Adding power windows
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Stew
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Without searching I can guarantee that no wiring, motors, etc will be in place for non power window equipped cars. I added a SPAL electric window kit to my last car and something like that is an option but not for the faint of heart. It is a major undertaking that takes monk-like patients to do neatly and have it work reliably.
Can you elaborate in any way?
I assume one of the biggest difficulties is getting power INTO the door...?
xsonicLTZx
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No wires are pre ran, you have to do it your self. Its honestly not that bad of a deal...you need to mount a motor(which can be a pain) and the cables from the motor run to a spindle that sits around the teeth of the window crank...hardest part would probably be running the power wire in. I would honestly suggest running a fused wire from the battery + side and run directly to the window motors as they do draw a lot of power.And you would also need to run a set of wires from the drivers door to the passenger side door.
Stew
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On the car I installed the kit in, taking the door panels off and mounting the motors was the easiest part. Neatly running wires (I am a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to making aftermarket stuff like this look as OEM as possible) along factory wire harness runs, correctly fusing everything, fitting a lot more wires than were meant to into doorjamb wirelooms, deciphering not very well written instructions, etc. It's not hard, just very time consuming to do it all right.
Edit: I still have the instruction manuals for the SPAL kit, if you are really considering doing it I could scan in a few pages to give you an idea of what you're looking at.
Edit: I still have the instruction manuals for the SPAL kit, if you are really considering doing it I could scan in a few pages to give you an idea of what you're looking at.
xsonicLTZx
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Yes, there is a switch plate you need to mount onto the door panel if you prefer, or you can mount it really any where if you want, it would just be a matter of running wires to a different location. I remember Spal kits as being one of the better after market window kits. I have not looked into seeing what type of issues you might have with running the wires in through the doors, There might be a molex plug on the main body that the wires from the door plug into or it just might be a hollow tube the wires just run through. If it does have the molex plug you can drill a hole through it to run your wires into the door, just be mindful of the other wires already in the plug. Good luck and let us know how this works out for you.
Kuntryboy865
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SonicBoy24
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I will be adding power windows soon, hopefully before May, I play on doing a DIY
tbtree55
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damn, i was literally just gunna post this until i saw your post haha
Franksterp69
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wiring
The salesmen told me the wires were already ran on the 2013's might want to check.
The salesmen told me the wires were already ran on the 2013's might want to check.
SonicBoy24
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I know they didn't for the 2012's,
I don't think they'd change that for the 13's,
but it's possible.
Inferno1.8
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Pwr windows
I used a kit from a company called electric life, Went in smooth and works like a charm. There is no factory wiring in the door if you have crank windows. The hardest part was fishing wire from the door into the car.
I used a kit from a company called electric life, Went in smooth and works like a charm. There is no factory wiring in the door if you have crank windows. The hardest part was fishing wire from the door into the car.
chivalryder
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You should make it voice activated.
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