converting power windkw to manul window

Sat Sep 12, 2015 10:47 am

Hi all, thinking to convert my 325i front both side power windoor to manul windoor. can anyone tell me what part i need to carry on this project.

Sat Sep 12, 2015 12:09 pm

I can't help you but, would you mind if I ask you why would you want to do this? Are you looking for more retro look or? I have manual windoor and I'm planning to replace it with electric.

Sat Sep 12, 2015 1:33 pm

Straight swap of the complete regulator mechanism. Door card off, wedge the glass in place with something tapered jammed in the seal, and remove four (?) bolts/nuts. Hole for the window winder is pre marked on the inside of door cards for electric windows, and will need a blanking plug for going the other way.
Also curious as to why?

Sat Sep 12, 2015 2:18 pm

I've heard of speccing a car up but never speccing a car down.......

Sun Sep 13, 2015 2:25 am

hi all, mainly is for retro look. just coverting the front window only. not tbe rear window. cause i don't seat passenger on the rear.

Sun Sep 13, 2015 2:32 am

hi all, mainly is for retro look. just coverting the front window only. not tbe rear window. cause i don't seat passenger on the rear.

Sun Sep 13, 2015 10:06 am

Sounds like a VW thing

Sun Sep 13, 2015 10:17 am

DanThe wrote:Sounds like a VW thing

No Nails some winder handles to the door cards and keep the leccy windows.

Sun Sep 13, 2015 10:30 am

jmc330i wrote:
DanThe wrote:Sounds like a VW thing
No Nails some winder handles to the door cards and keep the leccy windows.

Best suggestion yet, but there's nothing 'retro' about a BMW with manual windows. All it suggests is that the original buyer was a penniless loser, stretching his budget to the max., just to be seen in a new BMW.
Fine for a VW (= peoples' car), which was a brand created so that the masses could have cheap, no frills personal transport.