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What type of electric window conversion would people recommend please ?

Has anyone here got electric windows. If so do you know what type they are ?
Have people adapted existing mechanisms from other cars ?
Do the generic Ebay ones for about £ 70 do the job ?

I know of an MGB in France that has electric windows - he used parts from modern cars. I don't know which make. Personally I wouldn't bother. The crank handle works fine.

What about the electric window kit fitted to the MGR V8? - Moss sells the full kit.

Hope this helps

Can you provide the link to the Moss kit? I can't find it. The RV8 didn't have power windows when new. I believe the manual winder mechanism is the same as the old MGB.

Mike,
Go to the Moss site,
Click on MGB,MGC,RV8
Click on Electrical
Click on Windows
The only item there is the electric windows conversion kit.
Cheers,
Charles

Bumpa wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 9:08 pm Can you provide the link to the Moss kit? I can't find it. The RV8 didn't have power windows when new. I believe the manual winder mechanism is the same as the old MGB.

This is where I saw the Moss kit:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181785116030 ... yUQAvD_BwE

cheers

Thanks guys. For some reason I couldn't locate that kit at first, but have the link now. As far as I am concerned the only advantage of the power kit is that you can open/close the passenger window while driving, something I don't have much call for. Why add unnecessary complication?

Hi Mike,
I agree with your comments - never mind Moss's price currently at £286.70 , when i too rarely need to stretch across to adjust the passenger window!
Cheers,
Charles

At that price the Moss option definitely isnt viable. I wondered if anyone had any joy with the generic kits.

I find electric windows a good safety feature. When reversing out of the drive I often find my view of approaching vehicles is severely limited by cars parked in the road but I can easily hear them when the windows are down on both sides.