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Old 02-09-06, 10:14 AM
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Window switch=pain in the ***!

I recently disasembled my driverside window switch to try and fix the passengerside toggle switch on it. When I got the switch apart, it was fairely easy to clean, but putting it back together was a pain. Much worse than the passenger side switch cluster. Just letting you know that you may need 2 people to do it and that it requires about 30 minutes to do.
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Hmmm only takes me about 5 minutes...

Maybe 15-20 minutes if you pull the door panel to get at the tabs to release the switch to pull it out of the door.

Where did you run into trouble???
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Good work! My vert doesn't have those swithes
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Is your car stripped already. In other words do you have the upholstry removed?
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Where did you run into trouble???
The problem I ran into with the switch was replacing the two plastic pieces that slide across the metal contacts. 2 of these pieces have to be placed inside the track with a small metal ball underneath it that rests on a spring. Once you've managed to get these steadied, you then must slide them into the slots on the plastic box that seals that part of the unit. I understand this would be much easier to understand if there were pics, but unfortunately i have no pictures. This setup was found in my S5 driverside door switches but not the passenger. I have taken apart both S4 and S5 passenger switches before and they are considerably easier. A 5 minute job including removal, cleaning and reinstallation.
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lol, thats why i got lucky when i junked my S5 switches and got a REALLY nice pair of S4 switches that work and feel like brand new, i just slapped them in, put a new fuse in and i havent had a problem with them since
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S4 switchs are BY FAR the best lol ... i took mine off cleaned both sides and put them back together in maybe 5-10 mins ... that was me takin my time to do everything to lol.
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Originally Posted by 90WhiteVrt
The problem I ran into with the switch was replacing the two plastic pieces that slide across the metal contacts. 2 of these pieces have to be placed inside the track with a small metal ball underneath it that rests on a spring. Once you've managed to get these steadied, you then must slide them into the slots on the plastic box that seals that part of the unit. I understand this would be much easier to understand if there were pics, but unfortunately i have no pictures. This setup was found in my S5 driverside door switches but not the passenger. I have taken apart both S4 and S5 passenger switches before and they are considerably easier. A 5 minute job including removal, cleaning and reinstallation.
ah, I see, yeah I wouldn't think anyone would ever try and rebuild one of those S5 switches anymore.

Just throw it away and use S4 switches. Night and day better switches.
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I took my S4 switches apart and cleaned them up real good. I even burnished the contact points, but in less than six months they started going intermittent again. Do I need to do the relay trick or what? If there's too much current at the switch they seem to invariably get carboned up. Or is it that I need to seal the switches after I clean them?
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I cleaned the switches , both sides, on my 90 vert, and what was the big deal? Got milk? Well, I got pictures, not real clear, but it isn't that difficult. Let me find them, and I will post them up if anyone is still interested.

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