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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: wullie_r on November 23, 2009, 23:00:53

Title: Electric to Manual windows
Post by: wullie_r on November 23, 2009, 23:00:53: My Disco 1 has electric windows and Im not a big fan of elecy windows.

How much work is involved in converting these to manual windows?

Just replace the mechanisms and door cards?

Also are the electric motors/mech sought after? (not to make money, just so i dont bin them)
Title: Re: Electric to Manual windows
Post by: auf_wiedersehen_pet on November 25, 2009, 19:06:52: Quote from: wullie_r on November 23, 2009, 23:00:53
Just replace the mechanisms and door cards?

Also are the electric motors/mech sought after? (not to make money, just so i dont bin them)

I didn't think there were any manual Discos - might need to modify an electric door card.

Look on ebay for the current motor cost, don't bin them.
Title: Re: Electric to Manual windows
Post by: Disco-andy on November 25, 2009, 19:09:38: there were manual windows on some discos not many though

you can buy the regulators from paddocks, not sure if you could convert the door cards.

http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/DISCOVERY_1/Body_and_Panels/Front_Window_Regulator_RH_-_manual_to_LA081990.html

also try google the following part numbers

ALR6474
ALR6473
MUC2039

handle MWC6512LUN

cards MWC7754JUL
Title: Re: Electric to Manual windows
Post by: Range Rover Blues on November 30, 2009, 13:41:50: Surely the door cards just need a hole in them.. Camel Discos had manual front windows and electrixc back ones.
Title: Re: Electric to Manual windows
Post by: Discopoo on November 30, 2009, 13:55:55: I've got manual ones on the front of mine but I'm gonna convert to electric, can't the handle on the motorway lol (too wide, me that is)
Title: Re: Electric to Manual windows
Post by: MudRat on November 30, 2009, 20:44:58: i have manuals on my commercil, one less thing not to work!
Title: Re: Electric to Manual windows
Post by: ben-dent on December 04, 2009, 22:59:08: Quote from: auf_wiedersehen_pet on November 25, 2009, 19:06:52
Quote from: wullie_r on November 23, 2009, 23:00:53
Just replace the mechanisms and door cards?

Also are the electric motors/mech sought after? (not to make money, just so i dont bin them)

I didn't think there were any manual Discos - might need to modify an electric door card.

Look on ebay for the current motor cost, don't bin them.

there were manual windowed discos, my 1st 1990 disco had them, and i changed them to electric, as they were a PITA
Title: Re: Electric to Manual windows
Post by: Yoshi on December 05, 2009, 22:43:56: Just picked up a 1995/6 300tdi with manual windows!

Will be putting them on ebay at some point in the very not too distant future!
Title: Re: Electric to Manual windows
Post by: doda456 on December 06, 2009, 11:57:09: You could always just swap the whole doors over :lol: