Manual window door vs electric window door - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Mattman2010 · 05-01-2011, 05:30 PM

I have a crease in my drivers door of my crew cab. I found a guy selling a good door but it has manual windows, I have electric windows. Can I pull the electric guts out of mine and put it into a manual crank window?

Matt

**N2TRUX** · 05-01-2011, 06:08 PM

It depends on the year of the door, but in general yes it should work.

The Champ · 05-01-2011, 06:34 PM

When the door was built at the GM plant - GM had no idea if it was going to have manual windows or power windows...

The doors are the same.

We added power windows to our Camaro - a member of the Camaro board I post on was converting his car to a drag car and offered an even swap - his power window setup complete for a manual setup complete...

All it cost me was the shipping charges for sending my manual setup.

Mattman2010 · 05-01-2011, 06:37 PM

My door is a 84, and the guy told me it is an 81+ door. So it sounds like it will work.
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makman1297 · 05-01-2011, 08:30 PM

I just put 90 blazer doors (manual) in my 77 (electric), all i had to do was drill out the hole for the wires and the metal is already indented where the holes go. Other than that it was swap parts from on to the other. You may need to move some of the clips for the screws depending on what door panels they had.

Goldfinger · 05-09-2011, 12:07 PM

a manual set should bolt right in with little problem as they are the same doors from 73-87

RandyP · 05-09-2011, 01:05 PM

73-76 had their own doors, 77 and up are a little different.

justinburnett · 05-09-2011, 02:08 PM

Did they offer electric windows in 1973?
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RandyP · 05-09-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by justinburnett

Did they offer electric windows in 1973?
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No.

justinburnett · 05-09-2011, 11:57 PM

Damn. Oh well, I'll live.

*cr34t3d_by_d4rkd3n* · 05-10-2011, 02:28 AM

wtf r u guys talkn about? all doors r not the same, take a closer look guys, NOT the same.

Yes u can MAKE it work, but is it worth it when doors are 35 bucks at a junkyard? no. Dont forget ur window controll modulator. without it ur stuck in sand.

Edit: I jumped the gun, RandyP explains well... yet their are several variances within years, even months manufactured.

05-01-2011, 05:30 PM	#1
Mattman2010 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Pittsburg, KS Posts: 953	Manual window door vs electric window door I have a crease in my drivers door of my crew cab. I found a guy selling a good door but it has manual windows, I have electric windows. Can I pull the electric guts out of mine and put it into a manual crank window? Matt __________________ 1980 K10 - 6.2L Diesel/SM465/NP205 Build Thread 1984 K30 CC Dually - "The Tank" 12V Cummins/Nv4500/Np205/D60/D70HD 4" lift & 37's Build Thread 1960 C-60 Dump Truck Make it road worthy! Thread

05-01-2011, 06:08 PM	#2
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Re: Manual window door vs electric window door It depends on the year of the door, but in general yes it should work. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

05-01-2011, 06:34 PM	#3
The Champ Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Grand Meadow, MN Posts: 10	Re: Manual window door vs electric window door When the door was built at the GM plant - GM had no idea if it was going to have manual windows or power windows... The doors are the same. We added power windows to our Camaro - a member of the Camaro board I post on was converting his car to a drag car and offered an even swap - his power window setup complete for a manual setup complete... All it cost me was the shipping charges for sending my manual setup. __________________ 1981 Chevy C10 1971 Chevrolet Camaro 1964 Pontiac GTO Convertible 1949 Cadillac Series 75 Factory Limousine

05-01-2011, 06:37 PM	#4
Mattman2010 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Pittsburg, KS Posts: 953	Re: Manual window door vs electric window door My door is a 84, and the guy told me it is an 81+ door. So it sounds like it will work. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1980 K10 - 6.2L Diesel/SM465/NP205 Build Thread 1984 K30 CC Dually - "The Tank" 12V Cummins/Nv4500/Np205/D60/D70HD 4" lift & 37's Build Thread 1960 C-60 Dump Truck Make it road worthy! Thread

05-01-2011, 08:30 PM	#5
makman1297 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Beaufort SC Posts: 583	Re: Manual window door vs electric window door I just put 90 blazer doors (manual) in my 77 (electric), all i had to do was drill out the hole for the wires and the metal is already indented where the holes go. Other than that it was swap parts from on to the other. You may need to move some of the clips for the screws depending on what door panels they had.

05-09-2011, 12:07 PM	#6
Goldfinger Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: laurel hill Fl Posts: 645	Re: Manual window door vs electric window door a manual set should bolt right in with little problem as they are the same doors from 73-87 __________________ 1985 C10 Custom Deluxe LWB 305/700r4 [ Goldfinger ] 1999 k3500 crew cab dually 6.5tdi/4l80e

05-09-2011, 01:05 PM	#7
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: Manual window door vs electric window door 73-76 had their own doors, 77 and up are a little different. __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

05-09-2011, 02:08 PM	#8
justinburnett Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Dalles, OR Posts: 392	Re: Manual window door vs electric window door Did they offer electric windows in 1973? Posted via Mobile Device

05-09-2011, 11:57 PM	#10
justinburnett Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Dalles, OR Posts: 392	Re: Manual window door vs electric window door Damn. Oh well, I'll live.

05-10-2011, 02:28 AM	#11
cr34t3d_by_d4rkd3n Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 188	Re: Manual window door vs electric window door wtf r u guys talkn about? all doors r not the same, take a closer look guys, NOT the same. Yes u can MAKE it work, but is it worth it when doors are 35 bucks at a junkyard? no. Dont forget ur window controll modulator. without it ur stuck in sand. Edit: I jumped the gun, RandyP explains well... yet their are several variances within years, even months manufactured. Last edited by cr34t3d_by_d4rkd3n; 05-10-2011 at 02:30 AM.



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