Yes you can hook the motor direct to a battery. There are 2 wires and just changing the polarity will make the motor change direction. Mine ran very slow and one of the first mods I made to 1362 was this window motor conversion. That was 6 years ago, and they have been great. Lighter too. This is a great, easy to do mod. I think you should go for it here. http://panteraplace.com/Page187.htm Bill 1362
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