power window kit recommendations please

[1sikride]

Hey guys

71 chevelle, i want to do power windows, so i have the big two heavy fronts and then then two little back seat ones.

obv being an old car, i don't want some cheap china kit that can't power these windows up and down.. i also dont
want to spend 1000$! on a kit

what have u guys done? tried? help! link me!

thanks

[CampbellshotrodsAZ]

I have used the Nu-Relics kit from Matt at MCB, and I'm 100% satisfied with it. Great quality, Made in the USA, easy, and no problems at all. In a 70 Camaro.

[Schwartz Performance]

Nu Relics and nothing else.

[CapSS92]

I agree with Nu-Relics. I have them in the rear and the Electric Life for the fronts and you can tell the difference. Another big factor for me was that if the motors go out on the electric life ones it's $170 for a new motor. The Nu-Relics use GM style motors and those are cheap and readily available. While Nu-Relics were more expensive, I think it's worth it in the long run. Buy the fronts first and then the rears later. MCB had a good price and excellent customer service. It's always a pleasure dealing with them.

[H2Ogbodies]

The hardware kits are pretty stout on the Nu-Relics kits-I've installed a few kits as well-I build my own auto down/up harnesses for them though-I prefer having quick touch down and up due to the goofy factory location of the factory master switch lol

[H2Ogbodies]

Here's a splice kit I typically use for guys who already have a reverse polarity style window motor kit and the existing wiring is in great shape-I also supply full replacement auto down/up or just stock accessory harnesses as well. I update (ie modernize) the factory style design on several aspects as opposed to mirroring the GM electrical schematic which has its shortcomings with hindsight being 20/20 30+ years later lol.

I recently finished doing an 8ga upgrade to an otherwise stock 1970 Monte Carlo with power windows and updating the factory wiring route underhood and adding auto down to the stock window motors yielded a 1.6V increase at the motors which nearly cut the time in half for total travel going down then up! Add one touch quick down and it's a pretty nice setup with no more holding the window switch down.

I'd suggest to anyone that improving the supply voltage to the interior is the single most important aspect of 64-72 A-body electrical performance. Is an updated fuse panel absolutely needed? No-you can vastly improve the vehicles system without replacing the entire bulkhead and wiring-if the car is completely tore apart then that's different-but a good weekend overhaul on a clean driver? Then it can be done!

[1sikride]

ok ok so grab nu relics for the fronts and go a little lesser on the rears since i will hardly use them and its a much smaller window...

[H2Ogbodies]

The Nu-relics use a different style window motor than the stock one which means you can't mix the styles up-OEM motors are self grounding, later style (like most of the retro-fit kits) ground through the window switch. So whatever you do, make sure the front/rear motors are the same style.

[chuckd71]

I didn't want to mess with replacing regulators and all that so I just used a spal deluxe kit with illuminated switches from A-1electric. Works well.

[Mr Nick]

I didn't want to mess with replacing regulators and all that so I just used a spal deluxe kit with illuminated switches from A-1electric. Works well.

This? http://www.a1electric.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AEOS&Product_Code=3300-0030

I was considering using one of these kits as well.

[icemanrd19]

Just watched research on that power window conversion. Pretty neat

[CapSS92]

I've used the Spal kit on other cars and while they work well I didn't like the bulk. I wanted my panels smooth but it's all personal preference. As for the wiring, I had done custom wiring and switches with an auto up/down module so it didn't matter that front and rear were different types. I hooked it up to my alarm and roll the windows up and down with the remote, as well as having one touch up and down. I told a co-worker that it was an option in 1965. They had to think about it for a bit. :)

[H2Ogbodies]

I prefer also to keep everything GM with regards to the harness but with upgrades....I even use GM solid state modules! This kit here is for factory power window equipped 70-79 fbodies w/updated fuse panel....imo none of the window harness kits are HD enough and for the work involved I'd want auto down and/or up anyhow-nothing more aggravating than having obsolete aftermarket components go bad with no replacements-keep it all GM lol