[xraychick01]

My boyfriend used to have an Accord and it had a cool feature that I was wondering if the Malibu has? If pressed the unlock button and held it down you could roll down all the windows. I looked in the Malibu's manual but didn't see anything about this. Does anyone know if this is doable with the Malibu?

 

[CHILL]

No...at least on my '09 2LT there is no feature like this, unless they changed something on the '10.

 

[Pizza Man]

My Ridgeline has this feature. You need the key in the lock to bring them back up, however.

 

[DrivenDaily]

I did it to mine, but it took adding some parts and wiring to do it. Our cars are equipped with express up/down on the driver's window only, so making all the rest move remotely will require parts. This is the second car I've added express windows to and I love it!

I'm eventually going to post a How-To (it's been requested by several already) for this exact mod. Stay tuned!

 

[xraychick01]

I did it to mine, but it took adding some parts and wiring to do it. Our cars are equipped with express up/down on the driver's window only, so making all the rest move remotely will require parts. This is the second car I've added express windows to and I love it!

I'm eventually going to post a How-To (it's been requested by several already) for this exact mod. Stay tuned!

Interesting! I can't wait for the how-to.

 

[DrivenDaily]

Interesting! I can't wait for the how-to.

Just a heads up, there, xray. Adding the window modules requires cutting the factory wires. Also, the method I used to alter the vehicle so that the factory remote will run them up/down required cutting one factory wire, splicing into another, and moving a power source. It's all quite simple and it works just fine, but if you don't want to cut any wires then this is simply a courtesy. If cutting them doesn't worry you, then I hope it won't be too long before I get it all put together with pics and everything.

 

[xraychick01]

Just a heads up, there, xray. Adding the window modules requires cutting the factory wires. Also, the method I used to alter the vehicle so that the factory remote will run them up/down required cutting one factory wire, splicing into another, and moving a power source. It's all quite simple and it works just fine, but if you don't want to cut any wires then this is simply a courtesy. If cutting them doesn't worry you, then I hope it won't be too long before I get it all put together with pics and everything.

When you get that posted I will have my boyfriend take a look and see what he thinks. He would be the one that would do it for me.

 

[comcardi]

I'm eventually going to post a How-To (it's been requested by several already) for this exact mod. Stay tuned!

I am awaiting this mod with eager anticipation like a kid on Christmas morning! The sandbox goes from hot to HOT! in July/August and anyway to vent that 120+ air from the car is welcomed with open arms.

 

[DrivenDaily]

You'll absolutely love this mod when you do it, eh? We've had unseasonably warm temps here and I've already been rolling my windows down before heading home. Normal highs are in the 60's but we've had mid 80's for about a week.

 

[Speed_Freak5150]

I am also waiting to see the how to for this mod.

 

[hypedave]

Can't wait to see the mod out for this. Wondering if I can just apply it to the sunroof though.

 

[DrivenDaily]

To do either one (roll the windows or sunroof) will require adding a module that actually does it. The command can come from a switch or, like mine, a modified trunk release circuit. I'm working on the how-to for the windows.

I'd like to add the sunroof to the how-to as well but I haven't even done it to mine yet so I can't fully guarantee how to do it. What I can say is that the trunk release mod is how I got my windows to roll up/down and that is the biggest part of what I'm going to post here. If I get that part done and posted, then using that as a window or sunroof command is a simple task. The window and sunroof modules are designed to accept an external input from a source like an alarm, or, in my case, a modified trunk release signal!

 

[engineer25]

You da man, DrivenDaily. If you are a man, that is. j/k

 

[DrivenDaily]

You da man, DrivenDaily. If you are a man, that is. j/k

Made me look and I'm still not sure!

 

[zachfishman]

Definitely been looking into this for the summer. Starting to get warm here in FL. Not willing to mod it myself though - anybody know a good shop in the Ft. Lauderdale area?

 

[malibuman123]

I did it to mine, but it took adding some parts and wiring to do it. Our cars are equipped with express up/down on the driver's window only, so making all the rest move remotely will require parts. This is the second car I've added express windows to and I love it!

I'm eventually going to post a How-To (it's been requested by several already) for this exact mod. Stay tuned!

Looking forward to it !!!!!

 

[szhwanz9000]

I plan on putting this on my 03 very soon. I've already got the parts needed thanks to a post DrivenDaily posted on here. Just trying to figure out which input on the 530T to put the trunk circuit on. Is it the ground-when-armed wire? I also need the connections for the 528T.

How is that "How-To" coming along Driven? =)

 

[DrivenDaily]

I plan on putting this on my 03 very soon. I've already got the parts needed thanks to a post DrivenDaily posted on here. Just trying to figure out which input on the 530T to put the trunk circuit on. Is it the ground-when-armed wire? I also need the connections for the 528T.

How is that "How-To" coming along Driven? =)

I plan on finishing it up Saturday, 6/19.

 

[Richard]

My boyfriend used to have an Accord and it had a cool feature that I was wondering if the Malibu has? If pressed the unlock button and held it down you could roll down all the windows. I looked in the Malibu's manual but didn't see anything about this. Does anyone know if this is doable with the Malibu?

I had a Maxima with that feature. Never used it. If it's very hot outside, I would rather hit the remote start and get the A/C going. That's more effective than opening the windows.

 

[DrivenDaily]

I had a Maxima with that feature. Never used it. If it's very hot outside, I would rather hit the remote start and get the A/C going. That's more effective than opening the windows.

I respectfully disagree with that statement.

If the car is sitting outside in the sun with the windows and sunroof closed the temp inside can be around 150 with the outside temp at 90. How long does it take for the AC to move enough heat out of the inside to bring it down to even just 100? Rolling down the windows will do it in a minute or two, and without using gas.

Modern AC systems with R134a aren't nearly as good at cooling as the old R12 ones. They work best with the car moving through the air and with the engine spinning up some. At rest the engine is merely idling at 1000 RPM (at most), and the twin fans on the radiator can pull only so much air and transfer only so much heat.

Without remote windows or remote start, experts (reader: you decide if you want to accept them as such) have commented for years that to get a hot car cooled the fastest, drive with the windows rolled down for a few minutes, then roll the windows back up and turn on the AC if you didn't already. Why? Gets the most heat out of the car the fastest and lets the AC concentrate on reducing the temp from, let's say, 110 instead of a much higher temperature.

You can accept my position or not. It's up to you. I'm merely offering an alternate opinion. If it convinces you as well then that's all the better. I don't consider you to be "less intelligent" just because our opinions differ. I hope I've dignified your right to have your opinion just as I hope I will be by anyone who posts further.