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corsa boi
28-03-2006, 02:49
had a look through sum post but cant find what i need. i have the Y reg corsa sxi and has no electric windows, plus the winder thing is crap and keeps breakin each time i un wind the window. vry intrested in gettin electric windows. so how much would this set me bck and what would i need? like would i need new door cards or could i run them off the buttons on the steering wheel? so would like sum prices, best places to go etc! thankyou. oh yeh the steering wheel buttons dnt work as i have a diff head unit. thought it look better pushin a button than unwindin them my self. also looks a bit pikey.
thankyuo for any replys!!!!
Ive often thought about this too. I think its quite a big job that will need new door cards unless you want holes in the standard one ! :(
SCOOBY SLAYER
28-03-2006, 08:50
buy doors from a scrapper with doorcards n everything in which is about 75 per door then get the vxl to wire them up,
REILLYS-C
28-03-2006, 08:55
I Think My Mate Tried To Do This With His But He P/exd His Corsa Do You Want Me To See What He Has Got?i No Hes Got The Doorcards?and Poss The Wiring?
corsa boi
28-03-2006, 11:43
^^^^yeh that would be gr8!^^^^^ was thinkin of scrappy, but usually or the ones iv seen have been hit in the side. also i have a un common ish colour. flame red. have not seen many of them
REILLYS-C
28-03-2006, 14:41
I Drive A Flame Red Sxi 1.4. Ill Find Out What Hes Got Still. Ill Pm You 2moz If Thats Ok?
doesnt matter what colour the doors are, u only need the internals!
i want to do this aswell let me know how you get on
corsa boi
28-03-2006, 18:37
I Drive A Flame Red Sxi 1.4. Ill Find Out What Hes Got Still. Ill Pm You 2moz If Thats Ok?
yeh that would be gr8! actually thats a point, why do i need a red door??? my head aint screwd on attm mo, yeh all i need is the in certs. yeh il let u no how it go's!
Lots of money needed :thumbs:
craigSXi
29-03-2006, 17:01
alright guys, i just done this a couple of weeks ago and it is totally worth it. changing the whole door is pretty stupid and more hastle than its worth. all you need is the electric motors and regulators for each door, switches for windows and mirrors, door cards, wiring looms. i got everything i needed for it from the scrappy for 100 quid.
just a case of swapping everything over and by changing the wiring loom it makes it really easy and keeps it tidy. the only other stuff i needed to buy as well as this was some rivets to fit the new regulators and flashing tape to seal up and soundproof the door which cost about 27 quid.
may as well upgrade to electric mirrors while your at it since you've got all of the wiring anyway.
if anyone needs more help/info pm me and i'll do my best to help
where did you put the switches?
craigSXi
29-03-2006, 18:15
where they normally go. got all the door cards and adapters to house the switches so it keeps it looking totally standard
Did you have to take the whole dash out to get the loom?
craigSXi
29-03-2006, 18:36
no nothing like that. if you open the door fully you will see the loom running between the door and the car. the bit you can see stays its just the bit it connects to in the door that is replaced. not hard to do since its a standard shape that clips into the door, just a bit tricky since there's not much space to get your hand in
Sweet, might have to have a go at leccy mirrors, cant do windows as my door cards aint being changed!
birchyuk
29-03-2006, 19:05
done this to my astra mk3 upgraded my door cards to gsi had the ele window kit out of a gsi and had a mate who does electric with car to fit them and wire them up for me cost me bout £100 altogethere
johnny 5
29-03-2006, 19:59
how do you get the old winder mechanism and the new electric mechnism into the door? what happens to the glass while you do this?
Also, i have tried connecting my electric loom and it seems no power is getting through. I remember someone talking about the bcm or summit, so i was gonna bypass the loom and just wire it myself to a source of ignition live. So did you also have this problem? I will be tacking this task sometime soon, when the rain clouds piss off and the sun comes out! :D
craigSXi
29-03-2006, 22:34
how do you get the old winder mechanism and the new electric mechnism into the door? what happens to the glass while you do this?
Also, i have tried connecting my electric loom and it seems no power is getting through. I remember someone talking about the bcm or summit, so i was gonna bypass the loom and just wire it myself to a source of ignition live. So did you also have this problem? I will be tacking this task sometime soon, when the rain clouds piss off and the sun comes out! :D
if you've got a haynes manual that tells you how to get the existing stuff out. basically the regulator is held in with 8 rivets, so drill them out and it'll come off. easiest thing is just to take the glass so as not to damage it when your working. its not hard to do either. new regulator fits right into the door and use pop rivets to hold it in place. drop the glass back in and build it back together.
don't bypass the loom as thats a **** idea and makes it a bit messy. so simple just to replace the loom. i got told the bcm had to be reprogrammed but that was rubbish it didn't.
when you connected the loom did you put a fuse in the fuse box? schoolboy error. 20A for the window lifers and 7.5A for the mirrors and it should work no problem
johnny 5
30-03-2006, 23:36
NO WAY!!!!!
OMG! WOW! if only i knew that a little while ago when i actually tried it! LOL! I swear someone said summit about the bcm, but i will double check with the fuses!! Proper skoolboy error! ok, thanks a lot mate, will def give that a go! howz the glass come out? do you just remove all the rubbers around the frame and it will come out?
Now it really does sound like a piss easy job!! :D nice one!
corsa boi
31-03-2006, 11:55
b4 i take it all apart coz im gettin me m8 to do as he done this to his golf. is the window fixed in place by havin holes in it then rivits or graby things holdin the window in place? oh yeh quick question is £30 for each motor gd?
