Windows - Auto Up ?
Le Mans Master
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From: North Western Connecticut
Originally Posted by TheDaveMan
I can see why it could be a safety issue, but why can't they install a system that stops the window from rolling up if it senses some obstruction (like an elevator door, that will re open if there is something on it's way when closing).
Plus I'm still pretty close to the window when I press the button, so I could see if something got there, it's not like a remotely close the window (BTW is that an issue for the Window Valet?)
My friend's Totyota Avensis has auto up and down and I believe I see more cars that have it than cars that don't.
Plus I'm still pretty close to the window when I press the button, so I could see if something got there, it's not like a remotely close the window (BTW is that an issue for the Window Valet?)
My friend's Totyota Avensis has auto up and down and I believe I see more cars that have it than cars that don't.
Drifting
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From: Honolulu HI
Originally Posted by revo1059
Yes, window valet is nice, but it is nice when you are in the car, just to be able to bump the switch and have the window go up.
i use my window valet all the time while i drive....
unlock-unlock-unlock = opens both
unlock-unlock-lock = closes both
i clip the fob to my front belt loop...
need more seat time... work is just in the way
Intermediate
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I have posted the same question, within the past two weeks (I believe) on a Tahoe forum.
Basically, my rant there was that in the '01 Tahoe I drove, the Express-Open feature only worked for the drivers' window and the sunroof. Closing ANY window required holding the button. Now, in a vastly improved 2007 model, the Express-Open feature works on (shudder!) both front windows (still NOT on the rear), as well as the sunroof. In a stroke of genius, someone figured out how to allow the Express-Close feature to work on the sunroof, BUT STILL NOT THE WINDOWS.
As far back as I can remember, all my previous BMWs (going back to the mid-late 90s), as well as my wife's '03 Infinity have Express-Everything, with built-in sensors that detect pressure on a closing window, at which point it is immediately re-opened.
The '07 Tahoe is a big-a$$ truck, which now ALSO has an auto rear hatch feature (open AND close), and flip & fold second row captain's chairs (which I swear, would decapitate the family dog my kids so desperately want), so I HIGHLY doubt it is a safety concern.
Basically, my rant there was that in the '01 Tahoe I drove, the Express-Open feature only worked for the drivers' window and the sunroof. Closing ANY window required holding the button. Now, in a vastly improved 2007 model, the Express-Open feature works on (shudder!) both front windows (still NOT on the rear), as well as the sunroof. In a stroke of genius, someone figured out how to allow the Express-Close feature to work on the sunroof, BUT STILL NOT THE WINDOWS.
As far back as I can remember, all my previous BMWs (going back to the mid-late 90s), as well as my wife's '03 Infinity have Express-Everything, with built-in sensors that detect pressure on a closing window, at which point it is immediately re-opened.
The '07 Tahoe is a big-a$$ truck, which now ALSO has an auto rear hatch feature (open AND close), and flip & fold second row captain's chairs (which I swear, would decapitate the family dog my kids so desperately want), so I HIGHLY doubt it is a safety concern.
Le Mans Master
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From: Thousand Oaks California
Originally Posted by TheDaveMan
Can somebody tell why we don't have an auto up feature?
Auto down is there, why not auto up?
My Honda has only auto down too... I have never understood why manufacturers don't alway put auto up.... there must be some kind of explanation, besides saving a few $
Auto down is there, why not auto up?
My Honda has only auto down too... I have never understood why manufacturers don't alway put auto up.... there must be some kind of explanation, besides saving a few $
Melting Slicks
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From: NJ..."the way I saw it, everyone takes a beating sometimes."
You want to hear something funny? A friend of mine back in highschool was pulling into a parking spot (Wendy's I think) and had his head out the window checking to see when to stop short of the parking barrier. Well he was cranking, yes I said cranking up his window and closed it on his head. True story. I still laugh when I think about it. If I hadn't been there to witness it, I wouldn't have believed it.
Racer
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From: Gilbert AZ
Originally Posted by rosemaryburm
(You might want it to pull up your zipper, and you end up having an orgasm in the Dunkin Donuts drivethru.).
We have to get out of the car an go into the store
Krispy kreme had drive thrus but they all went bankrupt.
Instructor
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From: Austin TX
All the cars that I've had over the last several years that had auto up windows ALSO had a sensor to prevent them from closing over an obstruction. So, these mfgs must have had enough faith in their sensors to ward off the likes of the ambulance chasing attorneys!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Henderson Nevada
Originally Posted by DiverDown
You guys have drive thrus at your dunkin donuts We have to get out of the car an go into the store
Krispy kreme had drive thrus but they all went bankrupt.
We have to get out of the car an go into the store Krispy kreme had drive thrus but they all went bankrupt.
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Has anyone considered buying a window switch out of a Cadillac XLR and seeing if it will plug into a C6 vette? Just a thought as they are very similar and GM seems like they would use the same harnesses, just change up the circuit board a little.
Le Mans Master
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From: Boston's south shore MA
Originally Posted by falco84
that 3 seconds of switch holding is a killer isn't it?
Since most people on this forum have been around this planet much longer than myself, how did you all manage to manually roll up/down windows with that ridiculous crank thing?
Since most people on this forum have been around this planet much longer than myself, how did you all manage to manually roll up/down windows with that ridiculous crank thing?
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From: Coppin' a tan from the Messiah's aura
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Originally Posted by falco84
that 3 seconds of switch holding is a killer isn't it?
Since most people on this forum have been around this planet much longer than myself, how did you all manage to manually roll up/down windows with that ridiculous crank thing?
Since most people on this forum have been around this planet much longer than myself, how did you all manage to manually roll up/down windows with that ridiculous crank thing?
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From: stafford country, va. Avatar: Me on turn 3 @ Bristol (The World's Fastest Half-Mile)
Originally Posted by rosemaryburm
... Maybe somebody here can modify one of those helmet/eye-piece things the Apache gunners wear, so all we have to do is look at something and it does whatever it does.
