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Reply #15 –
Move the buttons to the dash.Cool.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #16 –
Or the doors themselves, but I'm a long ways away to even consider it right now.  But yea, moving them is a viable option.
1987 TC

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Reply #17 –
If I can find a Lexan kit or local glass company that has access to Lexan for our cars, then that is the ultimate route I would like to take. But I have a sneaky suspension that Lexan isn't cheap. So I have no problem with manually rolling up/down the windows.
Whoa, that was fun!

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Reply #18 –
Went to the wrecking yard and looked through all the t-birds and Cougars with no luck. Every single one of them had power windows.

There are 5 (yes 5) 5.0 Cougar's currently in the yard. Hardly even touched. Only 3 t-birds though.
Whoa, that was fun!

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Reply #19 –
my car had power windows too.
84 el camino ss-daily driver(efi mild sbc,2004r, posi 3:42 rear.)
84 mercury cougar v6- was a v6/ nitrous drag car, going back to mostly stock
81 chevy malibu-protouring/  drag car.( efi sbc supercharged 283 that will rev to the moon, 2004r, 4:11 posi rear)

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Reply #20 –
I don't see how the slight weight savings can compare to the convenience of power windows, but they don't break near as often.
:cougarsmily:5.0 HO, E303 cam, Exploder/Cobra intake, smog pump delete, Ford Taurus electric fan, MAF conversion, BBK headers, MAC 2.5" off-road exhaust w/x-pipe, AOD w/shift kit, 8.8 Trac-Loc rear w/disc brakes, 5-lug conversion w/'98 Mustang GT 17" wheels, Mach 1 springs:cougarsmily:

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Reply #21 –
My '83 cougar has manual windows,locks, am/fm stereo, and no a/c, but had a sunroof instead. lol...I'll check the yard where I work to see if the '84 tbird up back has manual windows.
'83 Cougar *the never ending project* warmed over 306 v8,c4,8.8 posi with 5 lug conversion
'91 mustang strictly street-in progress
'00 f150 7700-Mean Green: jet stage 1 chip,ported upper intake with 1" spacer,'04 Super Duty intake with injectors,summit racing short tube headers with true 2.5" duals with smithy's glasspacks!

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Reply #22 –
They are rare, but there are some base cars that are truly "base". The one P71 dug up a long time ago was a prime example:

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=12577&highlight=optioned

I had a base '85 whose only options were metallic paint and full size spare, but the base 83-86 models were definitely more common than 87-88's.
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #23 –
One other way I was thinking of, was to bolt the window in the up right position and then remove the power window stuff.
Whoa, that was fun!
 

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Reply #24 –
There is an 83-85 Bird in a yard by me that has been there for about 2 months now with vent manual windows. I wish I had the extra money and I would take the doors all together even though thet are all beat up.
1986 Cougar LS