Good explanation guys.
Safety is important as well.
Mine lasted about 3000 miles - (I drive a 1000 per year just for fun....)
I thought I had the stuff lubricated well after rstoration, but alignment of
the door window mechanism might doo some good.
Nice job for winter time I think...
Cheers,
Hans
Cheers,
Hans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean T. Lake" <dtlake@erols.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 4:05 PM
Subject: RE: Door window winder
> > Last Sunday I've broke the plastic door window handle.
> > The poor quality was known to me and I saw there are chromed types
> > available as well.
> > So what's your opinion.
> > Should I get real metal ones instead of floppy plastic versions?
>
> I had the nice "MG Mitten" type aftermarket chrome winders with three
> holes that kind of matched the holes in the steering wheel. They looked
> great. They also bruised my knee badly during spirited driving. The
> worst part was when a week later I would hit my knee in the same place -
> that was a nice sharp bit of pain! They had to be removed and replaced
> with the original plastic ones for the sake of my left knee. I would
> likely never have had a problem with the metal ones if not for
> autocrossing my car, so they may not present a problem for most folks.
>
> A little commentary: the original pieces are not defective, however
> annoying. They are engineered to be break-away items for safety. That
> may be no consolation when they break off in your hand! But it is not
> surprising to hear of decades-old pieces of plastic breaking under
> torque, what with aging and stress of use. After knocking into metal
> ones, I know first hand what the safety issue was all about. How long
> did your first set last? One could consider replacement at that
> frequency a small concession to the original design objectives.
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