72 911 - electric window conversion?

[mac73s]

I would be interested in hearing from those who may have done this conversion from factory crank windows to electric. Parts alone may be unavailable, expensive if found used, or perhaps there is a modern update for this conversion. Thank you!

[HughH]

Mac
I have a full set of all the parts, wiring, correct switches etc sitting here at home - and it has been sitting here for over a decade. I was going to do the same thing and lucked on a full set out of a low mileage 1972 car that was going to be converted to a ST replica.

At the time I thought that was a good upgrade for my car - especially as all the parts were working and the complete set came out of one car.

However over time I have been swayed by the reality (I think) that, at best, these electric windows were always slow and the adjustments to the window frame / channels etc had to be perfect all of the time to stop them sticking and potentially burning out the motors. My passenger side window has always been a bit tight no matter how many times I adjust it so I gave the idea up rather than try to see if I could make my windows go up an down really easily (which I think you need if you are contemplating such a conversion) and put it into the a "good idea at the time" category. Therefore the set is sitting there , the windows on the car are still manual, the passenger side is still a bit stiff maybe because it is mostly not used, and I have not really felt the need in recent years to try the conversion.

It may be a better option if you are using the windows, especially the passenger one, a lot and there are modern electric motors that are faster / stronger than the ones used back in the day.

It will be interesting to see what others have to say.

[mac73s]

Hugh - thank you for your honest assessment and experience. Perhaps not the best change to my ever-evolving hot rod/outlaw

[gled49]

The 72 electric windows were referred to as guillotine windows for there speed. 73 saw the slow down. You will probably have to remove the doors to install wiring.

[Jim Breazeale]

|If you're going to do this, don't use original parts. The first generation of power windows are crude and unreliable. Get "updated" parts from a mid to late 80s 911. It's almost a bolt-in job. Would I do it? Hell no.

Regards

Jim

[mac73s]

|If you're going to do this, don't use original parts. The first generation of power windows are crude and unreliable. Get "updated" parts from a mid to late 80s 911. It's almost a bolt-in job. Would I do it? Hell no.

Regards

Jim

Jim - thank you...I think it is fair to say that based on Hugh's response, and seconded by you, I'm moving on to other fun projects. Thank you!

[911kiwi]

Haha, this thread is personally amusing because just like Hugh, I have a set of electric windows out of a 72 which I have sat on for years (probably 10 or more), waiting to have enough time & motivation to fit them. All the negatives that others have mentioned here have been the reasons to slow me down. Just the other day I noticed that I could obtain new wiring harnesses with the 6 pin plug & I put them on my Parts Wishlist. There’s nothing wrong with my manual crank windows, but I had electric windows on a previous 73S and I thought it would be a nice upgrade. Hmmmmmm ……..