Rear Elec Windows

shao_khan

shao_khan

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Ok, been looking to change my A2 for another A2 for a while now as I need rear Elec windows, every one I have found with rears doesnt have other stuff I want or I travel 150 miles to see a car at a dealer and it doesnt have them afterall (scum), and given the cost to change car anyway maybe I should look to just retro fit.

I am assuming I need the following:
Rear door cards with switches
New front drivers switch module
window motors / mechanism for rear windows - I assume glass is the same part.

Anything else I need? Does anyone know if I can buy a premade loom for this or if I will need to make one?

Any advise anyone can offer?
 
Hi shao khan
Sorry I can't help with any info on fitting rear electric windows but I'm interested to know why you'r so keen on the idea. I know we all have different thoughts on the 'perferct' spec but I don't see the need for rear electric windows if you have climate control, particularly if you go for a diesel where it seems to make little difference to the performance or economy.

Cheers Spike
 
It is to do with the kids - my boy is obsessed with them. He hates the car, dunno why all the others love the car, but he doesnt. We discovered that when we had a loaner with elec rear windows he would sit quite happily in the car and wind the window up and down until he had it open to a certain gap and he would be fine thus car journey became a whole lot more pleasant.

I appreciate this sounds daft, but anythign to make life easier......
 
Shao,

Are you sitting down? If not, then please take a seat!

The motors are £149.20 each, you'll need 2 new lifters, as they're different to the manual versions, £49.52 each.

The door cards are £317.57 each, no matter what the trim and new switches are £22.40 each. The new parts for the front door total £45.01.

So, all in, you're looking at £1122.39 plus wiring, plus labour.

Buy the little beggar a PSP, or whatever - that'll keep him quiet and be much cheaper!

Cheers,

Mike
 
Cheers mate - this is why I have been looking for A2's in a scrappy - see if I can save cost with 'used' parts. Even at £1k - my cost to change for same age car will be more than that - so I need to consider all options.

Thanks.
 
If the key issue is that your son just wants to wind the window up + down until he gets it to his ideal gap, why not just let him do that with the manual winder - and save yourself well over a grand and a load of hassle?

The big deal with kids in backs of cars is to ensure that they can't open the door from the inside - all A2s have child locks on the doors as standard AFAIK.
 
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shao_khan said:
I am assuming I need the following:
Rear door cards with switches
New front drivers switch module
window motors / mechanism for rear windows - I assume glass is the same part.

Anything else I need? Does anyone know if I can buy a premade loom for this or if I will need to make one?

Any advise anyone can offer?
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Some Germans also did this (retrofit el. rear windows). You get the doorcards sometimes on ebay or there you find addresses: http://www.a2-freun.de/forum/showthread.php?t=20250

I still got the rear switches and maybe one cable for that for sell...
 
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