Can you put power windows in a 1988 ford f-250 that has manual windows?

Question

ive been looking on ebay and i seen that u can buy a motor for your windows i was just wondering if you could?

Answer 1

Pull your kick panels and see if they have plug's back there for electric windows , so came with them prewired for electricdoors.If there is then all you will need to do is replace the window regulator and put a motor in and those hole's should be there for that and you will need the switches..

Answer 2

You need to go to the junkyard, and the short instructions are you remove every piece that's different on a truck with power windows. You install that in your truck.   You'll have to step away from your computer to go there.

You can sometimes find people on ebay who know what's what, and sell enough stuff to do the conversion.  But they're going to be mixed in with a lot of cereal (flakes and nuts.)

Answer 3

Yes, but you'll need more then just the motor. You'll also need a power window regulator( the mechanical part that puts the window up and down), the wiring and new door panels to make it look stock. On those trucks you can cut the door panel(carefully) to accomodate the switches because they mount right where the hand crank sticks out. You're probably better off buying some rusted out or damaged doors from a wrecker and swapping everything over, it all bolts in. The wiring is somewhat time consuming as the driver's side will also control the passengers so try and get the wiring from the wrecked truck. there are also some aftermarket generic kits that work well. you'll end up with a cap that covers the shaft where the hand crank sticks out and you'll have to mount the switches somewhere. Good luck.

Answer 4

Of course you can. Summit Racing sells a complete power window retro fit that is universal. It's designed for street rods, but, will work on anything. I put the 4 door set up in my '78 GMC crew cab cause I got tired of having to stop and get out of the truck to roll all the windows down. It works great.