Power windows or no??
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warrenrhen
- Posts: 28
- Joined: Fri Nov 13, 2020 10:09 pm
- Your car is a: 1979 fiat 124 spider
- Location: Apache Junction AZ
Power windows or no??
I see that I can buy manual window regulators and crank handles. My windows barely move electrically. Will wireing relays into the system make them reasonably fast or should I just convert to manual windows?
Cheers, Warren
79 124 spider
18 Dodge Charger R/T
20 Vespa 300 GTS HPE
79 124 spider
18 Dodge Charger R/T
20 Vespa 300 GTS HPE
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F16Waldo
- Patron 2024
- Posts: 86
- Joined: Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:04 am
- Your car is a: 1983 Pininfarina Spider
- Location: Annapolis MD
Re: Power windows or no??
I installed relays on my 83 and the windows fly up and down now. Hid the relays inside the door panels and mounted the new fuses on the driver side fender well. Couple hours to do it all and the hardest part was fishing the wiring thru the firewall.
My $0.02 is far easier to do relays than conversion.
Good luck!
Waldo
My $0.02 is far easier to do relays than conversion.
Good luck!
Waldo
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tima01864
- Patron 2021
- Posts: 702
- Joined: Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:01 pm
- Your car is a: 1983 FIAT Pininafarina Spider 2000
- Location: Wilmington, MA
Re: Power windows or no??
I bought a set of relays from Jon Logan at Midwest 124, Yet to install them. I am sure they will improve the performance.
I cleaned the connections behind the door panels and cleaned the connections at the relay this helped too.
An alternator rebuild helped some more.
I like the modernity of power windows.
I cleaned the connections behind the door panels and cleaned the connections at the relay this helped too.
An alternator rebuild helped some more.
I like the modernity of power windows.