electric rear pop outs?

[Kos]

has anyone seen them or even got them in an e30 . i once saw one with them (well it had switches for something !!) dut didnt see them in operation. aparently it was south african spec car, had the big tropical rad and funky check control diplay with seat belt warnings.

[dazleeds]

have also heard tales of these but never seen em on an e30

e36s sometimes have them iirc

[Kos]

e36 was deffo an option, mate selling e36 m3 with them and it was a very rarely ticked option on them

[oguz327]

exuse if i am being a bit thick but what are rear pop outs?

[oguz327]

the windows? lol

[Kos]

and

[oguz327]

lol dooooh, silly me

bet they look trick though, didnt know they even done um on e36
electric ones i mean

[316eyes]

Wonder if you can adapt the mechanics to fit e30 pop outs.

[ad318i]

well you just nominated yaself for a project!!

go ahead lol

[Kos]

first retro fit gets a beer from me, but has anyone seen them??

[jmc330i]

There was a thread about this a while back - I asked on E36coupe.com and they seem fairly common although most said they never used them.

I did ask how it all worked because I was considering a retro fit but nobody seemed able or willing to answer

Ive never seen them on an E30 and the ETK doesnt show any parts for the E30 (that I can see), but if you look at the E36, it comes up as an option and shows the parts and numbers, so I would guess they werent an option for the E30.

If anybody can find out how they work on the E36, Id be up for giving it a go

[charlE30]

My sisters E46 compact has them and I had thought it would be a pretty cool mod. Keep us updated on any info you find, I'll do the same.

I've just looked on my ETK and the electric mechanism on the E46 compact looks like it could be butchered to fit the old E30

[DieselMeister]

I had them on my E46 Sport (they were std.). They're pretty much mandatory if you don't want to have to climb into the back every time you want to pop the windows but then again, they were fluffing slow (about 12 sec from fully open to fully closed, no one-touch activation either) and so quiet that you could never tell whether they were fully open / closed without looking. Which kinda defeats the point in my opinion.

Rarely used them, except to serenade backseat drivers on my favourite cross country routes...

[adam3442]

I put electric rear opening's on my old clio, and it isn't to difficult. So I can't imagine it being much harder on an E30.

When I did my clio I used Megane rear quarter opening motors, these fit to the c pillar and are mounted to the glass by a bolt going through the glass IIRC.

I paid about Ԛ£20 for the motors from a scrappy then it's just a case of getting power to them and sorting the switches, E30 switches could be used quite easily.

[eun]

e36 was deffo an option, mate selling e36 m3 with them and it was a very rarely ticked option on them

yeah a couple of mates of mine have them on their 328's

as said though they are very slow

i would love to have them on the e30 but the only thing
my mate uses them for is to say to people watch the window.....

i think its one of those mods that isnt really essential just
a smart touch to say what a trick little mod

[Kos]

who's going to retro fit it??

[charlE30]

It would be pretty cool if it was hooked upto a total closure alarm with all the other windows/sunroof, you going for it Kos?

[dark_sounds]

this sounds fantastic,,, ok its not something you would use,, well i think i would, if say you got tints, u dont really want ot roll the window down,, just pop tem back. also if you want to be loud and larie with the sounds, then pop them out.

if someone wants to try it out and make a set,, see how it goes,, they will be heroes in my eyes . i will settle for a set ;)

[Geeman]

I used to have mine open ALL the time, so a power opener would be a great mod!

[Kos]

i'll look into it, making call as i type for the relevant parts!!

[stevetigger]

i'll look into it, making call as i type for the relevant parts!!

you could make it a side line business

[Adammcf]

I'd love them on my car. Would be a cool little mod to do.

[Kos]

i'm thinking renault megan or e36 parts could be the ones to use.

[dark_sounds]

e36,,, keep it german,,, if it costs more,, its worth it,, i can see myself saying to mates,, yeah check this out.. press a button and u hear a zzzzzzz cruevwcjvwsvd smoke,,, and it gets stuck midway lol german reliability, effeciency, build quality

[E30Mark]

I have a complete set of E46 compact motors & bits i got from a scrappie a long time ago. I had forgotten all about them.... will have to dig them out and look at what is involved...

[jmc330i]

I have a complete set of E46 compact motors & bits

Any chance of a photo or two, so I can get my head round whats actually involved.

Looking at the ETK pics (which arent the clearest) and comparing the E36 Coupe with E46 Compact bits, I think the E46 Compact stuff might be the way to go.

[mtec123]

i got a set 4 my e36 coupe of ebay full kit all new still in the bags took about 2 hours to fit. the motors go down in the rear wings then a cable goes up to the window catches, they would be easy to fit in a e30 you would have to use the e36 window catch, i have the wiring diag and fitting instructions some were. if any one needs them they are in german.

[eun]

i got a set 4 my e36 coupe of ebay full kit all new still in the bags took about 2 hours to fit. the motors go down in the rear wings then a cable goes up to the window catches, they would be easy to fit in a e30 you would have to use the e36 window catch, i have the wiring diag and fitting instructions some were. if any one needs them they are in german.

hi steve

off topic

i will be down soon for an inspection 2 when money permits mate.
possibly a couple of other things as well but il pop down for a chat again mate if you wanna pm me a price that would be ideal

[E30Mark]

I have a complete set of E46 compact motors & bits

Any chance of a photo or two, so I can get my head round whats actually involved.

Looking at the ETK pics (which arent the clearest) and comparing the E36 Coupe with E46 Compact bits, I think the E46 Compact stuff might be the way to go.

I'll have to dig them out of the shed... but I'm off to work in a moment, got to work all weekend

I'll try and get a pic asap.

[jmc330i]

I'll have to dig them out of the shed...
I'll try and get a pic asap.