yitbos
Well-known member
Attention all 84-86 owners. This week, I had to replace my drivers side, power window ribbon which broke on the way to work during the week. I ordered the part from Mid America Motorworks. A number of years ago, I replaced the passenger side ribbon and it is a pain to deal with. At that time, I ordered the part from Ecklers.
Both of those stores are good for service, parts, etc. However, I found the part they sold me can be purchased at AutoZone and probably any other parts store right off the shelf. When my ribbon arrived, it was packaged in a blister-pac box that says Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth on the packaging. In the upper, left-hand conrer is the number 74413. They placed a sticker on the clear portion of the package that has their part number and the words 84-86 power window ribbon.
Well, the one I received was defective. As soon as I started to unroll it and slide it on the track, the portion that mounts to the window moving frame broke clean away. So I thought I was out of luck, but decided to take the box and the broken ribbon to AutoZone. The guy typed in the number 74413 into the computer and said I have two on the shelf. He went to get it and sure enough, it's the exact same item, in the exact same packaging.
It cost me $12.99 instead of $28 after shipping as the Mid America Motorworks part. So, the moral to the story is, if you need to replace your window ribbon on an 84-86, head to AutoZone and buy this part. However, if you ask them for a power window ribbon for an 84 Corvette, it wont be in the computer. So you have to get lucy and find things out by chance, the way I did. To bad I didn't know that before buying my first one. But hopefully MidAmerica Motorworks will do the right thing and refund my entire purchase price as the item was defective.
John
Both of those stores are good for service, parts, etc. However, I found the part they sold me can be purchased at AutoZone and probably any other parts store right off the shelf. When my ribbon arrived, it was packaged in a blister-pac box that says Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth on the packaging. In the upper, left-hand conrer is the number 74413. They placed a sticker on the clear portion of the package that has their part number and the words 84-86 power window ribbon.
Well, the one I received was defective. As soon as I started to unroll it and slide it on the track, the portion that mounts to the window moving frame broke clean away. So I thought I was out of luck, but decided to take the box and the broken ribbon to AutoZone. The guy typed in the number 74413 into the computer and said I have two on the shelf. He went to get it and sure enough, it's the exact same item, in the exact same packaging.
It cost me $12.99 instead of $28 after shipping as the Mid America Motorworks part. So, the moral to the story is, if you need to replace your window ribbon on an 84-86, head to AutoZone and buy this part. However, if you ask them for a power window ribbon for an 84 Corvette, it wont be in the computer. So you have to get lucy and find things out by chance, the way I did. To bad I didn't know that before buying my first one. But hopefully MidAmerica Motorworks will do the right thing and refund my entire purchase price as the item was defective.
John
