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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 11:24 PM
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Car: 87 firebird did V8 swap
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electric windows help

ok I have a 87 firebird and its got manual windows..I was wonder how much it'll cost to put electric ones in and how hard it would b and is it worth doin the reason I wanna do it is so I can put aluminum door panels in without the stop window handle if not o well I'll just get ones made for manual windows
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 03:31 PM
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Re: electric windows help

Just get the electric windows regulators, motors, and connectors for the motors. Its pretty much a bolt in affair, the front 2 bolts closest to the motor will bolt straight in. the rear two may or may not bolt in. Some 3rd gens have the holes already drilled, others do not (mine did not). So if not just drill the two extra holes needed to mount the regulator. Then its just a matter of wiring in the switches and power. Pretty straight forward swap.

Just finished swapping mine from manual to electric and I just drilled the two extra holes per door then ran the wiring. I now have perfectly working electric windows.
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 11:20 PM
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Re: electric windows help

how much did It cost you
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 11:26 PM
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Re: electric windows help

stay with the manuals,power windows on these cars suck,their really slow.
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 11:55 PM
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Re: electric windows help

ya but seem like my doorpanels would b hard to put in
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