electric to manual window conversion

[Italian_Job]

I know that may sound idiotic at first.......
If I wanted to rid my 172 cup of the electric windows, would a mk2 ph1 door card with manual winder fit in a 172 door?
has anyone tried to do that?

 

[Rob]

Yep, it'll fit. There are ph2's with manual windows though.

Personally, I'd just drill the one required hole, with a hole saw, in the mk2 doorcard, and then get myself some plastic/filler and re-model the electric window door pull slightly.

You realise they're not very heavy at all though right?

 

[Italian_Job]

Never seen a ph2 with manual windows, really? even my 1.4 dymanique had electric winds
Id have thought they were much heavier than a manual equipped door, im wrong, anit I?

 

[Rob]

Well, I've taken the whole motor etc out before, twice infact, and it really wasn't very heavy at all.

 

[Fletcher]

I've heard that manual windows aren't that much lighter. I will probably go polycarbonate next.

 

[Italian_Job]

I see, I was thinking to get manual wing mirrors as well and replace the mirror cover, even more useless then lol
listen if for some weird reasons I do go about it, are the glass windows exactly the same between the two systems?

 

[Fletcher]

I see, I was thinking to get manual wing mirrors as well and replace the mirror cover, even more useless then lol
listen if for some weird reasons I do go about it, are the glass windows exactly the same between the two systems?

IIRC the glass for the windows is the same.

I want to change my wing mirrors to manual ones mind.

 

[Rob]

You're both nuts.

You'll be saving about the same as taking a big dump!

 

[Fletcher]

You're both nuts.

You'll be saving about the same as taking a big dump!

lol. True though mate.

 

[Daniel]

Glass weighs a lot, polycarbs don't. (I've just ordered some. )

I can't see the point in converting from electric to manual though. Utterly pointless.

 

[Italian_Job]

You're both nuts.

haha point taken
that doesnt look like a big motor
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-C...-3dr-N-S-F-2001-2008-/200713532521#vi-content

I reckon I'd save about 2 kilos replacing windows and wing mirror lol

 

[Rob]

Well that's confirmed it, I've definitely had bigger s***s.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

FLOL @ bothering to replace that for 2kg.

Wear shorts and leave your jacket at home.