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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 11:09 PM
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ok i have no clue what this switch is on my door. i have a 96 cherokee 2 door. my drivers door has a flip up and down switch. one side said lock and the other all i can read is wow or something like tht. wat could this b for.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 11:35 PM
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is it an original switch? it doesnt sound it. is it a lock for doors, windows, the tailgate... have you played around with it to see if it effects anything? what about a pic?
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 11:44 PM
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Probably window locks.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Running Free
Probably window locks.
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 03:57 AM
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I think it is a window lock switch...
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 06:27 AM
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i can get a pic later today. one side of it says unlock and the other says lock wow. and it is a original switch. it looks like the door lock switch but when u flip it up it stays. iv mess with it b4 and it hasent did anything
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 12:19 PM
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child lock for the passenger windows.
says "lock wdw"
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 08:49 PM
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y would it b a child lock when i dnt have rear windows its a 2 door
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 08:58 PM
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It is to keep the child in all of us from falling out the window. Besides if that power toggle on the passenger door actually works, this is a means of keeping the passenger reliant upon the driver to put the window up and down.
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 09:02 PM
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Maybe not an original door or door panel
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 09:03 PM
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Its so when you have really nasty farts you can share it with everyone else.
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 09:39 PM
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You know I think Defiance has nailed it again. Surely a jeep thing.
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