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power window/locks, or keep manual?

I purposely got rid of powers to go manual... and I hate power locks even more..
 
xsmokey11499x said:
lol Okay..
then I guess I should probably just pull out the window eh
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well, I'm probably the minority on that.... I'm sure someone will explain the wonderful virtues of power windows...

then again, I'm also the only guy in here that ditched the prone to the imploding wiper in the blinker, tilt fiasco in favor of the old turn only, non-tilt column.... :haha:
 
well, I was thinking about it after you have said that, And I don't want problems with the motor going bad etc and my window not working.
I'd rather just use the manual!
 
I'm lazy so I prefer electrical power. Each have there own pros and cons just go with what you are more comfortable with.
 
xsmokey11499x said:
well, I was thinking about it after you have said that, And I don't want problems with the motor going bad etc and my window not working.
I'd rather just use the manual!
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For every slow power window in a square body I've seen a matching pair of vice grips clamped to a manual window rod with stripped out teeth.
 
I love my power windows, if anything just for opening the passenger side. Otherwise I have to pull over, unbuckle belt, lean over and crank it down. Im short.

Power door locks not so much a requirement, unless you ride with a passenger often. You can also get a cheap Keyless entry system/alarm system to work with them for extra convenience.

These things dont fail that often.
 
I be lazy, simple as that. Also in my crew cab with kids in the back I want to be able to roll them up and down as needed.

In my Jimmy I am keeping them out of sheer laziness
 
well, for me it's an 87 Sierra 1500. single cab.. It doesnt really bother me having to crank the windows down,
so, I put the window in my Original door, and man it was a PITA to get it out of the electric door.
also, someone was so eager to get the window in. at 1 am... they left all of the broken glass in the door -_-
 
I dont like power windows or door locks either...just more fancy crap to have go sour on ya,usually at a bad time,like when its 10 degrees out and you cant get the window to go back up,etc...power locks are another thing I dont really like or need,though it IS nice to be able to lock all 4 doors at once when your going thru a ghetto neigborhood,and see some potential "problems" up ahead!.......................................................................................................................................................................................................I dont like having the wipers,dimmer switch and directionals all on the same "stalk" either...I much prefer the old "stomp on" dimmer switch and a wiper switch on the dash,even if the dimmer switches did rust up and stick of fail once in a while--at least they were easy to replace!......................................................................................................................................................................................................I am no fan of power tailgate windows either...if I had my way my Suburban would have barn doors,but GM decided to make them dam near impossible to swap on (more involved than I'd be willing to do anyway),for my '85 year--why they had them interchangeable till the late 70's,then decided to make a whole different body,I cant understand..
 
If I were starting from scratch, in a hunting truck, I would probably go with manual on the driver's side but power on the passenger side.

Back in the old days, power windows were so slow, my father always went with manual so he could get it down fast to shoot out of.
But, he usually had me on the passenger side to roll that one down.

Later, they got a lot faster. I can still remember him showing me the windows on a new LTD and saying he could roll that one down faster than with a crank.

My '79 F150 had manual windows, and there was always either a dog, guns, or both between me and the passenger side when I needed it rolled down.

My '89 has power, and even though I have had to replace a motor, it was fairly easy, and its worth the trouble to be able to roll down the other side without leaning.

Of course, my '60 model CJ5 had manual, but I almost never hunted with the metal top on.
If I needed to shoot out of it, I either just stood up, or hit the latches and let the windshield fall to the hood on its padded stops padded just for that.
Then I could shoot straight ahead while sitting down.
 
I like power windows and locks in my DD and my K5 originally had them. However after it became a dedicated trail rig I removed the power stuff and converted everything to manual.

Going from power windows to manual is easy, but going from manual to power would probably be pretty involved by the time you run all of the wiring.
 
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