WANKEL POWER

inside the black circle, it appears something got burnt cause the plastic has a burn mark around it.


the drivers side window goes down but it doesnt go up.

the passenger side works fine and the drivers side only goes down. well... it cant go down anymore than it already is haha.


i dont think the motor is broken, just the switch. i know to buy a new switch board, but is there a quick like ghetto fix to fix this? like jummp the drivers side from the passenger side? im in an area where robberies happen all the time and my window is down right now.

WANKEL POWER

i just did the most ghetto thing but it worked. i just stuck a wire into the area where it was burnt, the other end of the wire wasnt attached to anything and the window rolled up. WTF

DaleClark

iTrader: (55)

The window motors are really hardy - the switches take the brunt of the abuse. The motors simply work by reversing polarity - put positive on one wire and negative on the other, window goes down. Swap wires, window goes up.

The FD window switches aren't super hardy - the plastic does break over time. I have seen some literally falling apart.

When you stuck the wire in, it probably went between the two contact surfaces that make the window go up, doing the same thing as pressing the switch down.

Dale

WANKEL POWER

damn i need urgent help now

i rolled the windows down again (stupid) and when i tried to roll it back up, i did the same thing, with the wires but something went wrong. the abs light lit up when i used the wire and then ALL the power window switches wont work now. what do i do?

i disconnected the battery and let it reset and none of the switches work. ... and its about to start storming here now. ahhh

EFS.O

I had EXACTLY the same prob like you.I tried to repair that little focker but i ended bying a used one for 50$....

P.S If you decide to dismantle it be careful not to loose a tiny metal ball thats sits inside there...

WANKEL POWER

im gonna buy a new/used one but im in freaking waco texas now and i doubt i can find one right now before it rains. and i dont have a garage either. dslljkfghfgjdfk

Elegant Black Monster

My only reccomendations are to get a plastic bag and some tape. My driver's side switch broke and needed to be replaced and I had to do this for a while.

zmarko

Check your fuses really quickly. It's possible by ******* with the switch you could have blown a fuse.

Other than that, I'm with Elegant, get bags and some tape for the time being.

WANKEL POWER

Which fuses would i check? i see abs fuse, a/c fuse, etc. which one controls the electronics of the inside?

DaleClark

iTrader: (55)

There should be a fuse just for the power windows next to the clutch pedal - start there.

If the switch is totally busted/useless, get out the shop manual and look at the wiring to the window switch. Some jumper wires and you can jump power to the window motor and get the window back up.

Dale

WANKEL POWER

oh thank god you you two posters.

the fuse got blown or something and i was able to jump it.

vahyper7

I believe the last time i was in the position you were in, i just disconnected the plug to the connector and then added power by getting some wires and connecting them to a power source, if you connect them the right way the window will roll right up....this is what i did from what i remember so you can try that in your need of desperation.

justin