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[bert998]

door popper?

[Gizzum]

Yep,

Door poppers.

Good fun and alot easier than bending over to open the door handle. Had a few times when i first bought them of locking myself out of the car with it still running. But now have buttons on the bottom of the wingmirrors that can't be locked with the engine running!

Bert:

the window is a little juddery but could be ironed out if I took the time to either weld the handle gear onto the drive motor gear OR grind down the current drive motor to fit into the gear on the winding mechanism. Will eventually sort it out!

[bert998]

sounds like a plan, looks like a job for the summer. Nice work

[Gizzum]

Will try and get a video up soon, but may be a while as the missus and I are going to the hospital tomorrow to deliver our second sproglett! Probably get photos of that up as well!!!

Laters Dude!!!!

[Jordie]

could you not fit the original gear onto the vectra motor?

[YoungUn]

will the door cards have to bulge out to cover the motors then? if so are you going to build in an arm rest? get the doorcard made as im interested

[Tomf]

OOO i have only just seen this thread. I have also got a set of window mechanisms made this sort of way. mine have a smaller motor mounted on them, but they do the same job. i have tested them all and it all works however i didnt bother fitting them yet as i will need to customise the door cards and i cant really be bothered ATM lol.

[strebblo]

Any progression on this Gizzum?

[Gizzum]

Any progression on this Gizzum?

Nope... been fecking busy at work so i have had absolutly no time to sort it out. It still works though which i am quite impressed with! will stick something up when i finally get around to it!

[strebblo]

Any progression on this Gizzum?

Nope... been fecking busy at work so i have had absolutly no time to sort it out. It still works though which i am quite impressed with! will stick something up when i finally get around to it!

Good stuff, that's the long term reliability question sorted then! Keep us posted..

[bert998]

Oh yeah forgot about this topic!

Hmm, might have to go to the scrappy and find some vectra motors. Then i can mock up some swish looking doorcards to go over them for my clubman

[Ethel]

added bit of lateral thinking....

how about using a length of push bike chain to mount the motors in the bottom of the door?

[strebblo]

added bit of lateral thinking....

how about using a length of push bike chain to mount the motors in the bottom of the door?

Now that IS a good idea - you can add a bit of movement if you're using a chain, so in theory you *could* put the motors into the door without needing to use a big bulge to hide them under the door cards.

Hmm....

[bert998]

But would the glass have its full travel? How low to the bottom of the door does the glass sit when the window down?

[Retro_10s]

There's always the door pockets to hide the motor if needs be......