defender dinky Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 hi all, i have a defender 90, 1987 200tdi conversion, is it possible to swop my old doors, with doors with electric windows, would they fit in the same hole, :) cheer's defender dinky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Yes they will fit right on . Unless your doors are in particularly bad shape, have a look at the leccy window kits out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defender dinky Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Yes they will fit right on . Unless your doors are in particularly bad shape, have a look at the leccy window kits out there hi, would you reccomend any, cheer's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 No idea sorry, only helped fit a pair way back when I did my work experience (2006!). I did see a kit somewhere recently, but can't for the life of me remember where now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy V8 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I did see a kit somewhere recently, but can't for the life of me remember where now. try these.someone else on here has done the same with a kit from these guys, www.rclick.co.uk i'm going to do it with my 88 110 and put central locking on the front doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetsu0san Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I am trying not to hijack this thread, but does anyone know if you can take the electric bits out of a Discovery or Range Rover door and fit into a Defender door? If you could without too much effort then you could to this convertion very cheaply. Disco and Rangey doors are pretty cheap to buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige90 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I am trying not to hijack this thread, but does anyone know if you can take the electric bits out of a Discovery or Range Rover door and fit into a Defender door? If you could without too much effort then you could to this convertion very cheaply. Disco and Rangey doors are pretty cheap to buy The issue you have is the thickness of the doors compared to the RR or Disco, think you'd struggle to fit the workings in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz2236 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 There is a universal kit you can get. http://www.mm-4x4.com/electric-window-kit-4-door----defender-90110-636-p.asp Expensive tho I will save my money and just wind down me window. Baz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyMellin Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Slightly cheaper.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Land-Rover-Defender-Electric-Window-Kit-New-/300553653482?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45fa64ccea#ht_500wt_922 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve200TDi Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Or why not just fit proper defender electric windows Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defender dinky Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 Or why not just fit proper defender electric windows Steve thanks for the link steve but hit another problem now with my front diff, defender dinky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I have genuine defender eleccy window regulators fitted to my 110. Even from Bearmach etc, they are inexpensive and are just a bolt in replacement for the hand ones. In a Td5 you can use D1 window switches in the centre console which fit in the same holes. Mine have been on for a few months and I love them! Being able to wind the passenger window down a touch when its hot or wind it up before you drive through a muddy hole is great! I would beware of some after market ones. I've had two prevoiusly which were not strong enough to reliably work long term. Neither lasted more than a couple of months and both were more expensive than the genuine ones when they were launched. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 As has been mentioned the space within the Defender door is pretty limited, although most lift motors are in fact pretty slim these days. The kit on MM4x4 looks like the Spal Automotive kit, expensive - yes, but I would be quite confident in the quality from Spal. I have their central locking gear fitted to my 90 - quality stuff. Remember they are an OEM manufacturer for many car companies incl LR! I agree totally with Si's comment re usefullness, especially the passenger window. And yes, 300Tdi D1 switches are perfect for the job. As for my own lecky windows - my 90 has lift handle doors, these have even less space behind the door cards for all the gubbins. My own solution was created in my inventing shed using motors rescued from a pair of Vauxhall Vectra doors that were being binned. I had to do a fair bit of surgery, removing the original LR geared quadrant from the lift mechanism and welding on the Vauxhall one. This was just so the motor's gear teeth matched. When I knocked this together I was less handy at taking photos of everything, so I'm afraid I can't add any pictures to illustrate the job. If you have later doors, just use the LR parts. They're off the shelf and hopefully fit without all the faffing around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Does anyone have trouble with leccy windows getting full of cack when in the muddy stuff? or them having a dislike of water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I haven't had any trouble yet, but then again if the water/cack is that deep I tend to avoid it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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