electric windows in rear...

[fuzzy]

which parts would i need to fit electric windows to the rear of my touring? is there a kit available? i already have electric windows in the front so should i assume theres wiring there already?thanks.

[gareth]

mine has rear electric windows. i suspect it's just a case of hunting on ebay / scrapyards / wanted ads on here. rare though

[fuzzy]

have they been added or was it an optional extra from new? i was thinking of trying to fit a front kit from the scrappy

[StuBeeDoo]

The console is marked for the switches.
I didn't think about the rear cut-off switch when I bought the parts, so I just linked the two wires together. A don't have children and am not likely to, so it's not an issue. In the unlikely event that I ever sell the car, I'll fit a switch first.

[gareth]

mine were factory fitted, along with my LSD and sport touring interior with dog guard! expensive when new for a 1990 325i

[SPADGE]

As has been said all the wiring is there already its a simple plug and play job!

[DanThe]

If the wiring is there in my council spec 318i then im sure yours will have it

[Brianmoooore]

If a four door car has OE electric fronts, then it will have the connectors for the rear switches under the marked out positions for the switches on the console.
The wiring may end at a socket half way up the rear door hinge pillars, or, in about half of all cars, in my experience, a plug will be there as well, and the loom into the doors will be fitted.
To add rear electric windows you will need: four switches, the rear switch isolator switch for the rear windows, the complete rear motor assemblies ( nothing like the fronts), doorcards (or something to block the manual winder hole), and possibly, the door looms.

[gareth]

the rear doorcards on mine have plastic caps to cover where the winders would go. i'm pretty sure they're standard as i bought some more from bmw (only about Ԛ£1 i think) when the kids managed to pull mine out and lose them!

[Brianmoooore]

The plastic caps are for dealer fit conversions. Factory fitted rear electric windows are covered by door cards with no winder hole in them.

[gareth]

arses!!!!!

the search for matching rear doorcards will start immediately!

[Brianmoooore]

Alternative that "looks like it belongs there" on front doorcards, is to fit angled tweeter pods over the holes (wiring is already in the doors on the fronts). Not sure if it would look right in the back though, and you'd have to add the wiring.

[gareth]

and the kids would rip those off too!

[Brianmoooore]

and the kids would rip those off too!

Fit a small metal stud to each one and connect the studs by a piece of wire to a plug lead.

[DanThe]

and the kids would rip those off too!

Fit a small metal stud to each one and connect the studs by a piece of wire to a plug lead.

Prevention being better than cure

[gareth]

harsh!!!!

i take it you have kids too brian?

[Brianmoooore]

i take it you have kids too brian?

Three of 'em. They've comprehensively wrecked the touring rear seats!

[gareth]

i have now imposed a total food ban in my car. if the dids want to eat or drink, we stop and they get out!!!!

i hate sticky streaky fingerprints in the rear windows!!!!!!

[daimlerman]

Try seatbelts and hand cuffs.....

[StuBeeDoo]

Just done my electric rears today. Dead easy! Hardest part is getting the centre console out.
Mind, it had me worried a bit when they wouldn't work....... Until I sussed that you have to have all the switches plugged in!

[StuBeeDoo]

i was thinking of trying to fit a front kit from the scrappy

Rears are totally different.

[fuzzy]

i was thinking of trying to fit a front kit from the scrappy

Rears are totally different.

i wont bother with that then.is there a specific kit available for this or is it a case of trying to track down all the bits myself?

[Brianmoooore]

Keep your eyes open for them in the scrapyards. They're not that common, but I come across a set occassionaly.
Very easy to fit, once you get the card off.

[gareth]

me and my mate converted a pair of manual winder touring doors to electric, replaced the glass and fitted them all up on my car today to replace 2 damaged doors. took us 4-5 hours all in. at that rate, a pair of touring rear doors could be converted in 3 - 4 hours i reckon.

getting the wiring in place before doing the window swap makes things a lot easier as you cant wind the motors up and down without power

[StuBeeDoo]

at that rate, a pair of touring rear doors could be converted in 3 - 4 hours i reckon.

Probably less than that! took me 4 hours and I'm ssslllloooooooooww.
..... And I had to faff-on cutting the centre console for E36 switches.