Re: Power windows?
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Daytona Turbo, where did you buy the kit, do you have a part number? I'm very interested in electric windows for my '72 Duster.
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Re: Power windows?
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Put power windows in my 72 Dart, came out of a 79 Cordoba.
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Re: Power windows?
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If you ebay search "universal power window kit" scads of them show up. Looks like the whole kit is only about 50 bucks. Any tips on installation? Does any of the factory window hardware have to come apart, anything dangerous? It also says it can be turned with a window crank if the electric motor were to break. Thanks.
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Re: Power windows?
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Great info thanks DaytonaTurbo!
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Re: Power windows?
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Update, I finally tried this kit on my Duster. No Bueno. Motors don't have enough power to move the window, even after lubing everything. I was really hoping these would work.
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Re: Power windows?
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By the way, even if I hold the motor and track perfectly straight it doesn't work. Moves window real slow a couple inches and stops.
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Re: Power windows?
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I did use a relay. What brand motors did you use? Mine are cheapo ebay. Was only $40 for the whole kit for both doors. I'm guessing the motors are junk.
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Re: Power windows?
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Battery is known good too.
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Re: Power windows?
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Also, They do not fit very well in an A-body. You can see how I had to mount it with the motor inside the door and the track on a pretty bad bind. Still doesn't work when I straighten the track out like I said earlier.
The only way to mount it straight would be to put it right where that big brace is inside the door, so that won't work.
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Re: Power windows?
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The electric window motors draw a lot of current, are your wires big enough? The wires to my window motors were at least 14 gauge, and may have been 12 gauge.
Yes I tried big wires, tried with and w/o a relay. I even attached the electric motor directly to a fully charged car battery to eliminate all the wiring and the motor still seemed very weak. I see that places like Gary Ball sell the same type of kit for triple the price. I wonder if they are better. But I still didn't like how they fit in my door on a bind.
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Re: Power windows?
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02/17/18 03:32 PM
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Or you can take a C body power window assembly and swap arms from your A or B body onto the C body. I drilled mine and only added 1 lbs per front assembly.
Plus I used the C body harness.
Last edited by Bob J; 02/17/18 03:33 PM.
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