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General Category => CF Bedford Chat => Topic started by: Smartalec on April 20, 2009, 12:40:56 PM

Title: Electric Windows
Post by: Smartalec on April 20, 2009, 12:40:56 PM

Hi all.

after just installing central locking in the beddie, (works great) ;D :) ;D
the Miss's can't reach the Window handle.. ???

an i was wondering who has been able to put electric windows in?
an how hard was it to fit into the door?
what car did they kill for the electric winding mecks..

please can anyone help out-there ::)

alec.

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: Dave on April 20, 2009, 04:03:04 PM

Alec
There is something on this on the old website from memory.  click on the link to "Old BUGA Forum" and search on it there you may find what you are after.

Dave

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: ShaneJ on April 20, 2009, 04:09:39 PM

If you do find something, link it here ;)

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: Shanon on April 20, 2009, 04:55:05 PM

there was a elec window mechanism at rocket industries, but it didnt go all of the way down, left 2-3 inches up,,

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: LS120 on April 20, 2009, 04:57:24 PM

i got some second hand mitsibishi after market bolt on's.. take the winder off & fit them over the top of winder sindel.

will dig them out & take a pic..

going to put them in the camper..

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: LS120 on April 20, 2009, 05:03:00 PM

this might be it..

http://www.buga.bedfordcf.com/funk/thread.php?id=400 (http://www.buga.bedfordcf.com/funk/thread.php?id=400)

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: Warren on April 20, 2009, 05:13:14 PM

I looked at a Beddy for sale that had lecky windows, from memory it used the motors out of an older Volvo, and the owner said it was a pretty straight forward conversion, replaced part of the original mechanisim.

Warren 

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: Smartalec on April 20, 2009, 08:40:27 PM

so mitsibishi plug on winders are they..
or will any mitsibishi electric winders work? (i dont mind a day at the wreckers finding parts)

the electronics will be easy to work out tho.. i hope.

i love doing moods to my beddy.. i also like how people respect you an worship your ride.. ;D
so the way i see it she deserves everything, at a price i can afford...lol (but like a women they allways want more spent on them ;))

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: BusyKiwi on April 21, 2009, 07:34:27 AM

when I was doing the electric windows in mine I had a hard time finding anything that fitted. The main problem being the bedford window is straight up and down where as the other makes are nearly always curved glass.
I ended up using an import one (curved), straightened it up and mounted it, was a real hassle, especially the mounting to the glass, but as my is chopped I had the side windows made up with the import mounts (holes drilled through he glass then toughened).

There must be an easier way, maybe adapting a wiper motor motor to the regulator and using micro switches for cut offs at top and bottom?

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: TOOLKING on April 21, 2009, 09:45:07 AM

Hey guys, my van has both central lovking and electricwindows
I will take a look to see if I can be of any help

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: ben on April 21, 2009, 10:13:32 AM

hey busy does it sound nice when its winding up and down?

cause i checked out a bloke who fitted electric windows to his van but when lifting it up and down it sounded like they were from the 50's all creaky and hmmm didnt make me want electric windows eh..

cheers
ben

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: BusyKiwi on April 21, 2009, 08:08:57 PM

mine sound ok but aren't perfect, I think the main reason is the thickness of the glass, I think of hand the bedford was 6mm glass and the jappa 3 or 4mm and because I used the jappa mounting couldn't go over 5mm so hoped new window rubbers would help, they did a little but is a little tight at top.

because I straightened out a curved regulator the wire had to be retensioned or you get a but of free play

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: ben on April 21, 2009, 08:48:38 PM

well thats cool..

i changed a window regulator last night.. the roller doveys were stuffed..

that took a little bit of fidddling around in the dark..

ben

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: LS120 on April 22, 2009, 03:52:25 PM

these are what i got..

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: Rogue Trooper on April 23, 2009, 12:08:10 PM

Work is irritating me so thought I'd go for a bit of a troll. This looks reasonable...

http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/autoloc/details.lasso?itemid=pw55033 (http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/autoloc/details.lasso?itemid=pw55033)

Here's another that's a bit cheaper...

http://www.a1electric.com/colibri.htm (http://www.a1electric.com/colibri.htm)

Ooh! and here's another...

http://store.gaugemagazine.com/protocoluniversalpowerwindowkitwswitches.aspx (http://store.gaugemagazine.com/protocoluniversalpowerwindowkitwswitches.aspx)

Looks like there are quite a few options out there as far as universal kits go. It's probably not even worth trying to convert one from another vehicle. There are kits for both curved as well as flat windows.

Title: Re: Electric Windows
Post by: Bullstik on April 24, 2009, 10:21:08 PM

ebay.com has plenty,  just search power window kit