit that hinges up one boarrd of the bed to provide access to the filler neck of an underbed tank. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

06-01-2008, 06:59 PM	#10
original_balzer Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: roosevelt utah Posts: 325	Re: just an awesome product Homer J, I havent seen anything for driver side control of the pass window, but you could hide a regular rocker type just under the dash near the steering colum for that. You could contact autoloc to see if they already have the solution as well. So why would you want these if you can just hide all the buttons? To keep the window cranks and make them useful to maintain the original look. EDIT: you may be able to hide a small switch that changes the crank control from driver side to pass side as well. Last edited by original_balzer; 06-01-2008 at 07:00 PM.

06-01-2008, 07:10 PM	#11
HomerJ Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 222	Re: just an awesome product Balzer, Thanks for the reply (not wanting to thread-jack here, though!). I do want to go with electric, yet retain the original look, but not if I can't gain the convenience of rolling down the passenger-side window from the driver's side. I've considered hiding a switch or something like that, but haven't given the circuitry much thought. Just wondering if I could maintain my laziness if someone else already had done the work..... HomerJ __________________ 67 C-10 LWB "Cow-butt-spotted" (neighbor's term) - work in progress. 350/TH400/3.73 67 Chevelle SS Clone 454/TH400/3.73

06-01-2008, 07:13 PM	#12
killer71 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: at work Posts: 2,552	Re: just an awesome product ahh...those are nice! __________________ R.I.P. Killer 71 10/26/07

06-01-2008, 08:04 PM	#13
ed2552 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Charles City IA Posts: 1,626	Re: just an awesome product I saw on Two Guys Garage, they routed it through a relay, and then through a rocker switch, just hit the switch and it controls your window, and then hit it the other way and it contrals the other. They didn't say how they were gonna do it, though __________________ '67 C20, Under the Knife!, LWB, Eaton HO-52, Rear Coil Springs 72' GMC C2500, 350, TH400(?), Dana 60 '67 K10 4-spd., 305, SM465, Dana 44, 12 Bolt, RUST! '65 C60 292, 4 spd, 2 spd Rearend, 15' Grain Box, MINT! 09 Yukon Denali 82k Miles 6.2L/6A



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