Rear electric blinds?

[stuc]

Hi has anyone fitted leccy blinds into a non leccy blind model. The car has rear blinds fitted and I can get a full set of electric ones if I want them. I had electric and they are very handy for the kids.

[g8dhe]

You'll need to fit all the switches and locate all the sockets, assuming that they do use the same standard wiring looms on all versions, I would check first!

[stuc]

I think everything is there, switches and all.

[daveblueozzie]

I tried to fit electric blinds to my bongo a few years ago, me and BDC took all the trim out to look for the wiring, NOTHING
Now mine is a FORD so don't know if they cut corners on the loom to make it cheaper, but i don't have leccy folding mirrors and there is no loom for them either.

[stuc]

Hi Dave, do you not think you could wire them in without a loom, straight off a leisure battery feed, obviously the 4 rear switches should be easy enough but not sure how you would link in the front 2.

[daveblueozzie]

Hi Dave, do you not think you could wire them in without a loom, straight off a leisure battery feed, obviously the 4 rear switches should be easy enough but not sure how you would link in the front 2.

At the time i didnt have the confidence to do the rewire , i suppose it could be done, but to be honest ive got used to them now.

[Alison01326]

Hi has anyone fitted leccy blinds into a non leccy blind model. The car has rear blinds fitted and I can get a full set of electric ones if I want them. I had electric and they are very handy for the kids.

Handy for the kids? You mean something to entertain them on a long journey instead of watching a DVD Or is it just me with an ill-behaved child?!

Sorry, couldn't resist as it's a serious queestion

[jaylee]

the 4 rear switches should be easy enough but not sure how you would link in the front 2.

Probably a similar fashion to the extra independent front sunroof switch i fitted using this 626 dome light...?



I still have a working switch in the rear too..

Do you remember this project Geoff?

[Poohbear]

I think everything is there, switches and all.

Am I missing something here? Why would it have the switches if the blinds are manual?

[Simon Jones]

Have you checked both fuses? I think its the 2 on the right of the top row.

[jaylee]

I think everything is there, switches and all.

Am I missing something here? Why would it have the switches if the blinds are manual?

I can get a full set of electric ones if I want them.

Maybe the switches are thrown in with the deal...?

[Poohbear]

I think everything is there, switches and all.

Am I missing something here? Why would it have the switches if the blinds are manual?

I can get a full set of electric ones if I want them.

Maybe the switches are thrown in with the deal...?

Yes I was missing something. What he mean't was that the switches are included in the set of blinds that he can get, not that the switches are already in the Bongo

[stuc]

Yes I was missing something. What he mean't was that the switches are included in the set of blinds that he can get, not that the switches are already in the Bongo [/quote]

Correct the new set comes with everything. At the minute it has nothing but pully up and downy blinds, which are spotless I must add so I would like to swap the material as well.

[stuc]

Hi has anyone fitted leccy blinds into a non leccy blind model. The car has rear blinds fitted and I can get a full set of electric ones if I want them. I had electric and they are very handy for the kids.

Handy for the kids? You mean something to entertain them on a long journey instead of watching a DVD Or is it just me with an ill-behaved child?!

Sorry, couldn't resist as it's a serious queestion

I know exactly what you mean, the kids do play with them but always leave them down and I like them up, so I can send them up before I get out. Now there's a thought I could also add an isolation switch to switch them off like rear leccy windows on a car.

Sometimes the blinds are up and down more times than a Bigg market lass's pants.

[francophile1947]

Now there's a thought I could also add an isolation switch to switch them off like rear leccy windows on a car.

Nice thought but it wouldn't work - the blinds can still be operated manually
Must admit that I always worked mine manually anyway - couldn't be bothered to turn the ignition on or wire them to the leisure battery