E30 window help

[bmcabs]

Hi,

I am stripping my E30 down, and want to put manual windows in and take the electric ones out.

Can anyone tell me how I go about this. Im assuming it is fairly simple. Where could I get the manual winders from please?

Thanks in advance.

[ed325i]

Its just a case of finding a e30 with manual windows and swaping the whole lot over.
I am not sure but I think you will need the glass to as the runers at the bottom are diffierent.

[Chris-W]

Yep - you need the glass as well. Not just the runners which are different, but the glass itself as well.

I think I have a pair of the window glasses somewhere.

[smithy318i]

You dont need new glass if you stick with the same window regulator mechanism design.
There are two types, newer scissor type and the older cable ones.

[nickso]

smithy is right...i swapped mine to manual no problems and kept my glass.

[Chris-W]

Sorry! Could have sworn, and in fact did, that the glass was different with both.

[bmcabs]

Yep - you need the glass as well. Not just the runners which are different, but the glass itself as well.

I think I have a pair of the window glasses somewhere.

Let me know if you have glass and manual winders knocking around.

Cheers