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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 02:48 PM
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Default Those darn cheap window switches....

They sure don't make them like they used too

I take them apart, clean them and bend the metal for the contact blade to be more rigid....
Reinstall and works well for a month or two
Then it happens again

Everytime I make an order to my Corvette store, I include a spare switch !
Am I gonna be waisting 2 switches every darn summers ?

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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Spitfire80
They sure don't make them like they used too

I take them apart, clean them and bend the metal for the contact blade to be more rigid....
Reinstall and works well for a month or two
Then it happens again

Everytime I make an order to my Corvette store, I include a spare switch !
Am I gonna be waisting 2 switches every darn summers ?
venting

S80

Probably I have the same problem. Right now my passenger can't open/close their window. I stole their switch for MY window

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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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There has been many post regarding the problem with repo switches, unless you can find NOS or good used, we have to live with it.
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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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Default ........c r a p

I've read many of them....

What is NOS ?
Is that a brand name ? Who sell NOS products ?

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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 07:00 PM
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nos- new old stock
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 12:24 PM
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me too.... my post about it... had them go bad again this week.. Wilcox is sending me a new pair free...good people, they say they are now getting a lot going bad lately... http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...about-you.html
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