popout windows

[Steve Zissou]

they're more common in the US and rare in the UK

[dakon]

oh btw, you can use the pop out motors from a dodge grand caravan. They bolt roght up to the glass but you gotta get a tad creative with the mounting of the actual motor. They arent small

I would like to do an E46 -> E30 retrofit.. i REALLY like the rear window pop out in my E46.. that car has electric motors though...... Very handy for 80-90 degree weather.

[Vtec?lol]

oh btw, you can use the pop out motors from a dodge grand caravan. They bolt roght up to the glass but you gotta get a tad creative with the mounting of the actual motor. They arent small

[Beach Bum]

One of the many project I had in mind to do....
It can't be that hard...

Famous last words. In what I read, even installing the stock assembly was a pain in the ass (I still can't find the thread/remember if it was an E30/E36).

[e30serg]

I'm thinking about using the rear window motors from an e46 coupe to open the e30's pop-out windows. Any one try this before?

One of the many project I had in mind to do....
It can't be that hard...

[agustingig]

I bought a set of popouts yesterday to install on my e30, question is are there the same weather strips around the glass? And are there holes behind the headliner in the rear c-pillars for the screws in the latches?

anyone? Need to know cuz im leaving the us day after christmas :$

[call me jack]

i used them all last summer, when i was at school, as an alternative to cracking my windows. the only problem was, when i would go to shut them, i would often rest my face on the very hot B pillar lol

[Beach Bum]

I thought there was a kit for them? I seem to remember someone on E36-Tech (Hodge maybe?) that got ahold of some sort of electric kit for the E30 popouts. It may have been for the E36, though.

Either way, they're rare as fuck (the electric kits).

['e30love']

I have them on my 89. It's a non-airbag. I love them definitely came in handy during hot Florida summer and no ac. I hit 100 on the highway and they didn't close x).

[agustingig]

I bought a set of popouts yesterday to install on my e30, question is are there the same weather strips around the glass? And are there holes behind the headliner in the rear c-pillars for the screws in the latches?

[MonkeyKarma]

I loved them yesterday. No AC and the weather was kindy of crappy for leaving the window open all the way.

Definitely look at Dodge Caravan's for the motor system. The late 90's models had them with a switch in the front for activation. Should be easy to wire up in the consol and then you can adjust the level of open-ness too.

[Jean]

So, do the cars w/o pop-out glass have the mounting points on the c-pillar for the pop-out glass? I think the front end of the glass mounts the same, but the rear I am not sure?

Is this a plug and play swap?

[markseven]

i opened my pop outs for the first time yesterday.

holy crap they produce a metric shit ton of wind noise @ 80mph.

not opening them again on the highway.

[Kershaw]

i opened my pop outs for the first time yesterday.

holy crap they produce a metric shit ton of wind noise @ 80mph.

not opening them again on the highway.

[evil_twin]

I fail, I opened my pop outs last night on the drive home lol.