Mk 2 electric window conversion
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Such an impractical thing to try and do, but anything is possible with time and money.
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Going back to the original question, I'm fairly sure that SNG, David Manners, and Vicarage themselves used to retail the Vicarage kit. I've not seen it recently and haven't been successful in searching for it. As I recall, like most Jaguar upgrade kits, it wasn't exactly inexpensive. There are a number of universal kits on eBay and Amazon that look very good value. Some are mechanically much more straightforward, simply replacing the winding handle.
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Peter. That should be relatively easy with modern stepper motors/actuators. You could remove them from a modern Merc that had been written off in an accident. They use dozens of them as do Audi, BMW etc.
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I suppose in the 1960s electric windows were very modern and everyone wanted them but today so many people get in to my S type (used as a wedding car) and comment on how quaint the wind up windows are as they have never seen them before and don't get me started on the comments about the quarter lights. Why change a good thing that works fine and is not broken?
I have recently had so much trouble with my sons BMW mini electric windows that once I had fixed them he sold the car knowing that it was such a poor design it was likely to break again soon. 55 years on and my windows in the S Type are still going up and down using the handle.
I have recently had so much trouble with my sons BMW mini electric windows that once I had fixed them he sold the car knowing that it was such a poor design it was likely to break again soon. 55 years on and my windows in the S Type are still going up and down using the handle.
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The winding mechanism is very efficient and moves the windows up and down quickly and smoothly. My only criticism of it is - car thieves look away now - that it's very easy for someone outside the car to push the windows down and break in. It may be why Mk2 owners have always been very creative with hidden security switches and alarms.
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Just my opinion. lol.
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The winding mechanism is very efficient and moves the windows up and down quickly and smoothly. My only criticism of it is - car thieves look away now - that it's very easy for someone outside the car to push the windows down and break in. It may be why Mk2 owners have always been very creative with hidden security switches and alarms.
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I have a real time tracker on my S Type and an immobiliser switch hidden under the bonnet. When I leave my car parked anywhere I leave all the doors unlocked but nothing in the car that can be stolen or look remotely like something someone might want to steal. ie an empty box or a cable hanging down. I would prefer someone to open an unlocked door to find nothing to steal than to do hundreds of pounds of damage to the locks, quarter light glass or window catches. Very unlikely someone will open a door and damage to the interior. More likely to try and damage the exterior of a car.
The best deterrent might be Bill Mac's rattle snake.
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On MK1/MK2 cars the simplest anti-theft system is to install a switch in the boot (trunk) for the fuel pump.
Easily done and extremely effective. If the thieves do manage to hot wire the car it may start but only go a hundred meters or so before the fuel in the SUs float bowls is exhausted.
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That is not a rattle snake, it is a non-venomous python. But most people have no idea what it is, and a snake is a snake, so they won't go near it.
I can't send you one for your car as they are protected and cannot be exported.
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Easily done and extremely effective. If the thieves do manage to hot wire the car it may start but only go a hundred meters or so before the fuel in the SUs float bowls is exhausted.
Pete.
That is not a rattle snake, it is a non-venomous python. But most people have no idea what it is, and a snake is a snake, so they won't go near it.
I can't send you one for your car as they are protected and cannot be exported.
Cheers
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On MK1/MK2 cars the simplest anti-theft system is to install a switch in the boot (trunk) for the fuel pump.
Easily done and extremely effective. If the thieves do manage to hot wire the car it may start but only go a hundred meters or so before the fuel in the SUs float bowls is exhausted.
Easily done and extremely effective. If the thieves do manage to hot wire the car it may start but only go a hundred meters or so before the fuel in the SUs float bowls is exhausted.