Power windows... but cranks in the rear!?

Arro · Post by **Arro** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:29 pm

Geez that just sounds wrong, don't it?

Seriously tho, why does my SE have crank windows in the back, and power in the front? Do all 2G (and 1G four doors for that matter) Neons have crank rear windows ONLY?

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:36 pm

Not sure about 1g ns, but all 2gns have rear crank windows!

Arro · Post by **Arro** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:37 pm

how ghey!

lolelectricbluesxt · Post by **lolelectricbluesxt** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:43 pm

That's what she said.

OverDrive418 · Post by **OverDrive418** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:15 pm

I don't know about you but If I'm driving the only window I care about is mine! If it were up to me the rear windows wouldn't roll down at all.

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:34 pm

I don't sit in the back and noone else does. My Back seat is for my Bag of paper work and it doesnt like the Windows down.

Cbussilver01es · Post by **Cbussilver01es** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:07 pm

yea all the 2gns Ive seen have crank in the back.... bastards...

-Devil- · Post by **-Devil-** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:10 pm

the 1st gen ones are like that as well IIRC ... meh ... if i remember there were a few reasons for it .. one it was a little cheaper to make ... and two the rear window doesnt roll down a whole lot to begin with .. and three ... the odds of someone actually riding in the back of the car...

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:01 pm

Why put a motor back there when it only takes like 2 cranks to roll it down. Plus it saves money...

I'm not back there and I have power on the windows that count

Karizmatik · Post by **Karizmatik** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:04 pm

OverDrive418 wrote:I don't know about you but If I'm driving the only window I care about is mine! If it were up to me the rear windows wouldn't roll down at all.

sirvaliant_98 · Post by **sirvaliant_98** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:17 pm

yeah no neon has ever been factory installed with rear power windows. main reason i am sure is to cut down on manuf. costs. I know you can get aftermarket rear power window kits for neons.

OB · Post by OB » Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:49 pm

lightwight door panels in the rear ftw. 2gns just werent meant to have backseats I guess! well at least mine wasnt!

underway · Post by **underway** » Tue May 01, 2007 8:32 am

if you notice there is a child lock switch on the door....most likely reason its crank and they dont roll down all the way is for child safety...who wants a kid messin with the power windows all day ?

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Tue May 01, 2007 8:36 am

It's a free work out

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Tue May 01, 2007 8:57 am

as gay as it is, what driver goes into the back of there car anyways?

i know i've never worried about it

azianmopar05 · Post by **azianmopar05** » Tue May 01, 2007 9:04 am

well i know it gets kinda hot here in good ol south carolina and with gas prices going up i roll down all my windows to vent my car and i hate leaning back my seat to reach for the stupid cranks......neon crank windows=FTL!!!

Post by **jonnymopar** » Tue May 01, 2007 9:12 am

underway wrote:if you notice there is a child lock switch on the door....most likely reason its crank and they dont roll down all the way is for child safety...who wants a kid messin with the power windows all day ?

Yeah, but most of the cars that I've seen with power windows have a safety switch on the driver's door so only the driver can open them. You can't lock a kid from messing with crank windows. As far as the windows not going down all the way... look at the shape of the door.

Meh, the car is so small that I just reach back. If I wanted to convert them to power, I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard. I just don't see the reason to.

Post by **racer12306** » Tue May 01, 2007 9:48 am

theres a company that sells a kit for the neon. i believe its JLM. cost about $200 or $250. pretty nice looking kit.

Arro · Post by **Arro** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:24 am

azianmopar05 wrote:well i know it gets kinda hot here in good ol south carolina and with gas prices going up i roll down all my windows to vent my car and i hate leaning back my seat to reach for the stupid cranks......neon crank windows=FTL!!!

That is exactly what I was thinking, too... grrr...

Oh well. Nobody (non-Neon owners) needs to know I dont do it because I CAN'T

Post by **racer12306** » Tue May 01, 2007 1:14 pm

azianmopar05 wrote:well i know it gets kinda hot here in good ol south carolina and with gas prices going up i roll down all my windows to vent my car *snip*

if you a just putzing around town thats more fuel efficient, but once you get above about 40mph or so its more fuel efficient to leave the windows up and run the a/c

KrackstaR · Post by **KrackstaR** » Tue May 01, 2007 2:39 pm

it sucks that they arnt power but to me its a waste of money cause like stated before the window only takes a few twist and its down. not to mention the windo only goes down half way..

silentneon01 · Post by **silentneon01** » Tue May 01, 2007 7:06 pm

When I asked the dealer he said it was a euro thing. At the time I was a neon Noob and believed it.

Arro · Post by **Arro** » Tue May 01, 2007 7:43 pm

Wow.

What does one say to that?

One wastes a post instead.

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Tue May 01, 2007 9:05 pm

it's not hard to roll the back windows down from the drivers seat...i do it everyday....doesn't bother me

He Hate Me · Post by **He Hate Me** » Tue May 01, 2007 10:54 pm

J-Villa wrote:it's not hard to roll the back windows down from the drivers seat...i do it everyday....doesn't bother me

And the other side???

It doesn't bother me too much that they aren't power, I justt wish I could use a window lock for people who don't listen to me when I don't want the window down.

Post by **racer12306** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:08 pm

the pass side is the easy one to get down, the dr side one takes some minor contorsionism to get, but its still pretty easy, imo.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:51 am

Well, when you're 5'10" it's a little difficult.

If i had it my way, those windows wouldn't roll down period. Hell, I wouldn't even have those back two doors... or back seats... screw passangers!

NeonBluSXT · Post by **NeonBluSXT** » Wed May 02, 2007 10:03 am

O my.... lol

He Hate Me · Post by **He Hate Me** » Wed May 02, 2007 2:20 pm

Opi wrote:Well, when you're 5'10" it's a little difficult.

If i had it my way, those windows wouldn't roll down period. Hell, I wouldn't even have those back two doors... or back seats... screw passangers!

Amen to being 5'10"

seisephiroth · Post by **seisephiroth** » Wed May 02, 2007 10:12 pm

5'10" FTW