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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 10:45 AM
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Hey guys so I got a quad cab and its almost summer time and I need power windows!! Any ideas on how I can go about getting power windows in this truck? I tried looking locally for parts trucks but nothing. Not even sure of what parts I would need exactly. Thanks
 
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 10:50 AM
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I don't have a list of all the parts you need...but I can tell you it's not a small job to make all 4 doors power windows.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 10:53 AM
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i dont care how big of a job it is i'd like to be able to roll down the window on the passenger side when i'm driving or see a hot chick :P At least for the time being the front 2 windows
 
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 11:19 AM
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WOW that would be a big undertaking

you would need the window arms as they are differant than with crank arms switches moduals a ton of wiring as it is all tied into the main wiring harness of the truck i would think you can make your own wiring harness for the dash part but it will take some going over of wiring prints to figure out what is needed .

I would think your best bet would be ither buy a wrecked truck with them and switch out everything or go to a wreckers and scavange a ton of parts
I would think it is going to take you a lot or work and a bunch of money to do this one
 
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 11:29 AM
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well the wiring I think i can figure out as all I would really need is a 12v source and ground maybe some relays but the parts needed is a different story. I see some kits on ebay basically they hook up to your window crank and work that way. Not sure if those are any good?
 
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 11:42 AM
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You would be better off buying doors on CL with everything in them you need.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 11:48 AM
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The only doors I could find were from a scrap yard and they wanted $700 each cause of the airbags
 
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 12:08 PM
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Air bags are not in the doors.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 12:13 AM
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i was planning on doing this and they told me to get the electric arms because the kits that hook to the crank ones don't work well and a good switch kit like this but this is for two doors http://electric-life.com/shopexd.asp?id=1049
 
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 11:25 AM
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For switches i'd like to get the ones from a ram and wire them to that just so it looks stock
 
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