CSI_MuNkY Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 Getting AC fixed is quickly moving up my to do list... But in the meantime, preferably before I drive 6-7 hours to Dayton this weekend, it would be real nice to get my drivers side front window to go down I am hoping it is just the switch... Can anyone tell me what wire to jump to test and see if the motor is working? FWIW, the window is stuck in the up position... The reason I think it is just a switch is because all the other switches on the panel are finicky, sometimes the windows will freeze where they are but if I open and close my door once or twice, I have control back. The locks do the same thing. Thanks Quote
RobertISaar Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 (edited) pin A(dark blue) and E(brown) are for the driver's front window motor. it looks like powering the A wire causes to motor to push the glass upwards, so i would THINK giving the E pin about 12 volts or so would force the window down.... i'd wait for someone else to chime in though. EDIT: +12V to E and ground A to make the window go down, reverse to make go back up. the motor is grounded through the switch panel and reversing polarity should reverse direction. so you'll either need to have the connector plugged in and just apply the +12V where necessary or you'll need 2 jumpers. Edited June 6, 2011 by RobertISaar Quote
CSI_MuNkY Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Posted June 7, 2011 (edited) Great! Sounds easy enough... Now where can I take power from to do this? I just jumped the wired on my power antenna to discover the relay was the problem back there, hopefully I can be that luck here too! *edit* got the 12v source figured out... All it did was make sparks, no window movement Edited June 7, 2011 by CSI_MuNkY Quote
RobertISaar Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 depends how long your jumper wires are.... ideally, i'd grab it from any of the constant hot wires you know of (light socket is one) as long as the fuse is rated high enough. or go straight to the aux battery positive terminal if you have a long enough wire. guaranteed power. Quote
jeremy Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 When the switch in my GTP died I just used the power from the switch harness to jumper the wires Quote
CSI_MuNkY Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Posted June 7, 2011 I used my booster pack... All I got was sparks, no window movement Quote
RobertISaar Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 I used my booster pack... All I got was sparks, no window movement sounds like a shorted motor. Quote
CSI_MuNkY Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Posted June 7, 2011 Well damn.... Thanks guys! Gonna have to price that out I guess Quote
Artemis Posted June 8, 2011 Report Posted June 8, 2011 Bring it to Toronto... I've replaced mine so many times I've got it down to an art. Would be happy to help. Quote
Breakdown Posted June 8, 2011 Report Posted June 8, 2011 Jamie, It's usually the damn auto down feature. Sorry that I got to this potentially too late. But, your window switch kinda holds with some retarded clip and what happens (in my experience) is that you press it down all of the way and instead of stopping (common sense) it continues to try and work it's way down because the switch is stuck on. Then you press up to go back up and nothing. Then in desperation you try again 2 minutes later and it goes up. But then eventually it never wants to go up again. Break the thing that makes it go down with one touch when you do the rest of the repairs and you won't have to deal with this non-sense any more. Quote
CSI_MuNkY Posted June 9, 2011 Author Report Posted June 9, 2011 Funny you say that Rich because the auto down was sticking before it stopped working all together. Now when jumping the wires there is no reaction from the motor at all Quote
GOT2B GM Posted June 9, 2011 Report Posted June 9, 2011 probably burnt out the motor with the autodown sticking Quote
RobertISaar Posted June 9, 2011 Report Posted June 9, 2011 exact reason why in the MC, i always bumped the switch upwards for an instant after it bottomed out to make sure it quit. Quote
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