<VV> 'Power Windows' VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 191, Issue 4

[jim bannister]

I may be not be answering exactly the question asked, but I installed power
windows in my "66 turbovert, both front and rear.  I believe I used kits
from SPAL.  They involve a gearbox that slips over the existing window crank
shaft and then via a pair of flex cables that goes to a motor and gearbox
that actually drives the window crank.  So far, they work very nicely.  To
further gild the lily, I used "period" GM power window switches instead of
the supplied ones to give the illusion of a stock install..  It looks
absolutely like a factory installation from that era.  The only complication
was the addition of a couple of relays per window to convert the switching
arrangement from the GM switch to a polarity reverse system used by the SPAL
motors.  A couple of Bosch type automotive relays per window does the trick
.  The Chinese version of the Bosch ones are only a couple of bucks
each....pretty cheap.  Pictures of the install on request.
Jim '66 Turbovert 

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From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of
Arlette Pat & Carl Kelsen via VirtualVairs
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2020 3:33 PM
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Subject: Re: <VV> 'Power Windows' VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 191, Issue 4

G'day,
RE: Topic: Power Window Kit (Brian)

BRIAN ASKS (E-mail: bmoneill at juno.com)
"I would like to hear from anyone who has installed a power window kit in an
early model.  Thanks in advance."

CARL RESPONDS  (E-mail: arlettecarl at hotmail.com)
I not aware of a suitable power window system that could be adapted to suit
early model first generation1960-64 Chevrolet Corvair but I imagine that
possibly a power window set up from a compact early 1960s Buick, Oldsmobile
or Pontiac might be a good starting point.

I say this as I have often wondered if a power window set up from a 1967
Chevrolet Camaro could be modified to fit 1965-69 Chevrolet Corvairs. There
are reproduction power window kits available for 1967 Chevrolet Camaros at
not unreasonable asking prices.

I have been tempted to purchase one of these '67 Camaro Power Window kits so
I could see if it could be fitted to our '65 Monza convertible. I could
accept the high cost of purchasing a kit like this, then shipping to
Australia, but if the kit could then not be used in our '65 Monza it would
be a total waste of money.

I do wonder, if vendors like Clarks Corvair would consider developing a
power window kit for both early and late model Corvairs. I expect there
might well be an untapped market for such kits.

If I were to install power windows in our '65 Monza convertible, I would
want them to look 100% factory in appearance. I have in the past noticed
'aftermarket' power window kits that install as a box on the car's interior
door trim. Not a good look in my opinion.

Anyway, I am not being very helpful but that's my input on the subject.
Kind regards from down under in Australia
Carl Kelsen
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