Hi there. Im kinda tired of my manual windows in my wagon, and was wondering what sort of cost would I be looking at if I was to change then to electric windows. Has anyone else done this? Any help appriciated

i wanna do this too, have a fair idea... ill keep an eye on posts

Thought about this myself once. I don't remember the cost - only that it was too much to justify. If you were good with electronics or were friendly with a Auto-sparky, that would help.


There are two options (that I know of) you could investigate:

1. Go to somewhere like Strathfield or similar and ask how much aftermarket kits cost (if they are available).

2. Find a wreckers which is wrecking a Magna SE or Verada with elec. windows and pick up the door trims, switches and windows/motors, etc. from inside the doors.

Option 2 would be the best IMO - as it would 'look' right and be easier to fit. - Also you could pick up the front door trims with map pockets with speaker grilles and rear door trims with carpet. Oh, and all the door trims would have little red lights too. :D

You need to talk to RalliartBoy.. he is doing this to his car currenty... :D

Thought about this myself once. I don't remember the cost - only that it was too much to justify. If you were good with electronics or were friendly with a Auto-sparky, that would help.


There are two options (that I know of) you could investigate:

1. Go to somewhere like Strathfield or similar and ask how much aftermarket kits cost (if they are available).

2. Find a wreckers which is wrecking a Magna SE or Verada with elec. windows and pick up the door trims, switches and windows/motors, etc. from inside the doors.

Option 2 would be the best IMO - as it would 'look' right and be easier to fit. - Also you could pick up the front door trims with map pockets with speaker grilles and rear door trims with carpet. Oh, and all the door trims would have little red lights too. :D
Yeah, i was thinking of getting the door trims out of a verada or sumthing like that. as for the electronics, i would do that myself. wouldnt be too hard. just would need to set aside a day or two to do it. Yeah, ill look around places

from my experience with gen2 magnas if the accessory wasn't on the car then the wiring loom for that accessory isn't the car. eg fitting a dash clock into execs
you would need to replace the mirrors only door loom back to the plugs near the fuse box with a power windows one if you were to fit genuine power windows. might be a dash out job to route the LHS wires correctly.
you would also need the power window armrests not just the switch panels

from my experience with gen2 magnas if the accessory wasn't on the car then the wiring loom for that accessory isn't the car. eg fitting a dash clock into execs
you would need to replace the mirrors only door loom back to the plugs near the fuse box with a power windows one if you were to fit genuine power windows. might be a dash out job to route the LHS wires correctly.
you would also need the power window armrests not just the switch panels

Agree, to me these jobs are always best done by Auto-elecs unless you know what your doing. I have a dash clock and Verada lights in my door, but they were fitted by an auto-elec. (Having said that - only you can gauge what your capable of doing - I managed to put in the Verada centre interior roof light and the front roof map lights myself but that's about my limit with these things.

... and Yes, you will need the arm rests from an electric windowed donor car as well as they are different to standard. In fact your better off getting the whole door trims anyway as they don't have the hole for the window winder.

I have a spare set of (Elec.Window) door trims from my Leather install, but only one of them has the switch in it. :doubt:

hi there. yeah, i was pretty much gonna go to a wrecker and buy 4 complete doors that use electric windows, then transfer the trim, switches and any other neccisary parts