Marcos moves Noble's glass
Windows and mirrors engineered by Marcos
Nobles get mirror and window systems
Precision engineered and totally bespoke, it uses high efficiency, lightweight electric motors. These deliver a wind-down time of under three seconds, and the entire system-- drop glass windows and power mirrors – weighs only 4Kg. According to Marcos, smooth, reliable operation is delivered with custom fabricated mechanisms and subsystems. The wiring system is a custom, modular harness that integrates seamlessly with existing in car wiring via professional connectors. A bespoke switch panel provides user friendly and easily accessible control.
The company’s PowerGlide System costs £1,299 for the PowerGlide window system and £1,399 for the remote mirrors. Both systems can be purchased together as the PowerGlide II package for £2,499. All pricing includes full installation and customer pick-up and drop-off from Warwick Parkway Train station. All PowerGlide products come with a one year unconditional guarantee and a two year guarantee on the electric motors.
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"I wouldn't trust just anybody with my Noble, but from day one I knew my car was in the best of hands with the expert team from Marcos. The system looks as if it was fitted on the production line. Looking at it, it's hard to imagine it hasn't always been part of the car", said Dennis Clarke, a Noble owner and PHer who has the PowerGlide System installed on his M12. “Marcos have used equipment of the highest standard. The window mechanism operates smoothly and effortlessly and in my opinion has improved the sound proofing of the car with a tighter window shut position. The electric mirrors are simple to operate and give great position hold. I love the results and I'm very happy.”
“Our engineering team at Marcos Engineering is extremely talented and customer driven”, said Marcos boss Tony Stelliga. “With the repeated requests for this system from our customers, we decided to leverage off of our internal development and deliver a solution to the market – and the results are very impressive”.
If you think about it there will be a suprising amount of labour in there to do the conversion. If anyone has followed the "how to take a door apart" guide on my website you'll find it takes a good few hours to even get half way to getting all the bits out.
Classic supply and demand means it's a costly option, but hey, if you are that bothered about the manual parts then just over £2k on a £55-60k car is hardly the end of the world.
Me, a) I need the exercise
, and b) I'm not that fussed and follow the Colin Chapman thoughts about needs and weight.... J
Seems a LOT of cash for a few relays some wiring and a couple of bits from the rover parts bin!! How many hours labour can it take!!
This just goes to prove that some people just have too much money to waste.
£1200 just to move a couple of mirrors maybe a few times a year when you can reach both from the drivers seat. Surley the money would be better spent on making the thing perform/look better. Just my 2p worth.
Allowing for 2 wind-up-and-down movements of the windows and assuming you keep the car for a year after purchasing the electric windows, it works out at 89p per wind-up.
Now that's what I'd call a wind-up.
I must have been in a less froogle mood when I bought the car!
Hmmm...
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