Door trim for emergency window crank

Hiya Jon I think I have an original hole plug that you are looking for. I think its black, lemme run to the garage and see if I can find it.

 

Hi Jon, here is the original hole plug I have. I know it fits 308s, so it will probably fit the TR as well.
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308s use that plug, 328s do not have one as I understand the facts.

 

The metal strap backed style, that's what was in my three cars...I would think the plastic washer style a more brittle solution, but truthfully I have used the crank ZERO times in like 32 years....

You could make the whole system in about thirty minutes, cutting metal from a '78 Camaro door!
Cut a circle, smash it convex.

Cut a strap, bend the ends and tack weld a nut on it
Tack weld matching bolt to circle.

Cover in vinyl.
Done.

I guess you could pee on it and leave out in the rain, for the rust patina to form, then cover it.

 

If needed in definatly have one of these, can't send it quickly is my only problem, let me know if you need

 

Hello,
The part in the post #12 is attached to the part in thread #1 as in the picture:
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That goes into the hole which is covered with the lining on the inside:

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The plug when in place is quite a tight fit actually, it took me some time (along with a few well chosen swear words) to extract it:

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I realised on this occasion that my car does not have its emergency window handle

 

Hello Jon, here is a really nice work, congratulations.

Regarding the curse words, I need to point out that they are not a tribute to the faultless education I received from my parents. Also I doubt these words would find their way into the operating instructions of the owners' manual

Anyway I am sending you a sample (with translation from French) in a private message. Interestingly I had them translated through internet tools, I got a chastening message "inappropriate language" from some systems.

I tried a more repeatable approach (than nails and curse words) using a coffee spoon:

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However the coffee spoon is probably at the limit of being too hard for the leather. A softer tool would be welcome I think.

 

On this subject, does anyone know if/how TR windows have an emergency way to work and/or seen it described in the F documentation? I don't recall seeing any access in the TR door panel (except maybe thru the ashtray) , nor any special tool in the tool kit. Did they just decide it was something that no one ever actually needed, or needed so rarely that it was pointless?

 

Hello Steve,

The subject was raised in the discussion https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/window-crank-for-1990-testarossa.487901/#post-143942661. If I understand correctly (for the 90 version at least) there is a provision for an emergency window operating procedure but there seems to be no plug in the door lining to access it. Post #4 shows the place where the emergency handle would fit in the window motor (arrangement similar to 512BBi).

The spare part manual mentions the handle for the 85 and 87 version (item n° 15):

https://www.ferrariparts.co.uk/diagram/ferrari/testarossa-tr-87/112-door-power-window

Would there be a difference between US specifications et other specifications for the Testarossa's doors?

 

Hadn't noticed the tool being present in the earlier TR SPC -- thanks for pointing that out. Don't think that the door panels are different between the versions (and I believe the TR SPC are set up to cover all versions), and don't see any door access plug in the earlier SPCs either.

Page I13 in the TR WSM for "Power window motor replacement" (as noted in the other thread) -- indicates the first step is to remove the door panel, then use the "special winder".