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I know I've asked this before, but now I'm wondering if it's actually plug and play. It was my understanding I could get the wiring and just plug it in wherever it goes. So my question is this.....does my Civic DX with manual windows have the necessary harness or wiring to swap in the power window regulators and motors from a EX or Si? Someone told me they use all the same harnesses to save on money and just leave the unused wires there, other people told me it's completely different and I'd have to go right back to basics and start from the ground up.Does anyone know for sure? I know all about the aftermarket kits, I want to do it with all stock parts.

 
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not sure, but remember, you'll need new door panels, switches, etc. it doesn't seem this would be worth the headache. i like the manual windows on my dx, and they're one of the reasons i bought it. i had so many issues with the power windows on my last car, i didn't want to have to deal with it on this one. also, there are a lot of threads on here about people having issues with their stock windows.

 
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The manual windows are good for when I'm working on the stereo and I have the battery cables removed, but I have having to lean over and put down the passenger window every time I get in the car in the summer. I prefer having the windows down instead of using the air conditioning. I wouldn't get new door panels since the crank is in the fabric portion of the door so I would just get a plug for the hole and then recover the fabric with a synthetic suede or something real nice, it'd be super cheap. And as for the buttons, it's a removable piece You can get on Ebay for $50. so that's easy too. I just need the crap from inside the door like the motors and regulators. I have a guy willing to part out a Si (the other post you're helping me with) and will sell me the doors from that but I don't want to have to get those painted, and don't want to buy the whole door if I'm only going to tear out the pieces.

 
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Oh, must be different up there in canada. My DX here doesn't have any places to knock out plugs, etc. Hope someone can help you out with the wiring aspect, 'cause i don't know about that. I would suspect they use the same harness, but i'm not 100% sure on that.

 
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No, it's not different. If you look at your crank, it's not on the plastic part of the door, it's coming out of the fabric part. So when you remove the crank, you have a hole in your fabric right through to the inside of the door. If you put a plastic plug in there, you only have a hole in the fabric. Remove the fabric and recover with new stuff, viola. You're done.

 
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i know that, but i don't have enough space on my armrest to mount switches for the windows. btw, sorry for getting off topic, i know you were originally asking about the wiring.

 
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You should be able to pop out the piece currently in your car and pop this one in.

 
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That looks differnt then mine, but I have a coupe. Coupe and sedans have differnt switches I believe. .02

 
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Ya that's from the wrong year, sorry. But you get the idea, it just pops in in place of the piece that's there now.

 
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sedans are a different story, i think the only way to convert to power windows is to get a whole new door panel, swithces, and stuff. Other than that, you need to get a cover for the hole

 
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I don't know how sedans got into this conversation, I have a coupe.

 
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can you use diffrent doors on a 1998 hatchback Dx so i can have power windows please let me know

 
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when i installed my door speakers, i remember unhooking the passenger side door harness. its just a little plug with like 2 wires that goes into the door and through the grommett. see if you have that. if not, maybe i can try to trace the wires to see where they come from, and then you can see if you have the source/root wires to start with. for cost reasons, i think the power windows/locks would just be an added harness, not a different design.

 
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I'd like to hear what you find. I've got power wires going to my door for the locks, just not sure if the windows are included in there somewhere.

 
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Ill go out n look in a day or two, as soon as it gets above 50 here. Shouldnt be too long.

 
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Cool, eager to hear what you find. If you could get a picture of the harness that plugs into the windows, that'd be perfect. I'll check it on mine then.

 
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you mean the harness that plugs into the switch? or the actual one that goes to the actuator?

 
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Hmmm........I guess the plug on the end of the wire that feeds into the door. Because it would be on the end of this wire that there would have to be plugs for both doors and windows.

 
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i got tons of pics today from working on my speaker wire. will post up on tuesday for ya!

 
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Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice! This I'm eager to see!

 
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Sorry it took so long. Questions just post, the blue/gray wire is speaker wire.



All Camera-phone Pics! all from looking down into the window bay, up and around the speaker hole, and under the plastic covering that covers the door!

 
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You the man!
OK so I see where the red/white and green/white wires go into the door through the tubing but I see in the last picture there's also some blue wires and some yellow wires. Do you have pictures of where these come into the door? And also, do you have pictures of the wires that lead to where the power windows plug into the unit in the door?

 
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all of the wires come in through that tubing. and the plug that plugs into the power windows actually sticks out of that plastic cover. its ends with a little harness that resembles the speaker harness in the door. and i have no clue what the yellow or blue wires are besdies maybe power locks

 
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So whats the difference between the dx and the ex as far as door guts? If one gets ex door panels and wants to swap them onto a dx so it has power windows, power locks and speakers is it just plug and play? I do not want to use aftermarket kits!

 
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That's the exact same question that started this thread........

 
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Ok so I have a 1994 Honda Civic DX. I bought the door panels, switches, window motors, actuators, and wiring harness. When I got home I removed the door panel and manual window crank and window. The window motor seems to fit the bolt pattern. However it is differnt from the crank motor pattern. The door has the necessary holes. However I couldnt find where the end of the harness that comes through the door plugs in. Because my DX only has speaker wires coming through the gromet. And there is no where to plug the harness in. Im not totally sure but I think I need another part of a wiring harness. It would make sense that there would be a wire that runs from the driver side door to the back of the fuse box and then to the passenger side. And you would probally need extra fuses in the fuse box. One for driver window and another for the passenger possibly even one for the locks. Im going to a junk yard tommorow to try and get the wire that runs from one side to the other.

 
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You're going to a junkyard for a wire? Just get some 18 gauge from Home Depot.

 
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Because I wasnt just going to a junkyard just to get any normal wire. I was looking for the necessary wire harness so it would be plug and play. But since my civic is a dx. Its not plug and play. ex and lx are plug and play but my dx dosnt have the plug in the door jam it just has a rubber grommit with my speaker wire running through it. So there for I have to find a wiring diagram for the power windows and locks wiring harness. So I can wire it straight to the battery. So any help finding a wiring diagram would be greatly appreciated.

 
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Yea DX = different wire harness