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Window winder hits door speaker 'fix'.
Posted: 13 May 2007, 13:23
by wasserleaker
niggly problem, but well annoying, the winder handle rubs on the door speaker on both sides in my van, noticed it does the same but worse in a mates van, his passengerside wont wind down at all! not good on a hot day. badly placed aftermarket speakers to blame, but got a pair of handles from a scrapyard which stick out a good 5 or 6mm more and clear the speakers,
they're from a mid 90's Seat ibiza. splines were a little tighter, but shoved on with a good push. problem solved! might be of help to some one.
Posted: 13 May 2007, 14:11
by Other-Power
Top tip thanks!
something so simple is over looked
Jon
Posted: 15 May 2007, 07:53
by jock_sbfc
Brillant. I've got the same problem and was starting to think about how to solve it (just got the speakers put in, so the bonus of sound was out-weighing the heat problem!)
Posted: 15 May 2007, 08:00
by T3teedub
My speakers are currently at the back end of the doors (fitted by a previous owner) so are almost useless when driving. Your tip makes some useful alternative locations possible. Thanks
Posted: 22 Jun 2008, 18:41
by just_vegin
I've been having this trouble. the previous one was glued up so I didn't realise I had a magic piece in there until I bought a replacement and I only managed to open the window about 2 inches before the handle whacked the window and would go no further.
Took the other side off to have a look and now I know that what I need is a sort of stand-off washer. It's a thick black plastic disc with the same diameter as the gasket. 14mm thick and has a female spline on one side and a male spline on the other. If I could get one of these then any handles would work but I've been drawing blanks.
Anyone know where to get one???
cheers,
Mike