[DeTomaso] Have Vader window lifts? READ THIS

[Larry Finch]

All,

I am one of a good handful of owners who have installed the Vader window lift kit.

In conversations with two fellow owners with this upgrade, they have both experienced the same cracking  failure of an internal plastic motor part. 

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The Vader window lifts are modified units taken from 1990s full-size  Ford sedans. 

Apparently the plastic failure was common enough that Ford now has a re-designed version that replaces that trouble-prone plastic piece with a full metal casting. 

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Rockauto.com seems to have the lowest prices for these motors. 

With the failures seeming to be common, it might be a good proactive action to order replacements, or at least take note of the rock auto part numbers. 

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YMMV

Larry


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