SCOOBY SLAYER
03-04-2006, 22:34
mine is a 51 plate thing is vxl looked on that connector inbetween the door n car n says the wiring isnt there for the leccy windows n mirrors n that it would have to be totally wired up from under the bonnet all the way to that plug, before i can even think about putting the leccy window stuff in the door, IS ANY OF THIS TRUE OR B***OCKS
Killer Corsa
04-04-2006, 22:12
FUK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i got a volt meter and tested all of the wires apart from the speaker ones and there wer no current cuming thru and it wer kash hu told me they def wudnt wrk as the bcm needed re-programming!!!!! so i drilled the whole connector owt and fed a load of wires thru for my solonoid to open my door.......gutted... i thought they wer all obselete!!!!!!!! damn i got lied to... i wer gonna buy the parts from a scrappy aswell but got told by kash and sum 1 else not 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! well peed of now :(
craigSXi
05-04-2006, 15:16
mine is a 51 plate thing is vxl looked on that connector inbetween the door n car n says the wiring isnt there for the leccy windows n mirrors n that it would have to be totally wired up from under the bonnet all the way to that plug, before i can even think about putting the leccy window stuff in the door, IS ANY OF THIS TRUE OR B***OCKS
what model do you have mate since mine was a 2001 Y SXi and it was ok. the wiring going from the car to the door is there. it's just the wiring that is actually in the door that isn't there so this is why you have to upgrade the door loom, which will have the extra wires for the windows and mirrors. maybe vaux were just trying to be robbing b****rds by charging you to wire it all.
SCOOBY SLAYER
05-04-2006, 15:22
my 1 litre is a club model mate from 2001 does anyone know??? ive got them in the other C but im not nicking all the bits from it cos its kinda sold to my mate
craigSXi
05-04-2006, 15:59
really don't see any reason why it shouldn't be there since all the wiring from the car to the door should be put in on the production line, it's just the looms and wiring in the door that would change depending on what electrics it had. it was a 250 quid option for all models back then so should just be the same as mine.
SCOOBY SLAYER
05-04-2006, 23:14
well i might buy a drivers door with leccy window in and try it
2001 Y Reg Corsa Comfort does NOT have the wiring loom for electric windows or for electric mirrors!
I had to wire mine myself which was a bit of a pain but easily done once i knew which switch wire was for what and where the power went! I connected power to the cigarette lighter power so it runs off ignition! only problem i have is the speed of the windows going up and also sometimes the function where it goes up/down on its own after a long press, sometimes it works and some times it doesn't. I think its just the wire i used though...
corsa boi
17-04-2006, 22:24
sorted! made a thread on interior showing how i done it. it feels so gd to have the elecs on it now! dificult as hell tho to fit. specially the glass!
craigSXi
18-04-2006, 14:48
lol, the glass is a c*nt to get back in mate. didn't want to put you off by telling you that. good job done mate, well done. now you can roll that bad boy window down in style lol
corsa boi
18-04-2006, 16:08
lol sure can. trouble was a week before i descided to get the elecs in id just got me windows tinted. now i have lovely scratch marks down them :banghead: but end day i can push little button now. i feel sad wen i was excited bout havin elec windows in seeing that most cars these days have it, but iv neva had them b4. so yeh im pleased lol
craigSXi
18-04-2006, 16:13
yeah i know what you mean. i was really chuffed for days after i fitted my electrics. kept playing with them lol. thats tough about your tints. the first window i put back in my dad gave me a hand with so that was ok but the other one i tried to do myself and put loads of scratches on it. good stuff
Sounds complicated :( Think I might leave it
corsa boi
18-04-2006, 18:15
my thread disapered on me fittin all the elecs up???? any who these are pics for it if its to help any1???
http://file007.bebo.com/large/2006/04/12/14/222563983a586479409b153464202l.jpg
http://file007.bebo.com/large/2006/04/12/14/222563983a586479428b784160107l.jpg
is this the wiring loom
http://troopdog.com/gustapho/Images/DSC00282.JPG
corsa boi
18-04-2006, 19:08
yeh the start of it in ur door, you would have to unplug it from the door, and get the elec wire loom, which has 2 extra plugs for windows and mirrors. i only just the window plug, run out of money to buy the other motors. but yes
craigSXi
26-04-2006, 13:26
should just get the loom that does the mirrors so its in the car if your going to do it. means its there if you decide to upgrade. mirrors are only 35 quid tops for the standard corsa ones so not that dear. what did you do with the plastic sheet on the door when you put it back together btw? did u stick it back on or rip it off?
corsa boi
01-05-2006, 13:55
i cut it off at the top and sides with a stan knife and taped it back up using duck tape.
RHodgett
01-05-2006, 23:23
Pity this aint for the Comfort model because I would have done it! :( cant be assed wiring the whole way through... :(
Killer Corsa
04-06-2006, 20:12
hmm..
am gonna go for electric wondows in my y reg 1.0 expression, wires aint there but al figure summat owt :lol:
corsa boi
04-06-2006, 21:31
well by the amount of stuff you have done to your as i do like a gd update on what you do to your car ull deff find a way!!!!! gd luck! ul prob have to get new plugs and loom possible connection for your car?
Killer Corsa
04-06-2006, 21:53
probably but i got an idea in mind...
u see in my car there aint the loom there for the electric windows, am not talking about the door am on about the whole loom behind the dash, so for me to fit electric windows i have to rip the whole dash board owt and replace the loom with an sxi or summat but me has an easier and more affordable way,
and when i do it all put step by step instructions up on how to do it :D
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