You pull up to the traffic light in your hot rod. The supermodel in the Porsche Boxster on your right is trying to give you her phone number. You lean over to crank down the passenger-side window, but before you can get it rolled down the light turns green and she’s gone. Don’t you hate that?
Don’t let it happen again. Equip your rod with a power windows kit like this one from AutoLoc. We watched while Bryan Allen at Hot-Wire installed the kit in Mike Jacalone’s in-progress ’56 Ford F-100. This is a universal kit for all flat-windowed cars, which usually means a little custom fabrication is required, but the job can be done in a weekend with regular handtools. The basic flat-window kit is about $210 online, or between $269-$325 if you order it with one of AutoLoc’s 14 different styles of switches (sold in pairs). There are 20 different plastic switch cases offered, all under $20 each. You can also choose from upgrades such as remote window kits and express up/down features.
