Slow Power Windows? Need to read this!
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Slow Power Windows? Need to read this!
Well, like many 1st gen owners my power windows where getting ultra slow, if working at all. I've had a project on the back of my mind for awhile and I thought it was time to do it. So I pulled up an old article I had archived.
http://www.wankel.net/~krwright/cars...r_windows.html
This project took 30 minutes yesterday doing the pre wiring on the relays, relay sockets and writing out my wiring. And 40 minutes today pulling the seats and soldering all my connections. You can't even say it was night and day with this. It has to be 10 times faster then before. I've done it all too, new channel runners, adjusted the tracks, silicone the track and runners. And for a total of $2 per relay and $1.50 for each relay socket, its the best $15 and hour of time you could spend.
http://www.wankel.net/~krwright/cars...r_windows.html
This project took 30 minutes yesterday doing the pre wiring on the relays, relay sockets and writing out my wiring. And 40 minutes today pulling the seats and soldering all my connections. You can't even say it was night and day with this. It has to be 10 times faster then before. I've done it all too, new channel runners, adjusted the tracks, silicone the track and runners. And for a total of $2 per relay and $1.50 for each relay socket, its the best $15 and hour of time you could spend.
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Freak, that would be nice. The only problem is getting the male and female connectors from junk cars. It would be an easy project to do and only take 30minutes for each set. All you would have to do is ground it!
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I am a automotive electrical technician, and have access to several parts cars. It would be fairly easy for me to prewire a setup like this. If anyone is really interested, let me know. You would have to wire in 12V (Ignition) and ground. There is room behind the radio for the relays, and it is fairly easy to get the wires from there to the switches in the center console. You could also get ground from the dash around the radio, and it is fairly easy to run the wire from here to the ignition switch for a high current ignition sourse. I have done modifixations like this to many cars, and there is an even better way to make the windows even faster(even on many newer cars, but it is a little harder as it involves running heavier guage wire into each door, and running a power source directly to the battery. I could assist with this mod as well.
Last edited by Paradox_Racing; Mar 20, 2006 at 08:12 PM.
Originally Posted by John64
Freak, that would be nice. The only problem is getting the male and female connectors from junk cars. It would be an easy project to do and only take 30minutes for each set. All you would have to do is ground it!
I might have an extra pair I could provide as a "core".
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Originally Posted by Paradox_Racing
I am a automotive electrical technician, and have access to several parts cars. It would be fairly easy for me to prewire a setup like this. If anyone is really interested, let me know. You would have to wire in 12V (Ignition) and ground. There is room behind the radio for the relays, and it is fairly easy to get the wires from there to the switches in the center console. You could also get ground from the dash around the radio, and it is fairly easy to run the wire from here to the ignition switch for a high current ignition sourse. I have done modifixations like this to many cars, and there is an even better way to make the windows even faster(even on many newer cars, but it is a little harder as it involves running heavier guage wire into each door, and running a power source directly to the battery. I could assist with this mod as well.
If done correctly it's simply a matter of disconnecting the plugs from the switches and plugging the relays in between.
