Anyone else hate where the power door lock button is? (96+)

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Anyone else hate where the power door lock button is? (96+)

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Seems like the engineers put it in the perfect place for my knee to hit it every time i go over a bump or dip in the road :D

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pretty good that that is my only complaint about my van so far!

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LOL yeah we too hit it occasionally. It is in a bad spot.
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lol yeah i used to hit it a lot for some reason i haven't lately, i guess i learned my lesson
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chrisgerman1983 wrote:Seems like the engineers put it in the perfect place for my knee to hit it every time i go over a bump or dip in the road :D

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Some engineers have a sense of humor. The window switch in my 1982 Datsun 280ZX is at knee level. I can't tell you how many times my knee opened the window.
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Smiliesafari wrote:Some engineers have a sense of humor. The window switch in my 1982 Datsun 280ZX is at knee level. I can't tell you how many times my knee opened the window.
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When I accidently hit the button I say in a serious voice "You can never be too safe", and my wife replies "You just unlocked them, they were already locked". Crap.
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Smiliesafari wrote:Some engineers have a sense of humor. The window switch in my 1982 Datsun 280ZX is at knee level. I can't tell you how many times my knee opened the window.
I never have that problem in the '80. Then again, I always get the switches mixed up and open the wrong window...
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When I convert Ole Yellars door to power windows/locks,I am going to build a little diamond plate counsel just ahead of the steering wheel on the window sill so the buttons are out of the way and in plain sight.
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I have actually pushed it hard enough with my knee to push the switch into the door...
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Glad to know i am not the only one =D> Can any electrical gurus think of a way you could rewire it so there is a delay? So that you have to hold the button down for a second or two before it locks or unlocks...

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well, since my drivers door switch has a loose wire, it doesnt work, so that half fixes the problem (I have to use key fob to lock/ unlock doors). but when I ride shotgun, my leg often hits the button
anyone notice how when you're driving a 96+ van, you have to move the seat forward to where your legs cant stretch out just so you can reach the wheel? I also wish the dash was lower like on the old vans so I could look out across the hood.
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Post by 97CargoCrawler »

Happens to me all the time. Kinda scares me too because it's so loud in my van with no interior.

How about the inside door handle? I always seem to be grabbing it when things get bumpy! One day I'm gonna open the door by accident and eject myself!

I suppose if I drove with both hands on the wheel I wouldn't have this problem. :-k
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