Tilt Column & Power Windows

[Spalding]

2 Things.

Has anyone upgraded or considered upgrading their steering column to a column with tilt? Is this as simple as finding a tilt column at a wrecker? Will I run into problems if my car does not have cruise control and I want to keep it that way?

I am replacing the power window motor in my drivers door. Is there an upgrade or a different motor I can consider to speed these things up?

Any thoughts?

Thanks! :wave:

[Initial D.oug]

e30's came with tilt?

[Spalding]

e30's came with tilt?

No idea, but I really want it!

[fastbmw]

nope, unless you go for a total custom designed and built column. There isn't a tilt option for the e30's.

Same for the power window motor. You can probably fabricate up a mount to hold a different motor but it's more a pita then it's worth.

[royalflush313]

I don't know about the motor, but you can replace the window buttons with E36 ones. It seems to be a pretty common upgrade.

[Spalding]

nope, unless you go for a total custom designed and built column. There isn't a tilt option for the e30's.

How can BMW not have a tilt option? :screwy:

What kind of luxury car is that?

I don't know about the motor, but you can replace the window buttons with E36 ones. It seems to be a pretty common upgrade.


That sucks :(

My back windows go down twice as fast as my front windows.

Do other cabrio owners have the same problem? If not, maybe new motors will fix it up?

[Mike 91 318ic]

On my car all 4 windows go up and down at the same speed. The motors are noisy though but then again most 14+ year old cars have that problem. I like how power windows on new cars go up and down, silent and smooth.

M

How can BMW not have a tilt option? :screwy:

What kind of luxury car is that?




That sucks :(

My back windows go down twice as fast as my front windows.

Do other cabrio owners have the same problem? If not, maybe new motors will fix it up?

[fastbmw]

The reason the e30's didn't have a tilt had to do with crash standards at that time. They couldn't design a tilt mechanism that would pass TUV. Now they can.

[Branan]

[QUOTE=Spalding]How can BMW not have a tilt option? :screwy:

What kind of luxury car is that?

MY E24 had window motors that had never been serviced, after which they were much much faster. A little lube was all they needed, not sure if you can do this with an E30.

R