Power Windows
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SonicBoy24
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Hope this helps, I'm doing mine soon and will probably do a write up on it 
good luck
2012 CHEVROLET SONIC Parts - GM Parts - Genuine Replacement GM Parts - New GM Parts
good luck
2012 CHEVROLET SONIC Parts - GM Parts - Genuine Replacement GM Parts - New GM Parts
Inferno1.8
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Go on summit racing and buy the universal power window kit. Unless you feel like gutting your doors, installing motors, regulators, relays and all that fun stuff.
SonicBoy24
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I can almost guarentee that the newgmparts.com has a better deal.
the parts all all reasonably cheap, they are guarenteed to fit, plus they will look like they came on the car.
universals never look right.
Inferno1.8
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You'll need regulators, motors, wiring, switches, relays and new door panels and a lot of time. I doubt all of that will cost less than $150 per set of doors. I have not been inside these doors yet but until i see a parts diagram of a manual door vs power theres a lot more involved than you think. My guess is that the entire mechanism that moves the window has to be changed out and i dont see any place that lists more than the regulator and motor. Nor have i seen the cost of a door panel new or used.
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Inferno1.8
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I just took one of my doors apart, if you have manual windows you are not wired for power windows.
I will never understand why people know they want an option, yet get a model without that option, only to want to add it down the road. And it is usually done at much higher cost and sacrificing quality due to it being an aftermarket kit and not factory installed. And even dealer installed isn't as good as factory installed.
And before you give me the lame excuse "I couldn't afford it at the time, but now I can", then that means you should have saved and waited.
If I purchased a manual window car, then decided I wanted power windows, I would find a way to kick myself in the nuts, then go spend the money on something else and just live with the manual windows.
And before you give me the lame excuse "I couldn't afford it at the time, but now I can", then that means you should have saved and waited.
If I purchased a manual window car, then decided I wanted power windows, I would find a way to kick myself in the nuts, then go spend the money on something else and just live with the manual windows.
SonicBoy24
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I have to disagree with you. My old car died after I was rear ended so I kinda had to get something real quick. This car was in my price range, and it doesn't have power windows. Being a student the payments I have were all I could afford, but summer is here now and I have extra money. To upgrade to power windows would have cost me a lot.
any idea where the wire would run and how hard it would be to do? I know it runs from the door up the pillar and throught the roofbut idk how feesible that is to do myself.
I have found the parts for what I feel is reasonably priced ($12 for each motor) from newgmparts.com.
it will obviously be a project but I think its defintely worth it.
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TIEfighter
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The positive side about having power windows is that it is convienant. Though, if you are planning on racing your Sonic at the track, manual windows will weigh (lbs) lighter than power windows (I have power windows though, because I don't race my Sonic on a race track or anywhere)
(I have power windows though, because I don't race my Sonic on a race track or anywhere)Inferno1.8
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Your not going to be able to just throw the parts in and your done. The doors have entirely different mechanisms in them. The wiring prob at some point prob uns through the bcm as well. Unless you want to take your entire car apart and spend a ridiculous amount of money and time just buy the aftermarket units.
Unless you've built a custom car that you installed power windows on before you have no real idea how in involved this project is.
Unless you've built a custom car that you installed power windows on before you have no real idea how in involved this project is.
Eric Smit
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The positive side about having power windows is that it is convienant. Though, if you are planning on racing your Sonic at the track, manual windows will weigh (lbs) lighter than power windows
This fallacy was posted before, on several different sites. I am not 100% about the Sonic, but on other cars I have worked with the power motor only weighs ~2 lbs. depending on the regulator, power could actually be lighter. I've never heard of any race team switching from power windows to manual to save weight, and I'm fairly certain, read positive, that the high budget race teams use Lexan for their windows, and that's if they have them at all.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
-Eric Smit
TIEfighter
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I have never professionally raced or owned a race car. So you are probably right.
Inferno1.8
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For those that care, I found a local company that makes custom power window kits. $150 for two doors, flush mount switches and wiring. I will be ordering soon and installing after. Before you comment about the rear doors...they dont matter to me since no one is ever back there anyways.
Defran
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i agree here. my other car got totaled in an accident and i was paying for the rental out of my pocket so i had to hurry and find a car. if i had more time and money i would have got better options.
do they have a website?
Inferno1.8
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Electric life
Part number 4101-09-s98
Two motors with wiring and flush mount switches. They do make a 4 door kit but I'm not liking the switches they provide.
Part number 4101-09-s98
Two motors with wiring and flush mount switches. They do make a 4 door kit but I'm not liking the switches they provide.
Inferno1.8
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I'm working with one of the tech's there to put a package together once I test this kit out for functionality and fit.
Aldakoopa
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You guys are severely over-complicating this. Watch and learn.