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Old 07-10-03, 05:42 PM
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Power window doesn't work

I was fiddling around with the switches, since the pass. side stopped working right months ago, and I think i shorted something out on the passenger switch because there was an arc.
Now both windows are dead. I can't get the drivers side to go up; I checked the obvious fuse looks good. I could use any advice at all, it's impracticle to drive the car with one window stuck down and the other up.
Old 07-10-03, 05:56 PM
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Check the switches they are **** and could have broken when they shorted out . While you have them out you can check to see if there is power to the switch. If there is the switches are fucked. Go to radio shack and get a couple of replacements and wire them in.

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You can fix the stock switches too.... it's a pain in the ***, but just pull 'em apart and clean the contacts
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I'm not getting any power to the switches. Could it be another fuse? Fusible link?
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yea. chekc under the hood on the drivers side. same thing happened to me when i got my car. all the wiring was fucked up bad. and battary acid was all of ther engine bay along with the shot engine. all the fusible links were bad. i replaced them and all the stuff works fine now.
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Strange it turns out it was the 15 amp DEFOG fuse that was blown. Replaced it with a spare that was in the fuse box and the window works fine.

Now lets see if I can fix the passenger switch
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