gareth589

Hi people, new to the site and not sure if i have posted this on the right part.

I own a Escort Cosworth Lux on a 93 K Plate. The car is fitted with the air con but was fitted with a manual sunroof. My first task is to convert this to electric.

Does anyone know if this can be done on this model, and also what parts would i need to complete this.

Second aspect of my quest to build up my new toy, i would like to convert the odo from digits to a lcd display like what is fitted to the new st, again can this be done and does anyone know of a company that can do this for me.

Thirdly heard people talking on there posts of fitting a sarrs system, does anyone know what this is?

All help would be good.

Regards


Gareth

tabetha

I beleive the sunroof on the sierra sapph you need a motor from a MK 3 granada as they have a different amount of splines on the manual and auto handles, as I was/am eventually to do this myself on my sapphy.
I would assume as the escos is based on the sierra that it is the same.
tabetha

gareth589

Many thanks for the info, will do some further research in to this.

Regards


Gareth

tabetha

No probs, let me know what you find as it will be useful to me, thanks!!
Whilst I was in FSOC I asked this but those that knew refused to say, good club!!
tabetha

Aaroncast

can you not get one from an escort cossie?? mines n plate and is electric,any mk5 surely with a sunroof thats electric will match!!

tabetha

As said they don't on sierras, if originally with lecky will have different amount of splines to manual one, bloody awkward I know but that's ford for you!!
tabetha

costina

iTrader: (1)

Escorts should be a bolt in job check first as the wiring may be there...

Reason i say this is my mates J plate sierra NON ghia manual roof had all electrics there,so he just bolted up and pluged in job done

As Tab said early sierras require a gananda motor MK3 as the roof mech has the same spline( the later one are different finer splines)

I know this cos i've converted mine to electric

tabetha

Do you know how many splines each has by any chance COSTINA ?
So later ones were the same spline ?, that would make life a lot easier!!
tabetha

cos jon

I tried a Granada motor and it was far too big !!, you do need a escort MK5 electric motor, and this will bolt straight in to existing mounts. The splines do differ though (I changed the whole roof mechanism) but they can be made to fit.

There are no pre-wired electrics so you'll need to route some in.

iansoutham

IF you know what you are doing, you can also convert the spline sets over and use the Escort motor with the coarse spline, etc..

PM me if you want details....

costina

iTrader: (1)

I only can find out the sierra(late one) as the granada one's in my car

I will do my best to find out both

costina

iTrader: (1)

My views were only based on the sierra so for an escort u will need escort bits...

And yes the splines can be changed i used a sierra motor with granada spline to fit my original roof mech...on my 89 saff cos

tabetha

Friends coming to do it in the morning, while I'm out.
Thanks for info costina, already got a few spare sunroof/mechanism's 2 from mk3 granny as spares.
tabetha

costina

iTrader: (1)

All i can tell u atm is the granada one is course spline if that helps same as the 89 manual roof mech

cos jon

If you do get the granada one to fit tell me cos i have one in the garage !!!

tabetha

Going to count the splines on both monday if I remember!!
tabetha

gareth589

Hi Guys, sorry to sound thick, but i am really lost by all tech jargon, if anyone could help me would be happy to throw some beers there way. I need to know what items are needed to convert this to electric.

Thanks to all the people for the help.

Regards

Gareth

costina

iTrader: (1)

Sorry Gareth we went off topic a bit with sierras.....

you can either get away with just a motor wiring and trim OR the whole sunroof mech aswell

Take your handle off and count the splines and them see if the motor from a escort cos with a electric roof has the same amount if so it might iust be a case of bolting in a nd feeding the wires to it

gareth589

Ideal many thanks

cos jon

The manual winder splines were different to the electric one when i changed mine.

Some people have managed to fit the electric motor to the manual roof mechanism by grinding the splines down, although from what i remember my roof mechanism didn't have the bolting holes for the electric motor, so i changed the whole thing.