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AB
21st April 2018, 06:22 PM
As some of you know I picked up 4 doors for the GQ same colour for a great price, win!

However, they were elec windows and did not come with motors, interior trims and the manual winder mechanisms are not in there.

Personally I don't want elec windows anyway...

Has anyone or does anyone know how to put my mechanical mechanisms in the doors?

Is it a simple unbolt, bolt in process of the mechanisms?

I noticed there are some vertical tracks on the new doors that we don't have the old mechanical doors too.

Bit of a tricky question, hoping someone somewhere has done this?

Avo
21st April 2018, 06:36 PM
Thought they same mech just no motors

Plasnart
21st April 2018, 06:39 PM
Yes should be a simple mechanism swap.

Patrolapart will know for sure. Manual mechanisms $55 each.

https://patrolapart.com.au/category/window-regulators-parts

NissanGQ4.2
21st April 2018, 06:41 PM
Pretty sure I can unbolt my electric motors and just put manual winders on

AB
21st April 2018, 06:41 PM
Thanks Plassy, I was just going to use the mechanisms from my old doors.

I just didn't know if there was any special tricks I needed to know about or if it's a simple unbolt and bolt on thats all.

Plasnart
21st April 2018, 06:52 PM
Thanks Plassy, I was just going to use the mechanisms from my old doors.

I just didn't know if there was any special tricks I needed to know about or if it's a simple unbolt and bolt on thats all.

Yeah they should bolt or rivet straight in.

Sprock
21st April 2018, 06:55 PM
You just need a big hammer , chainsaw , some tech screws & a bottle of Worcestershire sauce & it'll all come together nicely . Your are more than welcome for this helpful & friendly advice .

AB
21st April 2018, 06:58 PM
Here you go Todd...http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2018/04/140.jpg


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Avo
21st April 2018, 06:59 PM
You just need a big hammer , chainsaw , some tech screws & a bottle of Worcestershire sauce & it'll all come together nicely . Your are more than welcome for this helpful & friendly advice .

you get 10 nissanpatrolforum points .....

Avo
21st April 2018, 07:00 PM
Here you go Todd...http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2018/04/140.jpg


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someones done some weird shit to ya door mate,,,

AB
21st April 2018, 07:13 PM
Yes, it looks like aftermarket elec which worries me!!!

the evil twin
21st April 2018, 07:21 PM
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GQtdauto
21st April 2018, 07:24 PM
someones done some weird shit to ya door mate,,,

Looks like I'm not the only one who gets exited bu Nissans !

NissanGQ4.2
21st April 2018, 07:25 PM
Yes, it looks like aftermarket elec which worries me!!!

I'd say its just the mechanisms for the window has totally been removed looking at that pic and you should be able to remove your manual one from your door straight over

AB
22nd April 2018, 06:47 PM
Confirming it is a straight swap over but you also have to remove the brace under the window itself as they are different.

This is a slight PITA as there are little plastic tabs that are glued onto the base of the windows with nutserts that hold a bracket which holds the manual scissor type mechanism on the front windows being larger and a one way "scissor" type mech on the rear windows being smaller.

They are very fragile being a 25 year old car and I snapped one damn it but it looks to be an easy swap over.

AB
22nd April 2018, 06:50 PM
Unscrew the LHS mount of the door handle to take out the elec mech runner too, that took me a while to figure that out and the grinder may have come out before I worked that bit out!!!