thinking about installing power windows

[muthstryker]

hey guys i was thinking about installing power windows later on down the road in my car, and i was wondering if any of you knew how much of a task it would be. would it be a good idea to have a pro shop do this? becuase looking at my doors with the window tracks and stuff in side it i dont see how the hell you could get in there with out cutting the inner skin and then replacing it

[ProTouring442]

hey guys i was thinking about installing power windows later on down the road in my car, and i was wondering if any of you knew how much of a task it would be. would it be a good idea to have a pro shop do this? becuase looking at my doors with the window tracks and stuff in side it i dont see how the hell you could get in there with out cutting the inner skin and then replacing it

It's a royal pain in the... well... erm... you know where! Anyway, if you can do other work on your own car, you can install power windows. Just be ready to cuss a lot and cut the hell out of yourself on the door skins. Also, be very carefull as to where your hands are, the windows are sprung UP, and if you have them rolled down when you pull things loose, you might get your fingers hurt when the regulator comes screaming up! I've seen some pretty serious cuts on people who forget this. Other than that, it's just a big pain but very doable.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill
'72 442 "Inamorata"

[rockdogz]

I used the Electric-Life kit and it seemed easy to install. Now it still needs to be tweaked a bit because the window is getting hung up at the very top of the travel, so maybe that's where some experience at it may be helpful. But, I'll just keep adjusting it until it's right. You shouldn't have to cut into the door at all, except to run the wires into it.

[muthstryker]

all my window tracks and crank system are off, i think the last owner started taking stuff apart but i dont know why he would of taken the widow system apart. is all in peices as i can see

[rockdogz]

all my window tracks and crank system are off, i think the last owner started taking stuff apart but i dont know why he would of taken the widow system apart. is all in peices as i can see

It does look like a big puzzle, and you think, "There's no way all that fits in there..." but it does. If you don't have any 'before' pictures (which don't always help anyway since many of the tracks are hidden inside the door) then I would suggest getting a factory assembly manual, or sometimes just parts catalogs will show how things fit together. Spend some time with the regulators and tracks and see if you can match up the holes with the parts - of course if you're not sure that you have everything then it can be fun.. and by fun I mean