Manual Front Windos

[chris adams 0]

firstly i want to appoligise for blitzing the site with all my questions but ive search n searched the web and come up empty handed.here goes is there a 405 variation of a 405 that has manual front windows. i know they have rear but thats not my intrest

[chris adams 0]

firstly i want to appoligise for blitzing the site with all my questions but ive search n searched the web and come up empty handed.here goes is there a 405 variation of a 405 that has manual front windows. i know they have rear but thats not my intrest

 

well just seen the topic halfway down the page asking the same question and now i have my answer sorry folks.

[JeffR 51]

.....but ive search n searched

 

http://forum.405mi16.com/index.php?showtopic=1816

[chris adams 0]

.....but ive search n searched

 

http://forum.405mi16.com/index.php?showtopic=1816

 

yea the web not the forum

[Max8su 0]

anything poverty spec style diesels 1994 or 1.4 or 1.6 petrols should have the manual fronts.... is there much in it weight wise? just get some perspex and stick a slider on it if your bothered about weight

[JeffR 51]

Probably not alot of weight gain, but I want to do away with the wiring to the front doors anyway, which will simplify the loom.

 

It's a moot point 'tho as no manual winders exist over here.

[chris adams 0]

anything poverty spec style diesels 1994 or 1.4 or 1.6 petrols should have the manual fronts.... is there much in it weight wise? just get some perspex and stick a slider on it if your bothered about weight

 

i still want useabilty.

[chris adams 0]

Probably not alot of weight gain, but I want to do away with the wiring to the front doors anyway, which will simplify the loom.

 

It's a moot point 'tho as no manual winders exist over here.

 

yea theres not a lot of weight to be held back but every bit helps including less wires. ie elec windows, speakers, central locking, wing mirrors and interior light switch. ive even removed the door catch thing that makes all the screaches, the door is so much quieter and easier to close. but ive had to add something to stop the door opening to far as in a fabric strap.

Edited January 8, 2011 by mi8 turbo

[DRTDVL1345402287 0]

Probably not alot of weight gain, but I want to do away with the wiring to the front doors anyway, which will simplify the loom.

 

It's a moot point 'tho as no manual winders exist over here.

 

I can't fit manual winders in with my rollcage...

[JeffR 51]

Hey DRTDVL, were there any poverty pack 405's sold in NZ? If so maybe I can get a wrecker to ship to Aust.

[DRTDVL1345402287 0]

went through trademe and all the 405's on there have electric windows... they had gr, gt, stdt, gti

Edited January 10, 2011 by DRTDVL

[DRTDVL1345402287 0]

i can't edit my post so:

 

i spoke to my mechanic who use to work for pug, and he seams to think that only the very very very early 405 base models "might" have had manual windows.

[JeffR 51]

Looks like no manual front winders in the Southern Hemisphere!

 

I'll look into the possibility of modfying the rear winders off my spare wreck.

 

Thanks DRTDVL.

[DRTDVL1345402287 0]

Have you weighed the whole windows? I would be interested in how much heavier it is than the manual.

 

I would have thought you would go the full lexan route so you'd just remove all the winder systems.

[JeffR 51]

Haven't weighed the entire door innards with glass as yet. Been busy attending to the rust.

 

If I have no luck with the rears, I might have to re-think the lexan option although I prefer an open drivers window.

[DRTDVL1345402287 0]

not a fan of the idea of open windows on a track/race... I look at the window as a layer of protection for the sides, unless you had maybe a window net.

[JeffR 51]

OK. Rear winder mechanism doesn't fit the fronts as the spool which the cable is wound around is way smaller than the front winder.

 

So, one last desperate plea for someone to offer there's from a wreck or can get from a dismantler. Pleeeeeeez!

[chris adams 0]

dont quote me on this but from what ive come to think is that the window mechs are the same for electric or manual, the differences lie in either the motor or cable operated, so in my way of thinking if you buy a manual window mech for the windows you should be able to replace the elecky side with cable operated handle type. ! ? YES/NO

[JeffR 51]

Yes, that's right. It's only the spool assembly that the cable wraps around & handle which differ from the elec ones.