Power window relays
 

I know this has been covered before but some people have planted the seed of doubt in my mind.

It seems obvious to me that this would work as this it one of the main usages of relays. But some say that the contacts on the relay would fowl just as easy.

Can we come up with a definitive answer?

https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...3&d=1235140180

dont know why this didnt work before?

I guess I'm going to do this anyway as, even if the relays get fowled at least they are cheaper and more readily available than window switches.

Best restoration/reliability mod I have done
 

Well, one advantage of a relay vs. switch is that it is not 20 years old.:)

Use *QUALITY* relays. I used Bosch/Tyco *brand* 20/30 relays. I bought them on ebay. I think I got 10 relays and sockets for around $30 shipped. Use the interlocking sockets so you can easily replace the relay without touching the wiring. Search ebay for "bosch tyco relay" and you will find the vendor. He sells 5 packs and 10 packs.

I have done this mod on my 90 vert. I interlocked the sockets and tek-screwed the relay mounting tabs into the inner door panel, turned so the body of the relay is internal to the door cavity. No rattling, the wiring is easily routed and there is easy access if I need to get to them.

I cannot tell you how much better the windows work. They both move fast and smooth indicating that window motors are now getting full voltage. The relay contacts obviously have a higher amp capacity than the OEM switches.

In every other car I have you can hear relays 'click' in the door when you operate the windows. Now, my Vert 'clicks' the same way. Using a relay is the modern and accepted way to activate power windows.

good call on the ebay relays, that will definitely save me some scratch

Thanks

these puppies, right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/10-PACK-Tyco-Bos...QQcmdZViewItem

Ayup!

The factory S4 power window switch is rated to 15 amp, while the factory S5 power window switch is only rated to 10 amps.

This means, using a P&B (Potter Brumfeild) or DEI 40/30 Relay you are doubling or tripling the current capability of the switch.

This means the likelihood of contact failure is almost complete eliminated. I would not consider ever putting a new power window switch in, that I didn't wire up to relays.

Also, I wouldn't wire the passengers switch up like that. I would use the existing wiring for the power that runs to the drivers side, and not use independent power so that you can retain the lock out feature of the drivers switch.

I dont think Im totally seeing this, but form what I gather you are saying to put the relay for the passenger side, on the drivers side.

But wouldnt the passenger side switch not make use of the relays then?

If you have a minute to sketch something out real quick it would be really helpful

that "schematic" fails.
A. because they probably used MS paint.
B. because when i wired it this way, the passangers window could not be controlled by the drivers side switch.

PM me for the correct colors to numbers.

Of course someone correct me if im completely wrong here.....

Im not even sure that would work correctly wiring it that way
First off you really only need 4 prong relays
The other things I see wrong are the 30 terminals need to be your constant power so your blue wire in the diagram.
Your motor would need to be hooked to 87
What will happen when you press the switch sending power to 86 is your relay will make the circuit connection between 30 and 87 sending power to the motor.
If you used the 5 prong relay and hooked power to 30 and ground to 85 and 87A it would short out because 87A is normally open and sending voltage out

No, take the passengers window at the passengers window switch.

wire two relays like this.

12 volt switched from the drivers switch to pin 87 of each relay.

ground to pin 87a and 85 of each relay

Output from the switch (that was going to the motor, but you have now cut) to pin 86 of each relay.

Wire that goes to the motor to Pin 30 of the relay.

One relay for each wire that is going to the motor (so one relay for the red wire and one relay for the green wire).

So almost wired the same as the drawing, just some minor tweaks

thanks guys I ordered the relays today, hopefully some of this white bs melts away so I can get some work done.

just move about 30 miles south we have no more white

and i dont see anything different from what icemark says in comparison to the diagrams

yeah just don't go to too south or its all black, lol, yeah i got to rpi and most of the snow is all gone.

, Yeah I didn't see anything different either unless he was omitting something.

To me honest, im just gunna figure it out myself, I really doesn't seem too complicated, they are just relays.

This is a better thread with plugs/connectors for a plug and play solution.
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generati...rness-1144703/

he says to ground to the door metal but I measured the ground of my door and it’s not a very low resistance pathway it seems. I grounded to the side mirror motor ground wire