Rapid electronics power windows
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 2:28 pm
I first saw this retro-fit power windows kit on Mighty car mods on Youtube (fantastic channel btw) and was thoroughly impressed. So I bought a 4 door kit for my wagon so I could convert it to power windows without having to find power windows out of a touring wagon, playing around with 30 year old motors and mechanisms, stripping the correct wiring out etc etc.
Basically the kit uses a motor and worm drive connected to some cables, with a gear that slips over the spline on the original manual winder mechanism to give you power windows. The kit comes with all the gears you might need to convert pretty much any car, all the bracketry required to mount the motors and drive gear, and a hefty bag of wiring complete with 3 switches and a master switch set. All seems pretty good quality. Also the kit comes with covering plugs to hide the old winder stub that will stick out of the door cards, and templates for cutting the holes for the switches.
I just now got around to fitting a couple of motors in my wagon and it works a treat! Everything is very slim and low profile so mounting in the door is easy and is no where near colliding with the window as it goes up and down, the door cards fit flush afterwards and that goes for the rear passenger doors as well. The mounting brackets are sturdy and strong, no flex in them and it was quick to fit. Down side is the instructions are quite vague (broken english translation) with no instructions for the wiring. Also you need to make sure all your window channels and sliders are completely clean and lubed up otherwise you'll be getting very slow windows. One other thing, the motors do come in left and right configuration so 4 door kit comes with 2 left, 2 right. They are not market L or R either so you need to watch out.
Link for the kit:
http://www.rapidelectronics.com.au/cate ... r-Windows/
Some pics of my doors
Here is the front passenger door
Rear passenger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtzRznm ... e=youtu.be
Basically the kit uses a motor and worm drive connected to some cables, with a gear that slips over the spline on the original manual winder mechanism to give you power windows. The kit comes with all the gears you might need to convert pretty much any car, all the bracketry required to mount the motors and drive gear, and a hefty bag of wiring complete with 3 switches and a master switch set. All seems pretty good quality. Also the kit comes with covering plugs to hide the old winder stub that will stick out of the door cards, and templates for cutting the holes for the switches.
I just now got around to fitting a couple of motors in my wagon and it works a treat! Everything is very slim and low profile so mounting in the door is easy and is no where near colliding with the window as it goes up and down, the door cards fit flush afterwards and that goes for the rear passenger doors as well. The mounting brackets are sturdy and strong, no flex in them and it was quick to fit. Down side is the instructions are quite vague (broken english translation) with no instructions for the wiring. Also you need to make sure all your window channels and sliders are completely clean and lubed up otherwise you'll be getting very slow windows. One other thing, the motors do come in left and right configuration so 4 door kit comes with 2 left, 2 right. They are not market L or R either so you need to watch out.
Link for the kit:
http://www.rapidelectronics.com.au/cate ... r-Windows/
Some pics of my doors
Here is the front passenger door
Rear passenger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtzRznm ... e=youtu.be
Off topic off topic
Maybe I'll throw in their remote central locking kit as well...