The weight hangs from a rope that goes up and over a pulley and back down to the window frame to aid in lifting and holding the window in an open position…
Still a lot easier then picking the window up with a 6 foot long stick with you on one end and the window on the other, NOT using a fulcrum point lol …
I risk beating a dead horse w/this post, but Ray’s most recent newspaper column addresses yet another power window failure, his guess for the cause:
"I believe the problem is in the master window switch, which is on the driver’s armrest.
There’s obviously power getting to it, since it works the other windows. But that one switch – for the front passenger window – has failed. Probably when you spilled a quart of Kombucha on it. It could be a broken wire to the passenger window, too, but that’s easy to test: You disconnect the old window switch, plug in the new one and try it before you put everything back together.
If it works, you’re all set – you needed a new switch. If it still doesn’t work, then you have a wiring problem and you’ll have to track it down."
One thing is certain, folks with manual crank windows will never have to track down a power-window wiring problem or replace a window switch. That’s why you see the manual crank window folks drinking latte’s, sitting on a nice comfy coffee cafe chair, instead of on their hands and knees besides their car in the driveway with a multimeter hanging from their teeth! … lol.
A power window repair every 5 to 10 years would be a real hardship. The letter to Ray stated the failure began in 2015, is this the only failure in 8 years?
My son replaced the window regulators in his Pontiac by himself, he is not a mechanic. I paid $1500 for that car 7 years ago, hoping to get our money’s worth out of the car.
I’ve replaced a lot of different window switches over the years and a lot of them could be replaced in a couple of minutes, others the door panel comes off for access to the switch… So sometimes they are easy…
I just can’t picture you paying several dollars to drink a latte at a coffee shop 
You seem like the kind of guy who wouldn’t justify something like that, choosing instead to brew your Folger’s or Maxwell House at home every morning
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George samples coffee from the muffler shops.
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lol … I used to buy a lot of coffee at Starbucks when they first started b/c it tasted so good, better than home brew. But later on I thought their flavor had gone from super-excellent to just pretty good, and my home brew was nearly as good. So yes, you are right. Funny story, I got asked to leave a local coffee shop a few years ago b/c I brought in my own coffee from home, only wanted a pastry … lol …
Sometimes a local dealership will offer up a cup of coffee during one of my walk-a-bouts, but I always refuse since I’m not planning to be a customer.
If it aint MAXWELL HOUSE it aint coffee. 
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I can see that… lol
Good to the last drop 
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True enough. I have no complaints, and continue to patronize the coffee shop for a variety of snacks. I just leave my coffee outside … lol …
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