electric windows

[JJ wilko]

The electric windows in my280 fhc are both dead-nice in this weather!they are obviously not the best motors in the world which got me wondering- is there a conversion kit available for normal winding windows... I can see a whole lifetime of trouble otherwise..My attempts to repair caused the window to drop out of the housing,but the motor is dead and intermittent on the passenger side Any ideas?

[danny hoffman]

I spent ages on the drivers window on my old 280FHC. I had stripped the motor numerous times, put a stop on the gear so the window wouldn't go all the way down (it kept jamming open) etc etc - but gave up when the plastic cog sheared. I bought a 2nd hand one from Towerview for £50

One mod I did whilst trying to resolve it was to drill out the 3 rivets holding the motor to the arm and replace them with bolts. This allowed the motor to be easily removed without dismantling the glass etc. I think the head of one bolt had to be ground flat for clearance.

Anyway I have one good motor (except for a sheared plastic cog) which I was keeping for when a window packs up on the 350i. I may let it go if you are desperate, or if you decide to buy a new one - throw the old one in my direction so I can pinch the plastic cog.

Danny

PS I presume the Taz racers bin the electric windows to save weight so there may be a few 2nd hand one around