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Converting Sliding Rear Window to Power

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Engineerlt, Dec 11, 2009.

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  1. Dec 15, 2009 at 5:54 PM
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    AK27

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    nice work! and welcome to tw! :D
     
    AK27, Dec 15, 2009
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  2. Dec 15, 2009 at 6:34 PM
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    Cool idea. I had an electric window in my '99. I definitely miss it, so I'm going to check this out. Thanks

    GA
     
    gavonder, Dec 15, 2009
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  3. Dec 15, 2009 at 6:57 PM
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    Great post. Sounds like you definitely thought out your process before starting the project. Only addition I would add would be to paint it black first. This way it would not be as noticable through the back window.

    Great job!!!
     
    dalesrn, Dec 15, 2009
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  4. Dec 15, 2009 at 7:11 PM
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    Excellent idea.

    Did you somehow disable the latch on the window so that it does not accidentally lock?

    TIA
     
    flatlander, Dec 15, 2009
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  5. Dec 16, 2009 at 5:01 AM
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    I agree with painting it black; it’s on my list of things to do. I disabled the latch by using a black ty-rap, it was easy and effective. My idea was to not make anything where I could not return it back to stock configuration.
     
    Engineerlt, Dec 16, 2009
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  6. Dec 16, 2009 at 5:19 AM
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    Nice idea. Welcome to TW!
     
    MEANGREENTACOMA09, Dec 16, 2009
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  7. Dec 16, 2009 at 5:36 AM
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    Good post and pix man, welcome
     
    Tactical Tacoma, Dec 16, 2009
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  8. Dec 16, 2009 at 5:47 AM
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    Very nice -- how did you attach it to the window?
     
    fman2039, Dec 16, 2009
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  9. Dec 16, 2009 at 5:48 AM
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    very nice..i never open mine, and this would make me open it..good work!
     
    headhunter247, Dec 16, 2009
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  10. Dec 16, 2009 at 5:52 AM
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    I would love to have this on my truck. I wanted to by a new Tundra just so I could have a rear sliding glass
     
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  11. Dec 17, 2009 at 6:51 PM
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    I attached the bracket to the glass with superglue's five minute epoxy. It seems to really hold, I was going to use a glass adhesive that required UV rays to cure it, but I read where people were getting good results with epoxy. I think it works excellent for the application.
     
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  12. Dec 17, 2009 at 8:00 PM
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    Nice mod. I may try this in the future since I cant reach that back window with my DC.
     
    deejaecee, Dec 17, 2009
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  13. Dec 17, 2009 at 8:07 PM
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    Awesome idea!
     
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  14. Dec 17, 2009 at 8:09 PM
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    Welcome to TW! Talk about coming in with a bang, WOW
     
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  15. Jan 17, 2010 at 12:26 PM
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    This is great! I've been wanting a power slider but didn't want to pay the cost of a CR Lawrence either. I've been thinking of using a power window motor, but the difficulties of running cables and pulleys seemed too complicated. This looks very straight forward. Can you let us know where you bought the linear actuator, and what make and model it is? I would love to do the same thing. A how to write-up would be nice.

    Thanks!
     
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  16. Jan 17, 2010 at 12:42 PM
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    Okay, I just read post #9, and the info is there! Thanks again. How did you mount the actuator?
     
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  17. Jan 17, 2010 at 1:15 PM
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    Brilliant!
     
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  18. Jan 17, 2010 at 1:54 PM
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    Your smarter than the average bear, aren't you? Slick idea, great job.
     
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  19. Jan 17, 2010 at 2:01 PM
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    Sweet, I wonder how it would work on an access cab, it's a bit of a stretch to reach back while driving to open the window. How did you do the wiring? Did you power and ground it right at the battery or find another source? I really want to do this.
     
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  20. Jan 17, 2010 at 3:01 PM
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    I love this forum..,...you can learn so much!!!!
     
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